Three Melodramas by Yasujiro Ozu DVD Romance Charles Laughton

Charles Laughton

comparison between director's first and last films

and Ivan Orkin

they are reunited in New York for one fateful week as they confront notions of destiny

Three Melodramas by Yasujiro Ozu DVD Romance Charles Laughton'Three Melodramas by Yasujiro Ozu' (1933 + 1956 + 1957) BFI 2 Disc DVD Collection Japanese intertitles and audio w English subtitles Melodrama is a word rarely associated with master Japanese director Yasujiro Ozu, whose beautifully constructed films capture the poetry of everyday life. Spanning his career, this collection demonstrates the director's ability to apply his exquisite style to darker themes. Disc One: Woman of Tokyo (1933) This silent