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Dernier Caprice Un Film De Yasujiro Ozu DERNIER CAPRICE UN FILM DE YASUJIRO OZU POUR LA 1RE FOIS EN AU CINÉMA VERSION RESTAURÉE LE 5 AOÛT 2020 Distribution Programmation Relations presse Relations presse Internet CARLOTTA FILMS Ines DELVAUX Mathilde GIBAULT Élise BORGOBELLO 5-7, imp. Carrière-Mainguet Tél. : 06 03 11 49 26 Tél. : 01 42 24 87 89 Tél. : 01 42 24 98 12 75011 Paris [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Tél. : 01 42 24 10 86 DERNIER CAPRICE UN FILM DE YASUJIRO OZU UN ENCHANTEMENT « Jeudi 16 mars 1961. UN DES FILMS PRÉFÉRÉS La maison de production DES ADMIRATEURS D’OZU Takarazuka Eiga m’a fait parvenir un tonneau de 18 litres de saké anbei Kohayagawa est le patron d’une petite ‘‘Shirayuki’’ enveloppé dans Mbrasserie de saké au bord de la faillite. Le vieil homme est entouré de ses trois filles : l’aînée, Akiko, un paillon. Difficultés avec le veuve et mère d’un petit garçon, qu’il souhaite remarier ; scénario : ça n’avance pas. » la cadette, Fumiko, dont l’époux, gérant de la brasserie, se dévoue corps et âme pour la survie de l’entreprise ; YASUJIRO OZU, DANS SES CARNETS et la benjamine, Noriko, qui refuse tous les prétendants choisis par sa famille. Ces derniers temps, Manbei trouve du réconfort auprès de Tsune Sasaki, son ancienne maîtresse chez qui il se rend en douce. Bientôt, la santé du patriarche commence à décliner… Après Herbes flottantes, tourné pour la Daiei en 1959, Dernier Caprice est la seconde œuvre que Yasujiro Ozu dirige loin de son studio fétiche, la Shochiku. Pour son avant-dernier film, c’est avec la Toho et ses deux filiales, la Tokyo Eiga et la Takarazuka Eiga, que le cinéaste va devoir négocier, eux qui produisent à la chaîne les films yéyé du chanteur Yuzo Kayama, mais aussi les films de sabre ou à grand spectacle en CinemaScope qui ont fait leur réputation – des univers a priori bien éloignés de celui d’Ozu. Bénéficiant d’un budget considérable, Dernier Caprice est l’une de ses premières œuvres à parvenir en Occident grâce à sa sélection au Festival de Berlin en 1962. Si Dernier Caprice se déroule sur le mode de la comédie, la fin a des accents de tragédie, avec une scène de procession funéraire à ciel ouvert. Pour la première fois sur un tournage, Yasujiro Ozu, qui se plaint de fatigue, émet haut et fort la possibilité que ce film soit son dernier. Sa disparition surviendra deux ans plus tard ; auparavant, le cinéaste aura eu le temps de tourner un ultime chef-d’œuvre, Le Goût du saké. DERNIER CAPRICE Kohayagawa-ke no aki 1961 | Japon | 103 mn | Couleurs | 1.33:1 VISA : 50 037 | VOSTF UNE NOUVELLE pour la même femme que lui. Fort heureusement, le cinéaste retrouve LE SAKÉ DE KYOTO FAMILLE ses vieux complices Chishu Ryu et Haruko Sugimura, mais aussi, « Fait amusant : Yasujiro Ozu part « Dernier Caprice est un véritable deux ans après Herbes flottantes, tourner loin de Tokyo quand le film film choral où vont défiler toutes l’inusable Ganjiro Nakamura, qui n’est pas une production Shochiku. les vedettes de la Toho. Le duo s’est momentanément libéré de C’était le cas pour Herbes flottantes, Setsuko Hara et Yoko Tsukasa de ses engagements dans le kabuki. c’est aussi le cas pour Dernier Caprice, Fin d’automne est reformé, sauf La scène où ce dernier joue au tourné en partie dans le Kansai, là qu’elles sont maintenant sœurs. Le base-ball avec le petit Masahiko où se situent Kyoto et Osaka. personnage du jeune Teramoto, Shimazu (le