Hmmm.... not much actual info about Ozu, one of my favorite directors. Like France's Eric Rohmer, he seems to be documenting a slice of everyday life, then remaking that film over and over again. I think reading about some of the methods he established over his career will enrich a viewer's appreciation...
IMDB Ozu page with filmography
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0654868/
A comprehensive Ozu fansite
http://www.ozuyasujiro.com/
An essential article there about Ozu's very distinct camera style
http://www.ozuyasujiro.com/style.htm
An interesting article comparing Ozu's use of space to the work of "Beat" Takeshi Kitano
http://home.vicnet.net.au/~freeman/practice/ozukitano.htm
A Cinespot article discusses Ozu's stylistic use of ellipsis
http://www.cinespot.com/efeatures01.html
Eric Rohmer at GreenCine
http://www.greencine.com/character?pid=15584
Darn, I can't get the links to work. If you want to see those links, go to this post (can you see this if you're not a GreenCine member?) which is the same comment but with active links.
Posted by hamano at October 30, 2003 1:58 PMI hope the Ozu and Ray retrospectives will be a traveling ones. There was a silent Ozu retro about 7 years ago that was great. Ray doesn't get around often enough either.
Posted by Rashomon at October 30, 2003 6:22 PMThe Ozu retrospective is traveling (from Berlin to San Francisco by way of New York). It appears that four films are headed for Detroit (namely the Detroit Film Theatre) in December. I don't know if it the full program is scheduled for any other cities. Unfortunately, a few of these films were part of a package that Cowboy Pictures was booking. They are now, sadly as of a few weeks ago, out-of-business.
As for the Ray films, this is a collaboration of the Satyajit Ray Film and Study Collection at UC Santa Cruz. Much of the series seemingly comes from their archive of thirty 35mm prints. I do not expect that this series will tour.
resourcefully,
Jonathan Marlow