Portrait of Madame Yuki

Name: Portrait of Madame Yuki
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
Released: 1950

Kenji Mizoguchi

class and servitude hidden suffering aristocratic decay female isolation social facades

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Synopsis

A young woman takes up her new job as the servant of a noblewoman and soon discovers that underneath her facade of luxury lies great unhappiness.

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