Equinox Flower / There Was a Father (DVD + Blu-ray)

Beschrijving
Yasujiro Ozu's first colour film, Equinox Flower is a deft comedy that takes an ironic glance at the decline of paternal authority. Shin Saburi plays Wataru Hirayama, an old-fashioned father whose outwardly liberal views on marriage are severely tested when his daughter tells him she wants a love-match. Outwitted and outflanked by his wily female relatives Hirayama stubbornly refuses to admit defeat. The director s playful use of colour, poetry and arch humour combine to make this tale of old versus new at once deeply moving and razor-sharp.

Paternal authority is unquestionably ascendant in Ozu's powerful war-time drama There Was a Father which is included here. Shuhei Horikawa (Chishu Ryu) sacrifices his teaching career after an unfortunate accident but refuses to sacrifice the education of his only son.

Extra Features:

Standard Definition and High Definition presentations of Equinox Flower and There Was a Father (DVD & Blu-ray)
Fully illustrated booklet features newly commissioned sleevenote essays by Asian cinema expert Tony Rayns.

Regisseur: Yasujiro Ozu

Cast: Shin Saburi, Kinuyo Tanaka and Ineko Arima

Ondertiteling: Engels