Ozu and the Poetics of Cinema
Over the last two decades, Yasujiro Ozu has won international recognition as a major filmmaker. Combining biographical information with discussions of the films' aesthetic strategies and cultural significance, David Bordwell questions the popular image of Ozu as the traditional Japanese artisan and examines the aesthetic nature and functions of his cinema.Over the last two decades, Yasujiro Ozu has won international recognition as a major filmmaker. Combining biographical information with discussions of the films' aesthetic strategies and cultural significance, David Bordwell questions the popular image of Ozu as the traditional Japanese artisan and examines the aesthetic nature and functions of his cinema.
- Author
- David Bordwell
- Format
- paperback
- Pages
- 406
- Publisher
- BFI Publishing
- Language
- english
- ISBN
- 9780691008226
- Genres
- film, japan, art, criticism
- Release date
- 1994
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