dir>>hou hsiao-hsien; taiwan/jap.2005
using minimum of narrative hou hsiao-hsien makes a touchstone from the life of one young woman, a key to the pressures and contradictions that come with living in cities today. 'cafe lumiere' is director's homage to yasujiro ozu, the great japanese filmmaker.
shot by 'in the mood for love' cinematographer mark lee pin-bing.
21:30 'tokyo story' [tokyo boshoku]
dir>> yasujiro ozu; jap.1953
simple story of generational conflict where an elderly couple's visit to their busy, self-absorbed offspring in tokyo. yasujiro ozu's masterpiece.
his work has been cited as having a major influence on the films of artists as jim jarmusch (usa), abbas kiarostami (iran), aki kaurismaki (finland), and hou hsiao-hsien (taiwan).
¬¬screening [2006.10.02]
Passing Clouds, Dalston E8.
19:30'cafe lumiere' [kôhî jikô]
dir>>hou hsiao-hsien; taiwan/jap.2005
using minimum of narrative hou hsiao-hsien makes a touchstone from the life of one young woman, a key to the pressures and contradictions that come with living in cities today. 'cafe lumiere' is director's homage to yasujiro ozu, the great japanese filmmaker.
shot by 'in the mood for love' cinematographer mark lee pin-bing.
21:30 'tokyo story' [tokyo boshoku]
dir>> yasujiro ozu; jap.1953
simple story of generational conflict where an elderly couple's visit to their busy, self-absorbed offspring in tokyo. yasujiro ozu's masterpiece.
his work has been cited as having a major influence on the films of artists as jim jarmusch (usa), abbas kiarostami (iran), aki kaurismaki (finland), and hou hsiao-hsien (taiwan).