I thought I told you that I was really intrigued by it, though it didn't leave me enthusiastic or something. It was very good, actually. But honestly, I don't feel aspirations to watch more Ozu, at least at the moment. The mix of natural humanity and strong, mathematic stylization left a somehow confused and bitter aftertaste. 

"Despair" - I felt a bit undecided because I couldn't really figure out what Fassbinder was up to with it (it's been the first time this happened - Fassbinder always left me self-conscious) - Every thought about the film left a big "SUGGESTION" as a trace and overall, the film was too uneven and striking ( - You remember our conversation about striking messages and suggestions yesterday, do you?). I wish that my version would've been the original English one, even though the dubbing was quite good and preserved Dirk Bogarde's wonderfully excessive Rogue-Performance.