tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575280877085021446.post1845460224232850869..comments2024-01-22T17:42:46.416+01:00Comments on Lolita's Classics: Ikiru - To Live (1952)Lolita of the Classicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03596876234508882958noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575280877085021446.post-27732491531470177342009-12-28T21:52:44.395+01:002009-12-28T21:52:44.395+01:00Chris Edwards:
I agree with Shimura - what an acto...Chris Edwards:<br />I agree with Shimura - what an actor. But I believe Tatsuya Nakadai is my Jap favorite for the moment ;)<br />Okay, if two people recommend Ozu, I will check him up immediately!Lolita of the Classicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03596876234508882958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575280877085021446.post-28532594503195653462009-12-28T05:41:14.306+01:002009-12-28T05:41:14.306+01:00By the way, I second the motion for Ozu's Earl...By the way, I second the motion for Ozu's Early Summer. I think the closing scene, cutting from the parents to the field of barley, is one of the finest ever filmed.<br /><br />Late Spring and Tokyo Chorus are also great, great Ozu films. And Tokyo Story is the acknowledged masterpiece of masterpieces.Chris Edwardshttp://silent-volume.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575280877085021446.post-6074325110829013132009-12-28T05:36:33.486+01:002009-12-28T05:36:33.486+01:00I'd say two things endear Shimura to the viewe...I'd say two things endear Shimura to the viewer. First, he is sad and unfulfilled, which most people (even ostensibly successful people) tend to identify with. Secondly, he's able to effect change--resulting in absolute good--without abusing anyone. He just sits there, until others are overtaken by their own guilt.<br /><br />It's certainly nothing inherent in the actor. Shimura is 180 degrees from this role in Seven Samurai.Chris Edwardshttp://silent-volume.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575280877085021446.post-75584491425717814942009-12-27T13:28:51.345+01:002009-12-27T13:28:51.345+01:00Darsh:
Thanks for the tip! I will look into Ozu si...Darsh:<br />Thanks for the tip! I will look into Ozu since you recommend him :)<br /><br />Mykal:<br />Spot on! Jesus, this movie was great.<br /><br />Victor:<br />Du är tillbaka i Norrköping?? Min mobil är försvunnen, kommer få en ny om ett par dagar. Skicka ett mail så kan du få mitt tillfälliga nummer ;) KramLolita of the Classicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03596876234508882958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575280877085021446.post-83325574402122855392009-12-27T06:58:00.800+01:002009-12-27T06:58:00.800+01:00Borta hela helgen? Försökt få tag på dig sen jag k...Borta hela helgen? Försökt få tag på dig sen jag kom till Norrköping...Victornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575280877085021446.post-68427340198918820882009-12-27T01:29:38.526+01:002009-12-27T01:29:38.526+01:00”He is unbelievable, and at the same time too beli...<i>”He is unbelievable, and at the same time too believable for me to feel entirely comfortable. And yet, the he is such a heart-warming character.<br />(Can anyone give me a logical equation on this?)”</i><br /><br />Lolita: I know what you mean. I think the equation is that great "acting" is fun to watch. Moments of actual vulnerability and intimate revelation are not. I can barely watch Kietel in <i>Bad Lieutenant</i> as a case in point. His performance is not comfortable to watch. It is like opening a closed door in a house and catching someone in a humiliating moment. In the film under discussion, Shimura’s performance seems more a moment of personal humiliation than acting, uncomfortable to watch, but it absolutely bonds you to the character because he has become completely, disgracefully human. Maybe something like that? – MykalMykal Bantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12148489896145024134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575280877085021446.post-30919661821103434622009-12-26T22:54:43.545+01:002009-12-26T22:54:43.545+01:00I know you're busy with Kurosawa at the moment...I know you're busy with Kurosawa at the moment, but I'm curious what you think of Yasujiro Ozu. EARLY SUMMER is probably my favorite film of his.Dymon Enlowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06261067249332601296noreply@blogger.com