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Frame within a frame. Chishu Ryu in Tokyo Twilight (Ozu, 1957).

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End of Summer (Ozu, 1961). The colors, the balance, the arrangement of objects...

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Equinox Flower (1958). Grateful that Ozu finally decided to film in color.

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Here’s my new piece on the cinema of Yasujiro Ozu.

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In the 1960s, pioneering French New Wave filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard introduced the world to a new cinematic lexicon, generated from his innovative, auteurist style. Between 1960 and 1967 alone, he made fifteen features (beginning with his groundbreaking début, Breathless)—and it’s this period that regular Criterion Collection contributor :: kogonada explores in a new video essay highlighting the iconic director’s signature themes and devices. Watch the piece above, and if you’re in London, check out the British Film Institute’s comprehensive Godard retrospective running now through March 16.

You can view more of :: kogonada’s works for the Criterion Collection here and at kogonada.com.

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karina. bardot. godard.

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November 25, 2015

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Le Petit Soldat (Godard, 1960/63)

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Takeshi Kitano taking on Ozu in Glory to the Filmmaker! (2007)

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Floating Ozu.

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I love this. // Ozu Ramen Bar by Bren Luke, 2015

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