Ozu and the Poetics of Cinema

By David Bordwell

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691008221
• ISBN13: 9780691008226
• Release Date: August 1988
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 8.1" x 9.9"