Classic World Cinema by Courtyard Gallery will present I Was Born, But… on Friday, Jan. 6, at 8 p.m. at Flood Gallery Fine Art Center, 2160 Hwy 70, Swannanoa.
I Was Born, But…
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In Brief: One of Yasujiro Ozu's earliest successes, and still one of his most popular films, I Was Born, But... (1932) is a true gem of early Japanese cinema from one of its greatest masters. Very little was added to Ozu's 1959 loose re-working of the premise, Good Morning, that isn't accomplished as effectively here — and for my money, Born is a better film in many regards. Ozu was arguably at his best in the realm of heartwarming family dram-coms with a touch of the tragic, and Born is a perfect case in point. Ozu's mastery of the silent form leaves little doubt as to why the filmmaker would resist the transition to sound until 1935 and holds its own against comedic masterworks of the silent era, marrying the frenetic pacing of Keaton with the social commentary of Chaplin while still maintaining its sense of humor.
Classic World Cinema by Courtyard Gallery will present I Was Born, But... on Friday, Jan. 6, at 8 p.m. at Flood Gallery Fine Art Center, 2160 Hwy 70, Swannanoa.
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| Genre: | Silent Comedy |
| Director: | Yasujiro Ozu |
| Starring: | Tatsuo Saito Mitsuko Yoshikawa Hideo Sugawara Tokkan Kozo Tomio Aoki Takeshi Sakamoto Teruyo Hayami Seiichi Kato Chishu Ryu |
| Rated: | NR |
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