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The Life of Oharu
Why this pick
Mizoguchi again turns a woman’s life under rigid social hierarchies into an expansive, compassionate tragedy, using elegant staging and a deeply controlled emotional build.
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MOVIE1939 2h 24m JPN
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A little about the film.
The film is set in Japan in 1885, alternating largely between Tokyo and Osaka.
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