

It's a family portrait by Naruse, and while there is hardship, it's not a story of misery and oppression, but one of love. She not only has to learn how to handle the iron - for Daisuke Katô cannot remain to help out forever, but there are still three children in the house: elder daughter Kyôko Kagawa, who is resentful of the changes, a younger daughter who will be going to live with her late husband's brother, and a nephew - his widowed mother, Chieko Nakakita, is studying hairdressing. When the eldest son dies, and then the father, Kinuyo Tanaka is left to carry on the laundry. Reviewed by boblipton 8 / 10 One Perfect Scene I've never heard such a charming version of it. One thing I'd like to add - what a fascinating use of music score, the original and the famous Italian song, "O Sole Mio".
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I cried and smiled and thought about my mother, and wished her to be happy and live forever and then I took the movie to her - I wanted her to see it, too. Watching Naruse's "Okaasan" (1952) aka "Mother" makes all these rules seem so easy to follow and that's what a great movie should be like.
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Remember that even the most moving drama can and should have humor because without smiles and laughs the humans simply can't survive. Don't make them talk a lot but make every word, every gesture, every look meaningful. If you make a comedy, make it funny, if you make a drama, make it moving, honest, look at your characters closely, find what motivates them, what makes them happy, sad, look at their faces, their eyes because the eyes are the soul's mirror. It is easy to make a good movie - just remember what genre it belongs to and follow the rules. Reviewed by Galina_movie_fan 10 / 10 How to make a good movie?
