Niños de primavera. Los niños de Ozu

• Autores: Luis Irureta
• Localización: Nosferatu: Revista de cine, ISSN 1131-9372, Nº. 25-26, 1997 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Yasujiro Ozu), págs. 52-57
• Idioma: español
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Children of spring. Ozu´s children
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  • The picture Ozu painted of children in his films is strongly influenced by bis own memories: mischievous kids who begrudgingly went to school and whose behaviour was based more on the rules of instinct than on any standard of conduct designed in the adult world. Prior to any responsibility and real suffering, Ozu's childhood was a blissful paradise. From this stage in life begins the implacable proccss of education leading to adulthood by means of institutions such as school. university. work and marriage. Hence, little by littleman leaves his animal instincts behind and moulds himself around the rules of society. The result, of course, is that children repeat the rules of conduct that their elders followed in their day, creating a cycle that repeats itself over generations, not unlike the seasons of the year. The gradual abandonment of this animal essence, this purity so closely identified with childhood. the abandonment of this blissful innocence, created nostalgia in Ozu. It affected the way he looked at things throughout his film career to the point of making us ask ourselves if the lowlying camera shots, known as the dog's eyc position" is actually a manifestation of this childlike vicw, devoid of introspection, projected over reality. and creating a nostalgic portrait of the present.