THE GIFT TO BE SIMPLE: SATIRE AND SYMPATHY IN 'THE FLAVOR OF GREEN TEA OVER RICE'

2019

26 min.

en

Original Title

The Gift to Be Simple: Satire and Sympathy in 'The Flavor of Green Tea over Rice'

Overview

David Bordwell, author of Ozu and the Poetics of Cinema, discusses some of the key themes and stylistic qualities that define Yasujiro Ozu's work and The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice, in this interview for The Criterion Collection.

Main cast