"Floating Weeds" a film by Yasujiro Ozu

The third offering in the Spring 2012 semester’s popular Movies-of-the-Month film series will be

“Floating Weeds” directed by Yasujiro Ozu   

screening at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 8, 2012

in the East Campus PepsiCo Theater

Admission is free -- all are welcome to attend. Bring your friends!

“Floating Weeds”  is a remake of Ozu’s own black-and-white silent film “A Story of Floating Weeds” (1934).

The plot concerns the travails and triumphs of an itinerant troupe of actors, returning to a small seaside town where the troupe owner and lead actor visits with his old mistress, and son, who thinks of him as is his “uncle.” His current mistress, and the troupe's lead actress, stirs up trouble and conflicts ensue.

Incredible composition and editing are the hallmarks of one of Japan’s most famous auteurs, Yasujiro Ozu.

Ozu was a master of graphic matching in film editing, and this film provides many beautiful examples of this technique.

Ozu’s work is rarely screened in the West. Don’t miss the opportunity to see this seldom-screened and beautifully composed film. Voted one of the top 100 films of all time on many critics’  “Best of” lists.

The evening will begin with a brief lecture by adjunct professor Melissa Slattery, who also will moderate a post-film discussion.

(The film runs for 119 minutes, in Japanese with subtitles)

For more information,

contact Professor Gary Carlson (W108) at  gcarlson@ncc.commnet.edu

NCC Movies-of-the-Month are sponsored by the NCC English Department and the Baker Library