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An anniversary season, taking place at BFI Southbank in September, that celebrates Yasujirō Ozu and explores the filmmaker’s dissection of family life.
‘I tried to represent the collapse of the Japanese family system through showing children growing up.’
– Yasujirō Ozu
This year marks the 120th anniversary of Japanese filmmaker Yasujirō Ozu’s birth. It’s also 70 years since the release of his masterpiece Tokyo Story and 60 years since his death. He has been feted by critics around the world, influenced filmmakers, interpreted in myriad ways by academics and beloved by audiences. Although his early work spanned a variety of genres, including student comedies and crime thrillers, this season focuses on the theme that dominated his finest films: family life. From his early silents and sound films, through to his limited output during the Second World War and his acclaimed late period, beginning with 1949’s Late Spring, Ozu perfected a style that stripped away unnecessary plot mechanics and camera movement. In doing so, he produced a cinema whose surface simplicity belies character studies of depth, warmth and, on occasion, humour.
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‘I tried to represent the collapse of the Japanese family system through showing children growing up.’
– Yasujirō Ozu
This year marks the 120th anniversary of Japanese filmmaker Yasujirō Ozu’s birth. It’s also 70 years since the release of his masterpiece Tokyo Story and 60 years since his death. He has been feted by critics around the world, influenced filmmakers, interpreted in myriad ways by academics and beloved by audiences. Although his early work spanned a variety of genres, including student comedies and crime thrillers, this season focuses on the theme that dominated his finest films: family life. From his early silents and sound films, through to his limited output during the Second World War and his acclaimed late period, beginning with 1949’s Late Spring, Ozu perfected a style that stripped away unnecessary plot mechanics and camera movement. In doing so, he produced a cinema whose surface simplicity belies character studies of depth, warmth and, on occasion, humour.
Book now:
whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=familyaffairozu
Subscribe: bit.ly/subscribetotheBFI
Claim an extended BFI Player Subscription free trial (UK only) - subscribe using code BFIYOUTUBE: theb.fi/player-subscription
Watch more on BFI Player: player.bfi.org.uk/
Our TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@britishfilminstitute
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