One Wonderful Sunday (Kurosawa, 1947): BFI Southbank, NFT2, 8.40pm
This 35mm presentation, also screening on January 15th, is part of the Akira Kurosawa season. You can find the full details here.
BFI introduction:
If this story of one young penniless couple spending a day together initially bears some resemblance to the work of the Italian Neorealists, as it develops there are echoes of Frank Capra – a director beloved by Kurosawa – with Isao Numasaki and Chieko Nakakita channelling James Stewart and Jean Arthur. The film’s climax is bold, breaking the fourth wall and employing Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony to heighten the film’s emotional heft.
Here (and above) is an extract.
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