A Story of Floating Weeds / Floating Weeds (2-DVD) - Foreign Films Classic Movies on DVD (1934) Directed by Yasujiro Ozu; Criterion : OLDIES.com

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Item Number:
CRIT 232D

DVD Features:

Encoding: Region 1; USA & Canada
Package Type: Keep Case
Dual-Layer
Full-Screen - 1.33

Audio:

Mono - Japanese

Disc 1: A STORY OF FLOATING WEEDS (1934, B&W)

Additional Release Material:

Alternate Audio Track - New Score by Composer Donald Sosin
Audio Commentary - Donald Richie - Japanese Film Historian

Disc 2: FLOATING WEEDS (1959, Color)

Additional Release Material:

Audio Commentary - Roger Ebert - Film Critic

Text/Image Galleries:

Essay - "Stories of Floating Weeds"

Entertainment Reviews:

Premiere - 06/01/2004

"Viewers intimidated by Ozu's reverential critical rep will be pleasantly surprised by the earthy, allusive humor contained in both these greats."

Product Description:

Yasujiro Ozu is universally regarded as one of world cinema's most important directors. This release contains two of the master's most heartbreaking films, which tell the same tale: A STORY OF FLOATING WEEDS (1934) and FLOATING WEEDS (1959). When an actor returns to the small town that raised him, a tumultuous reunion with his former flame and illegitimate son wreaks havoc on his relationship with his current partner. Whether in black-and-white or color, or silent or with sound, Ozu delivers profound works of drama that touch the human spirit.

Plot Keywords:

Actors | Drama | Remake | Small Town Life

Cast and Crew:

Directed by		Yasujiro Ozu
Director of Photography		Kazuo Miyagawa
Performer		Takeshi Sakomoto, Choko Iida, Ganjiro Nakamura & Machiko Kyô

DVD Details:

Label: Criterion
Originally Released in: 1934
Number of Discs: 2
Rated: Not Rated
Run Time: 3 hours, 25 minutes
Video: Black & White / Color
Region: Region 1 encoding; USA & Canada.
Release Date: April 20, 2004
OLDIES.com Sales Rank: 60,042
Item UPC: 037429181928
Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx); Counts as 2 item(s) for International Shipping.

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