Ugetsu (Criterion Collection) [New DVD]

Description: Ugetsu (Criterion Collection) [New DVD] Title: Ugetsu (Criterion Collection) Format: DVD Label: Criterion Collection Genre: Foreign-Japanese, Drama UPC: 715515194617 Release Date: 2017 Ugetsu (Criterion Collection) Having refined his craft in the silent era, Kenji Mizoguchi was an elder statesman of Japanese cinema—fiercely revered by Akira Kurosawa and other younger directors—by the time he made Ugetsu. And with this exquisite ghost story, a fatalistic wartime tragedy derived from stories by Akinari Ueda and Guy de Maupassant, he created a touchstone of his art, his long takes and sweeping camera guiding the viewer through a delirious narrative about two villagers whose pursuit of fame and fortune leads them far astray from their loyal wives. Moving between the terrestrial and the otherworldly, Ugetsu reveals essential truths about the ravages of war, the plight of women, and the pride of men.TWO-DVD SPECIAL EDITION FEATURESNew 4K digital restoration undertaken by The Film FoundationAudio commentary by filmmaker, critic, and festival programmer Tony RaynsKenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director (1975), a 150-minute documentary by Kaneto ShindoTwo Worlds Intertwined, a 2005 appreciation of Ugetsu by filmmaker Masahiro ShinodaProcess and Production, a 2005 interview with Tokuzo Tanaka, first assistant director on UgetsuInterview from 1992 with cinematographer Kazuo MiyagawaTrailersAn essay by film critic Phillip Lopate and three short stories that influenced Mizoguchi in making the film" GENRE: DRAMA LANGUAGE: Japanese SUBTITLES: English Subtitles AUDIO: Monaural B&WCopyright DirectToU LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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