1 | And in this way she exposed them for the fictions that they are. | |
2 | The answer is always the same - the door of the little house has been slammed in the intruders' faces. | |
3 | This screen persona became hers and, in any event, Ozu would not have created his character this way had it not been Setsuko Hara for whom he was writing. | |
4 | For the first time since her 1935 debut she was severely criticized, not so much for wanting to retire as for the manner in which this desire was presented. | |
5 | Over the years since her retirement, public anger, pique, and disappointment have all faded. Only a hard-core curiosity has remained. This, and a new admiration. |