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Late Autumn
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A woman and her daughter are each forced to contend with an increasing pressure to marry, particularly from three men who knew her late husband.
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I'm not the world's biggest Ozu fan, but this late work is one of his finest.
Fred Camper, Chicago Reader
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The struggles between the generations pre-date the clashes of the late nineteen-sixties. However, Ozu's extraordinary sensitivity makes them deeply dramatic, all the more so because these gentle, reflective persons seem to have led unruffled lives.
Nora Sayre, New York Times
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