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645 - The Ballad of Narayama (1958)
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Kabuki and 1950’s studio style combine in Keisuke Kinoshita’s lavish and heart-wrenching account of a rural Japanese family planning for and coping with the responsibilities and struggles of ubasute - a village’s custom to carry elderly family members to a mountaintop in winter and abandon them. Gorgeous set and production design add a compelling dynamism to an otherwise carefully plotted family drama.
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If you’d like to watch ahead for next week’s film, we will be discussing and reviewing Jean-Luc Godard’s Every Man for Himself (1980).
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Manage episode 429032268 series 2779324
Kabuki and 1950’s studio style combine in Keisuke Kinoshita’s lavish and heart-wrenching account of a rural Japanese family planning for and coping with the responsibilities and struggles of ubasute - a village’s custom to carry elderly family members to a mountaintop in winter and abandon them. Gorgeous set and production design add a compelling dynamism to an otherwise carefully plotted family drama.
Join our Patreon and support the podcast!
Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here!
*Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at our merch store. T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, stickers, and more!
If you’d like to watch ahead for next week’s film, we will be discussing and reviewing Jean-Luc Godard’s Every Man for Himself (1980).
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