Ozu: The Filmmaker of Happiness

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Ozu: The Filmmaker of Happiness (2023)

Directed by Virginie Apiou

Documentary · 35m

In the later part of his oeuvre, the famous Japanese filmmaker Yasujirō Ozu looks at the society of post-war Japan through family stories from the lower middle class. Arte has compiled a decalogy of 10 films from this period from the director's creative work. This short documentary film, created in this context, explains the film works using fragments of Ozu's notes, which he wrote between 1933 and 1963, elegant drawings and film clips. A fine insight into the themes and aesthetics of this moving cinema about intimacy and the passage of time and a fascinating journey into the moving final part of the Japanese master's work.

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Crew

Director
Virginie Apiou
Writer
Virginie Apiou
Editor
Sylvère Kretzschmar
Producer
Isabelle Girardin, Anne Seymour, Muriel Thiebac

Details

Original title
Yasujirō Ozu, le cinéaste du bonheur
Release date
2023-11-08
Runtime
35m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
FR
Spoken languages
French
Countries
France
Production
ARTE GEIE