Spine 232: A Story of Floating Leaves and Floating Leaves: Two Films by Yasujiro Ozu

Published: April 7, 2017, 1:31 p.m.

We return to the Yasujiro Ozu well with a double feature, or as Pat corrects me, a one and a half feature. Ozu made the silent black-and-white A Story of Floating Leaves in 1934 then during a break in his production schedule after finishing Good Morning early in 1959 he remade it as Floating Leaves in color and with sound. Fascinating to see a great artist approach the same basic material a quarter-century apart.