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A Wife's Heart (1956) -- M. Naruse
I think one reason why
Naruse's films are so compelling is that you just don't know how they are going
to end. Hollywood melodramas were
guaranteed to conclude on a happy note (even if it sometimes rang false).
However, Naruse could go either way, often spiralling downward into a
melancholy landing, but very occasionally offering a glimmer of hope. In A Wife's Heart, we share Hideko Takamine's
point of view as she and her husband plan to build a café next to the family
grocery store. However, her
mother-in-law is against it, her older brother-in-law begs for their money, and
her husband starts staying out late nights avoiding the situation. What will she do? Toshiro Mifune plays an
attractive bachelor who offers some alternate possibilities.
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