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Ozu

Posted by PCL (A) on June 13, 2005 at 10:36:39

In Reply to: Re: Ah, Ozu! Okay!. posted by Gee LP on June 12, 2005 at 19:09:35:

Point of clarification: By 'traditional', I mean to say the standard Hollywood norms of continuity filmmaking. Since many 'foreign' filmmakers got their first exposure to film via Hollywood movies ( this is not a slight against the contributions of Russian film), and have/had their film vocabulary shaped through osmosis that way, it is interesting when we see someone 'break' these 'rules'.

Re: Ozu--his not-so-strict adherence to the standard notions of axes allows him some novel camera placements ( and subsequent editing of scenes/compositions together which would not otherwise exist ) which would normally be precluded from existence should notions of axis preservation be in full effect. His use of the camera is also interesting in another way, in that it creates the sense of a continuous space in existance beyond the frame, vis a vis the more hermetic filmic space of the traditional sense--in this he hearkens back to the traditional/original proscenium arch type framing of early film, albeit with greater sophistication.

Lots to enjoy!

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Topic - OK, fellas... let's try again - Victor Khomenko 07:17:37 06/12/05 (21)

Shame, shame, shame! - tinear 13:29:18 06/12/05 (4)

Who the hell is 'Oni'? - PCL 13:58:59 06/12/05 (3)

Okay, Ozu, - tinear 19:37:09 06/12/05 (0)

nihongo-jouzu!! - jaiva 17:12:03 06/12/05 (1)

Re: nihongo-jouzu!! - PCL 11:27:51 06/13/05 (0)

Re: Based mainly on your comments - rico 12:19:16 06/12/05 (0)

Re: Silence on The Tokyo Story - Gee LP 10:46:33 06/12/05 (9)

Criterion does indeed have an excellent DVD of it.. - PCL 15:37:13 06/12/05 (2)

Re: Ah, Ozu! Okay!. - Gee LP 19:09:35 06/12/05 (1)

Ozu - PCL 10:36:39 06/13/05 (0)

Harmonia is right - Netflix has it - Victor Khomenko 11:18:18 06/12/05 (2)

Re: Thanks, Victor! One way or another, I'll check it out! - Gee LP 19:17:58 06/12/05 (1)

Re: Thanks, Victor! One way or another, I'll check it out! - Victor Khomenko 06:31:38 06/13/05 (0)

No excuses... - Harmonia 10:55:07 06/12/05 (2)

Re: Netflix? - Gee LP 19:11:11 06/12/05 (1)

Absolutely. - Harmonia 21:59:11 06/13/05 (0)

Re: Are you threatening? - Jeff Starrs 07:20:18 06/12/05 (4)

Re: Are you threatening? I hope Victor is----- - patrickU 07:27:28 06/12/05 (0)

With a banana to my head... you bet! - Victor Khomenko 07:25:06 06/12/05 (2)

Re: LOL! - Jeff Starrs 07:27:31 06/12/05 (1)

Re: LOL! - Victor Khomenko 07:32:29 06/12/05 (0)

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