569 - The Makioka Sisters (1983)
Director Kon Ichikawa's\xa0The Makioka Sisters, based on the book by Jun'ichir\u014d Tanizaki, catalogs the domestic dramas of the eponymous four women and their family circle in 1930s Japan.\xa0 Matchmaking, marriage, and the juggling of suitors for the youngest two siblings become complicated by stubborn personalities, dwindling status in society, and the shame of past scandals.\xa0 The demanding pressure of modernity and a changing Japan beleaguer the family into choices to either compromise or even abandoning the mores of traditional culture.
If you'd like to watch ahead for next week's film, we will be discussing and reviewing Wim Wenders'\xa0Until the End of the World\xa0(1991).