Story of Floating Weeds, A
Story of Floating Weeds, A
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Yasujiro Ozu was so touched by one story in particular that he filmed it twice, producing two studied, subtle masterpieces of Japanese cinema. The silent A Story of Floating Weeds (1934, 89 mins.) and its remake, Floating Weeds (1959, 128 mins.), tell the story of a group of travelin g actors who visits a town where the leading actor's ex-mistress lives with their son. His present lover is understandably jealous of his hidden past and chooses to sabotage the reunion. The latter version features brilliant color cinematography by Kazuo Miyagawa. In Japanese with English subtitles. Yasujiro Ozu---Japan---1934/1959---128 mins.

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