I came across by chance. As a Wes Anderson fan, I own Bottle Rocket on blu-ray criterion. Inside is a booklet with an essay by Martin Scorsese. My brother borrowed the movie for a weekend and called me immediately after reading that booklet. In that essay Scorsese mentions Leo McCarey and Make Way for Tomorrow. Intrigued, my brother googled MWfT and low and behold TCM was showing it that very week. Hopefully one day this film might get the respect it deserves and people everywhere will know it by name. It's fantastic.
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Reply by rudely_murray
on July 17, 2017 at 5:03 AM
Beautiful film. It's influence is seen in many later movies, notably Ozu's Tokyo Story.
The final act of Make Way for Tomorrow is pretty devastating.
Reply by EisWarren
on July 17, 2017 at 10:56 AM
"You don't sow wheat and reap ashes..." Gets me every time
Reply by DonGable
on June 6, 2024 at 2:30 PM
Whilst it did not hit me as hard I would've liked, it did only get better and better. I think there's a lot of potential for a re-telling of this story today. Even though I am by no means a proponent for remakes, there's great potential. However, with the current climate of the industry, it would without a doubt be botched beyond repair. A lovely little piece of film. :)