Fri July 18, 2014
Miss Oyu (Kenji Mizoguchi; Japan 1951)
SEE EVENT DETAILS
at PFA Theater
(see times)
Imported Print!
A contemplative and ambiguous account of a love triangle, based on a story by Junichiro Tanizaki and translated through Mizoguchi’s use of the long, mobile shot infused with emotion. Kinuyo Tanaka portrays a young widow who rebuffs the advances of a wealthy man, then becomes the center of a scandal when he marries her sister to be near her. Andrew Sarris called this tale of the conflict between love and social propriety “an exceptionally poignant melodrama,” noting, “The perennial mystery of Mizoguchi’s films is his revelation of Tanaka’s iron will and transcendental appeal.”
• Written by Yoshikata Yoda, based on a story by Junichiro Tanizaki. Photographed by Kazuo Miyagawa. With Kinuyo Tanaka, Nobuko Otowa, Yuji Hori, Kiyoko Hirai. (95 mins, In Japanese with English subtitles, B&W, 35mm, From The Japan Foundation, permission Kadokawa)
show less
A contemplative and ambiguous account of a love triangle, based on a story by Junichiro Tanizaki and translated through Mizoguchi’s use of the long, mobile shot infused with emotion. Kinuyo Tanaka portrays a young widow who rebuffs the advances of a wealthy man, then becomes the center of a scandal when he marries her sister to be near her. Andrew Sarris called this tale of the conflict between love and social propriety “an exceptionally poignant melodrama,” noting, “The perennial mystery of Mizoguchi’s films is his revelation of Tanaka’s iron will and transcendental appeal.”
• Written by Yoshikata Yoda, based on a story by Junichiro Tanizaki. Photographed by Kazuo Miyagawa. With Kinuyo Tanaka, Nobuko Otowa, Yuji Hori, Kiyoko Hirai. (95 mins, In Japanese with English subtitles, B&W, 35mm, From The Japan Foundation, permission Kadokawa)
Imported Print!
A contemplative and ambiguous account of a love triangle, based on a story by Junichiro Tanizaki and translated through Mizoguchi’s use of the long, mobile shot infused with emotion. Kinuyo Tanaka portrays a young widow who rebuffs the advances of a wealthy man, then becomes the center of a scandal when he marries her sister to be near her. Andrew Sarris called this tale of the conflict between love and social propriety “an exceptionally poignant melodrama,” noting, “The perennial mystery of Mizoguchi’s films is his revelation of Tanaka’s iron will and transcendental appeal.”
• Written by Yoshikata Yoda, based on a story by Junichiro Tanizaki. Photographed by Kazuo Miyagawa. With Kinuyo Tanaka, Nobuko Otowa, Yuji Hori, Kiyoko Hirai. (95 mins, In Japanese with English subtitles, B&W, 35mm, From The Japan Foundation, permission Kadokawa)
read more
A contemplative and ambiguous account of a love triangle, based on a story by Junichiro Tanizaki and translated through Mizoguchi’s use of the long, mobile shot infused with emotion. Kinuyo Tanaka portrays a young widow who rebuffs the advances of a wealthy man, then becomes the center of a scandal when he marries her sister to be near her. Andrew Sarris called this tale of the conflict between love and social propriety “an exceptionally poignant melodrama,” noting, “The perennial mystery of Mizoguchi’s films is his revelation of Tanaka’s iron will and transcendental appeal.”
• Written by Yoshikata Yoda, based on a story by Junichiro Tanizaki. Photographed by Kazuo Miyagawa. With Kinuyo Tanaka, Nobuko Otowa, Yuji Hori, Kiyoko Hirai. (95 mins, In Japanese with English subtitles, B&W, 35mm, From The Japan Foundation, permission Kadokawa)
show less
Date/Times:
PFA Theater
2575 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA 94720
The Best Events
Every Week in Your Inbox
From Our Sponsors
UPCOMING EVENTS
Great suggestion! We'll be in touch.
Event reviewed successfully.