New York Film Festival; Ozu retrospective

[Bill Thompson]

Michael, KineJapan,

The Film Society of Lincoln Center has announced the titles
for this year's New York Film Festival.  Unfortunately,
there are no films from Japan, Korea, or PRC in the main body
of the festival.  The only Asia-related films are
Goodbye Dragon Inn (Tasi Ming-liang, Taiwan; Wed., Oct. 15, 6 PM);
PTU (Johnnie To, Hong Kong; Wed., Oct. 15, 9 PM and Thurs.,
Oct. 16 at 6 PM); plus, S21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine
(a French documentary on Cambodia), Distant (Nuri Bilge Ceylan,
Turkey), and Crimson Gold (Jafar Panahi, Iran).

The festival of course includes the Ozu Centenary, so Japanese
film enthusiasts shouldn't be too upset about the further lack
of Japanese titles, but still ....

Thanks for all the additional information following
my Ozu posting.  Does Markus or anyone else have more
information on the Ozu book that can be shared?

I'm not sure if Michael realizes this, but his
list of titles covers only the first half of the series,
which is scheduled to run through Nov. 5 or 6.  The listings
through October 17th are simply those which fit comfortably
on Lincoln Center's announcement brochure.

The Ozu restrospective and New York Film Festival schedules
are not available on line.  Details should be available
on their website by September 7th.  Its address:

       www.filmlinc.com


Bill Thompson




From: Michael E Kerpan Jr <kerpan at attglobal.net>
To: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
Subject: Re: Ozu question

On Saturday 23 August 2003 12:14, Bill Thompson wrote various and sundry
things about Ozu and I say this in reply:

The best online source for information on Ozu is:

http://www.ozuyasujiro.com

The most active site devoted to discussions of Ozu and his contemporaries is:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ozu/

News flash:  Sadly the Film Society of Lincoln Center will be showing only 22
of Ozu's film (not small -- but not as nice as retrospectives held in other
major cities).


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SATURDAY OCT. 4

1:30PM -- THE ONLY SON
3:45PM - LATE SPRING

SUN. OCT 5
12PM - I WAS BORN, BUT...
2PM - TOKYO STORY
4:45 - OHAYO/GOOD MORNING
6:45 - LATE AUTUMN
9:15 - AN AUTUMN AFTERNOON

MON. OCT 6
6PM and 9:45pm - WHAT DID THE LADY FORGET with KAGAMIJISHI
7:45 - THE ONLY SON

TUES OCT 7
2PM and 630PM - DAYS OF YOUTH
430 PM and 9:15 PM- I GRADUATED, BUT...

WED OCT 8
2PM and 6:30PM - WALK CHEERFULLY
4:15PM and 8:30 - BROTHERS AND SISTERS OF THE TODA FAMILY

THURS OCT 9
2:15 PM and 6:30 PM -- I FLUNKED, BUT... with A STRAIGHTFORWARD BOY
4:30 PM and 8:45 PM - THERE WAS A FATHER

FRIDAY OCT 10
2:30 PM and 6:00PM and 9:30PM - RECORD OF A TENEMENT GENTLEMAN
4:15PM and 7:45PM - A HEN IN THE WIND

SAT OCT 11
2PM - OZU: INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES
A 2 day conference at the WRT (Saturday) and Columbia University (Sunday)

SUN OCT 12
1:30 PM - THE ONLY SON

MON OCT 13
2PM and 6:30 PM - THE MUNEKATA SISTERS
4:15 PM and 8:50 PM - LATE SPRING

TUES OCT 14
3:45 PM and 8:30 PM - EARLY SUMMER
6:15 PM - THE FLAVOR OF GREEN TEA OVER RICE

WEDNESDAY OCT 15
4PM and 8:45PM - THE FLAVOR OF GREEN TEA OVER RICE
6:15 PM - EARLY SUMMER

THURSDAY OCT 16
2PM - TOKYO STORY
4:35 PM - EARLY SPRING

FRIDAY OCT 17
1PM and 6:30 PM - TOKYO STORY
3:45 PM and 9:15 PM - EARLY SPRING

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It has been rumored that some of these films will find their way to Boston
(and other places in the US) eventually -- no detais though

Re: US rights to films

Criterion will be releasing several more films on DVD this year and next.  So
far, they have announced plans to release "Tokyo Story", "Early Summer".
"Floating Weeds" and "Story of Floating Weeds" (the 1930s silent version).
The excellent tribute to Ozu, "I LIved But" will be Included as part of the
"Tokyo Story" set.

Michael Kerpan
Boston