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The Snow Flurry / Kazabana (1959) [Re-UP]

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The Snow Flurry / Kazabana (1959) [Re-UP]

The Snow Flurry (1959)
DVD5 Custom | VIDEO_TS | NTSC 16:9 | 01:17:56 | 4,05 Gb
Audio: Japanese AC3 2.0 @ 448 Kbps | Subs: English (added)
Genre: Drama

Director: Keisuke Kinoshita
Stars: Keiko Kishi, Ineko Arima, Yoshiko Kuga

Set in a rural village in the Shinshu region, this melodrama about lovers of different social classes spans two generations: that of a mother, and her son. It depicts the anguish of people entangled in an old and exclusionary value system, and their escape from it, with numerous long shots and an experimental approach that intertwines two timelines.


This is an emotional drama that has an interesting narrative that jumps around in time, it has some great cinematographic moments of pure emotion, love and romance, and at the same time it manages to tell a lot about japanese society, in the way that Ozu had been trying for years before this film, but for some reason this worked a bit better in terms of telling me how the whole charade actually works, maybe it's the opening towards the acting, much more liberated here than in Ozu's films, having the breathing space for the shouts, the trips and falls, as well as the wide smiles or the mute silents that feel important. It's in no way better than something like, let's say, Tokyo Story, but maybe for someone who has seen a lot of Ozu lately, or that is just a fan of his movies may not find here the academical shooting style, but maybe the emotion that was lacking certain particular Ozu films.
The Snow Flurry / Kazabana (1959) [Re-UP]

Every once in a while I stumble across a film that is intriguing in plot but very obscure, so obscure in fact that there are almost no reviews on the internet for the film and it doesn't seem to be on any "greatest" films list, despite being a truly "great" film. German filmmaker Dorris Dorrie's Nobody Loves Me certainly falls under this category; describe the film to any cinephile and about 90% will not have heard of it. Another film that lands in the category is Kinoshita's incredible Snow Flurry.

The Snow Flurry / Kazabana (1959) [Re-UP]

In this film a woman gives birth to a child, after surviving the double suicide pact she made with her lover. We watch this child and his mother grow older, but seemingly unable to escape the tragedies of his mother's past.

The Snow Flurry / Kazabana (1959) [Re-UP]

Kinoshita's great picture is an enormous puzzle; its non linear plot can prove to be a little bit confusing, but once you find out where you are in the story, it can be quite simple. Snow Flurry is quite a tearjerker; a great tragedy about a shamed family that struggles to get through their daily lives because of a seedy past. The boy's own name is a guilty reminder of the incident, which will haunt him for the rest of his life despite having nothing to do with it.

The Snow Flurry / Kazabana (1959) [Re-UP]

Snow Flurry examines cruelty of all kinds; the cruel nature of love, the cruel nature of Japanese tradition and the cruel nature of suicide. It transforms a simple idea into a complex narrative, filled with complicated characters who wish to be free from shame and humiliation. Each of dialogue is necessary to create the tense and gloomy atmosphere of the film, each shot is more heartbreaking than the last. While I found the situation a bit difficult to comprehend, because I am far removed from that culture, I still found it quite powerful.

The Snow Flurry / Kazabana (1959) [Re-UP]

In conclusion, Kinoshita's masterpiece is not for the weak of heart. It is one of the most sad yet sincere films I have ever seen. Perhaps at times it can seem a little too melodramatic, but you will be so entranced by the story unfolding before your eyes that you may not notice. It is a film that should be watched many times, if you can sustain your tears until the end. Praise it!
Michael Carlisle, pissonit
The Snow Flurry / Kazabana (1959) [Re-UP]

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