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Jan 2024
27m 19s

Early Summer | Ozu Film Festival

Adam Palcher and Adam Sherlock
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This week we continue our our Yasujirô Ozu festival with our second installment, his 1951 film, Early Summer. The story of a mid 30's Japanese women who is still unmarried as her family begins to immense pressure on her to follow the cultural and societal norms. Enjoy the conversation!

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