If you loved La Ballade de Narayama, try Le Port fleuri
Un pont entre un film que tu as déjà vu et un que peu de gens ont croisé. Le Port fleuri a environ 7.4× fois moins de votes que La Ballade de Narayama — c'est un choix plus confidentiel, pas une recommandation grand public. Voici ce qu'ils partagent, et ce que le second fait que le premier ne fait pas.
Ce qu'ils partagent
Both films are directed by Keisuke Kinoshita, and they both carry the bittersweet mood tag, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to La Ballade de Narayama, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
What Le Port fleuri is
One imagines the director had to start somewhere. Two swindlers descend on an unsuspecting port town at the beginning of the war. Their grift is foiled when they unexpectedly develop consciences. The film is as much a testament to the director's faith in people as it is a product of wartime cinematic mandates.
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