Recensioni di Metacritic

Hou's sensitivity plus Ozu's inspiration equals sublimity of sight and sound.

Hou's best film since "The Puppetmaster" (1993). It's also his most minimalist effort to date, slow to reveal its depths and beauties, and it marks a rejuvenation of his art.

It's a film objet d'art to contemplate and treasure.

This poetic portrait of simple Japanese life immerses you in the elegance of the ordinary.

Exquisitely understated.

Café Lumière stands in relation to "Tokyo Story" as a faint, diminished echo. It is nonetheless a fascinating curiosity, a chance to witness one major filmmaker paying tribute to another in the form of a rigorously minor film.

The film is an original work by a filmmaker who throughout his career has absorbed the best of what Ozu had to teach, and as such it stands as beautiful tribute from one master to another.

Concerns feelings that can't be expressed, relationships that can't flower, and connections that are impossible to bridge.

Hou fans will find what they're looking for; others will wonder when the action starts.