cadet de Bonjour) met Ganjiro Nakamura sur un plateau, dont on fête le départ en chantant, face à face deux générations de c’est Osaka qui vient à vous, tant n’est joué par personne d’autre comédiens de l’univers d’Ozu. » l’acteur symbolise le théâtre kabuki qu’Akira Takarada, connu de de cette ville, tellement typique, et tous les fans de Godzilla et de ses Texte de Pascal-Alex Vincent que son accent trahit ses origines – nombreuses suites. L’annonce de issu du livre Ozu en couleurs il est un peu l’équivalent de Raimu l’arrivée de Yasujiro Ozu pour un et ses intonations méridionales. projet affole tous les comédiens Quant à Kyoto, Ozu connaît bien : maison, qui souhaitent en être, il y fréquente la famille de la célèbre histoire d’avoir ce cinéaste maison Tsuki no katsura. Cette prestigieux dans leur filmographie. brasserie de saké existe depuis 1675, Mais certains déchantent très et produit un alcool raffiné, très vite, tels Kyu Sazanka, qui joue prisé des amateurs – et s’il y a un le comptable de la brasserie, et amateur, c’est bien Yasujiro Ozu. Hisaya Morishige, qui incarne le Toujours en activité aujourd’hui, prétendant de Setsuko Hara. Les Tsuki no katsura est, à sa façon, deux se plaignent des méthodes l’une des influences du cinéaste artisanales du réalisateur, qui pour Dernier Caprice, qui se situe tourne des prises encore et encore. dans le milieu des brasseurs de saké. Du jamais vu sur les plateaux de […] Une scène délicieuse nous la Toho. Morishige, grande star rappelle Fleurs d’équinoxe : la fille comique, ira même jusqu’à mettre du vieux Manbei Kohayagawa en doute les capacités de mise en le sermonne pour ses frasques scène du cinéaste car l’acteur est amoureuses secrètes, loin de attendu sur un autre film (cette l’approbation familiale. Cette scène de dispute existe dans le film de année-là il est à l’affiche de dix 1958, mais c’est le père qui y faisait longs-métrages !). Ce tohu-bohu des reproches à sa fille. Oui, les est inédit sur un plateau d’Ozu, temps ont bien changé, et c’est qui manifeste régulièrement des maintenant les enfants qui font la signes de fatigue. Autre contrariété : un film de Yasujiro OZU avec Ganjiro NAKAMURA leçon aux parents. Bienvenue dans le producteur du film, Sanezumi les années 60. » Fujimoto, aurait eu l’outrecuidance Setsuko HARA, Hisaya MORISHIGE Yoko TSUKASA, Daisuke KATO Texte de Pascal-Alex Vincent de demander Setsuko Hara en Michiyo ARATAMA, Keiju KOBAYASHI mariage. Il ne manquait plus que Reiko DAN, Akira TAKARADA issu du livre Ozu en couleurs ça. Bien sûr, la star a décliné la Yumi SHIRAKAWA Cinéaste auteur de plusieurs courts-métrages, proposition, mais rien n’est plus scénario Kogo NADA et Yasujiro OZU clips, longs-métrages et documentaires, désagréable pour Ozu que de production Sanezumi FUJIMOTO et Pascal-Alex Vincent a travaillé douze ans Masakatsu KANEKO dans la distribution du cinéma japonais travailler sous la direction de un film réalisé par Yasujiro OZU en France. Il enseigne aujourd’hui à l’homme qui en pince, semble-t-il, l’Université Paris 3 Sorbonne-Nouvelle. MATÉRIEL DISPONIBLE Affiches 120x160 |Affiches 40x60 RETROUVEZ LA FICHE DU FILM SUR Film-annonce Cartes postales | Badge https://carlottafilms.com/films/dernier-caprice/ 1 livre de 80 pages, Ozu en couleurs, écrit par Pascal-Alex Vincent OZU EN COULEURS L’INTÉGRALE EN 6 FILMS 6 FILMS DISPONIBLES ÉGALEMENT AU CINÉMA EN VERSION RESTAURÉE LE 19 AOÛT 2020.
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