041 - I Was Born, But... (Yasujirō Ozu 1932) w/ Bryan Loomis
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Felicia is joined by Bryan Loomis (from What a Picture Podcast) to discuss Yasujirō Ozu’s silent comedy about two brothers who begin to see their father in a new light. Send us your thoughts on the episode - do you prefer Ozu’s silent or talkies era? Let us know by sending us a message on any of our social platforms or by email: [email protected] Listen to our previous episode: All The President’s Men (D.O.P. Gordon Willis 1976) Follow Bryan here: Website: PODCAST | What a Picture (whatapicturepod.com) What a Picture Podcast: https://anchor.fm/what-a-picture Sources: https://www.highonfilms.com/i-was-born-but-1932-ozu/ http://www.midnighteye.com/reviews/i-was-born-but/ https://blogs.iu.edu/establishingshot/2020/02/17/sublime-tragicomedy-i-was-born-but-1932/ https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/i-was-born-but/ https://harvardfilmarchive.org/calendar/i-was-born-but-2023-06 https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/25/movies/25iwas.html OUTRO SONG: Birthday by The Sugarcubes FILMS MENTIONED: All The President’s Men (Alan J. Pakula 1976) Perfect Days (Wim Wenders 2023) Pather Panchali (Satyajit Ray 1955) Horse Money (Pedro Costa 2014) Trust (Hal Hartley 1990) Late Spring (Yasujirô Ozu 1949) Tokyo Story (Yasujirô Ozu 1953) Walk Cheerfully (Yasujirô Ozu 1930) Good Morning (Yasujirô Ozu 1959) Early Summer (Yasujirô Ozu 1951) Autumn Afternoon (Yasujirô Ozu 1962) Trouble in Paradise (Ernst Lubitsch 1932) Lady Bird (Greta Gerwig 2017) Miracle in Milan (Vittorio De Sica 1951) Housekeeping (Bill Forsyth 1987)
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