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

2019
26m
Documentary
Drama

Status

Released

Release

2019

Runtime

26m

Storyline

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.

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Status
Released
Runtime
26m
Aug 27, 2019

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David Bordwell

David Bordwell

Self

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