Shout by Tony Bates

Make Way for Tomorrow 1937

Wow, absolute heartbreaker. This drags a bit in the middle, but comes together for a transcendant final third. Following a roughly similar plot to Tokyo Story (one of my favorites), this one is worth watching for the performances of all the older characters: Lucy, Bark, even Max. There's a felt sense of naturalism to the performances that feels generationally distinct from all the younger folks in the movie that pulled me in as a viewer and made me care about the characters. By the end I was a mess.

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