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The Criterion Break - Episode 35 - Tokyo Story

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English - January 12, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour - 60.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
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The Criterion Break returns to tackle a big one from the Fat Dude Digs Flicks Movies You Should See series. This week, the gang dives into Yasujiro Ozu’s Tokyo Story. Recently listed as the #4 Greatest Movie of All Time according to BOTH Sight & Sound polls, Tokyo Story is a slow-paced, humanist films about the life of a family in post-war Japan. The hosts of The Criterion Break are joined this week by podcast host and writer for Blood Brothers and Film Forums, Matt Reifschneider. Matt offers his thoughts on Ozu’s masterpiece, as well.

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