{"product_id":"silent-ozu-films","title":"SILENT OZU FILMS - DVD","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTHE OZU COLLECTION\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTHE STUDENT COMEDIES (2 DVD)\u003cbr\u003eFilms by Yasujiro Ozu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaster Japanese director Yasujiro Ozu (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTokyo Story\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) has been revered all over the world for the unique and poetic style of his films. This 2-disc set brings together all of his surviving early student-genre comedies for the first time\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDisc 1: DAYS OF YOUTH (Wakaki Hi): Ozu's earliest surviving film follows Watanabe and Yamamoto as they unknowingly compete for the same girl.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI FLUNKED, BUT... (Rakudai Wa Shita Keredo): Takahashi finds a creative way to avoid doing his revision in this roguish comedy reminiscent of Harold Lloyd's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Freshman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJapan | 1929 - 1930 | black and white | silent, Japanese intertitles with English subtitles | DVD9 | 99 minutes + 63 minutes | Original aspect ratio 1.33:1 | Region 2 DVD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDisc 2: THE LADY AND THE BEARD (Shukujo to Hige): Graduate Okajima finds his old-fashioned beard makes life difficult in a comedy exploring the tension between tradition and modernity\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWHERE NOW ARE THE DREAMS OF YOUTH (Sieshun No Yume Ima Izuko): Ozu's long-term collaborator Kogo Noda scripts a subtle shift from light to dark as Hirano's carefree college life is marred by tragedy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJapan | 1931 - 1932 | black and white | silent, Japanese intertitles with English subtitles | DVD9 | 72 minutes + 82 minutes | Original aspect ratio 1.33:1 | Region 2 DVD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSpecial Features\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eI Graduated, But...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Yasujiro Ozu, 1929, 11 minutes): surviving fragment of Ozu's early student comedy about a recent graduate struggling to find a job\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNewly-commissioned scores for all films by Ed Hughes featuring The Camilleri Trio and Richard Casey (Dolby Digital stereo 320kbps)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eOzu: Emotion and Poetry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2011, 20 minutes): Tony Rayns discusses Ozu s early work and influences\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIllustrated booklet with newly commissioned essays from Asian cinema experts Tony Rayns and Alexander Jacoby\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BFI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46600844968110,"sku":"BFIVD927","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/the-student-comedies-lime-light.jpg?v=1754409336","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/silent-ozu-films","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}