When a Woman Ascends the Stairs2025-12-26
Toronto, ON
It's fascinating to see a slice-of-life style movie set in a time and a culture I'm not familiar with. But the messaging here is loud and clear, albeit bleak — you can only truly count on yourself in a world full of liars and cheats. And if you ask me, that's a universally true message.
Watched on 35mm at the TIFF Lightbox. Part of their current programming highlighting the works of Mikio Naruse. This one seemed to be the most popular of the bunch, so I figured I'd check it out. Too bad I didn't clue into this series earlier.
Watched on 35mm at the TIFF Lightbox. Part of their current programming highlighting the works of Mikio Naruse. This one seemed to be the most popular of the bunch, so I figured I'd check it out. Too bad I didn't clue into this series earlier.