Films
Read about the filmsFind a film by title, director, mood or the time you have.
Quiet, domestic, and devastating in the softest way.
Two brothers learn that their father’s place in the adult world does not match the hero they imagined.
A travelling actor returns to a provincial town, where an old relationship and an unacknowledged son disturb the troupe’s temporary calm.
A mother gives up much of her own future to fund her son’s education. When aspiration meets adult reality, love becomes difficult to separate from disappointment.
A widowed teacher tries to secure his son’s future, yet the decisions he makes keep them apart. Ozu turns the bond between parent and child into a conflict over duty.
A father and daughter share a peaceful home that social expectation begins to rearrange.
Noriko’s family wants to find her a husband. Ozu follows the wider household and its neighbours as her own wishes unsettle what everyone assumes a marriage should accomplish.
Two sisters face a family past that refuses to stay separate from their adult lives. Marital conflict and an unwanted pregnancy give Ozu’s domestic world an unusually harsh emotional register.
Still deciding? Ask Momo.
Read a film closely
Character companions, film comparisons and a closer look at particular scenes.
- Seven Samurai
Who are the seven samurai?
Names, actors and roles to keep the seven apart.
- The Wages of Fear
The original, Sorcerer, or the remake?
Three films compared before you choose.
- Breathless
What disappears in a jump cut?
A diagram of the time Godard leaves out.
- Wild Strawberries
What do the dreams mean?
Trace the clocks, mirror and final scene.
After watching · Spoilers - Persona
Why hear the same speech twice?
Follow who speaks and whose face fills the frame.
After watching · Spoilers - Bicycle Thieves
What happens at the end?
The final encounter, seen through father and son.
After watching · Spoilers