If you need help controlling pond weeds, please call 6514333283. The first step in pond weed control is identifying the types of invasive species growing your water. His movies were very personal intimate affairs, often dealing with the dynamics of the relationships between family members. A story of floating weeds 1934 the criterion collection. Yasujiro ozu was born in 1903 and died in 1963, but his films were not widely seen outside japan until the early 1970s, because he was.
Floating weeds ukigusa, 1959, a contemplative tale about a traveling kabuki troupe on its last legs, is arguably yasujiro ozus most beautiful color film thanks to the great japanese cinematographer kazuo miyagawa and ozus meticulous visual design. The composition is stunning, the performances are powerful, the story simple but. The film takes place during a hot summer in 1958 at a seaside town on the inland sea. Stories of floating weeds the current the criterion. Duckweed lemna minor duckweed is a true floating aquatic weed with leaves on. Overview of floating weeds, 1970, directed by yasujiro ozu, with ganjiro nakamura, haruko sugimura, hiroshi kawaguchi, at turner classic movies. Komajuro arashi, the aging master of the troupe, goes to visit his old flame oyoshi and their son kiyoshi, even though kiyoshi believes komajuro is his uncle. Yasujiro ozus 1959 film floating weeds, which i discuss in this clip, is a drama about the romantic entanglements of members of an itinerant theatrical troupe with residents of a small. A tremendously beautiful film, exuding grace and harmony and balance in that way that only ozu can seem to do. A late work from japanese auteur yasujiro ozu, and a master class in his particular sense of composition. Quiet cinematography floating weeds 1959 from the royal ocean film society plus.
Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Floating weeds daiei, 1959 another remake of an earlier silent film, this one of 1934s the story of floating weeds, 1959s floating weeds is a ravishing look at love and loss, following a oncefamous kabuki actor, komajura ganjiro nakamura, and his now neardepleted acting troupes final tour stop in a remote seaside town. If the floating weeds you are trying to get rid of have roots attached to the bottom such as water lilies or watershield, then they are actually emergent weeds. Quiet cinematography floating weeds 1959 from the royal ocean film society on vimeo. As far as its being simply told, it is in fact most skillfully told as the movie progresses the combination of sound and image have a subtle accumulating effect on mood, heightening awareness. A story of floating weeds was released on region 1 dvd on the criterion collection on april 20, 2004 as a twodisc set with floating weeds. The commentary for floating weeds, by famed film critic roger ebert.
There arent necessarily wrong answers, but when we talk about good cinematography, i dont think were always talking about good cinematography. Floating weeds is a 1959 japanese drama film directed by yasujiro ozu, starring ganjiro nakamura and machiko kyo. Although his 1953 film, tokyo story, is generally considered his greatest film and one of the great films of all time, floating weeds is another of ozus brilliant, rhapsodic, and emotionally powerful statements of fallible people trying to understand the choices they make in this world and how those choices ripple across the waters of family and. Floating weeds boasts the visual beauty and deep tenderness of director yasujiro ozus most memorable films and its one of the few the master shot. Director yasujiro ozu script by based on the 1934 ikeda script yasujiro ozu and kogo noda cinematography kazuo miyagawa art direction by tomoo shimogawara lighting by sachio ito music by kojun. It also abnegates claims that ozu eschewed plot in his films for melodrama is. An alternate audio track contains a commentary by japanese film historian donald richie.
It seems ironic, but millions of dollars are spent each year both purchasing and killing these plants. Gadfly criterion channel surfing criterion closeup criterion completion. A troupe of travelling players arrive at a small seaport in the south of japan. Stories of floating weeds a story of floating weeds floating. Recently restored, the film s bold colors are given dazzling new life. The japanese film, which some called complicit in the terrible pacific war with a cycle of national policy films, had in the postwar years become perhaps the greatest humanist cinema of the 20th century.
From the study area 11 floating aquatic weed species belonging to 9 genera and 9 families were collected and identified. Setting his later version in a seaside location, ozu otherwise preserves the details of his elegantly simple plot wherein an aging actor returns to a small town with his troupe and reunities with his former lover and illegitimate son, a. The film was a remake of his 1934 silent film the story of floating weeds. A new doublefeature dvd set showcases one such instance, by pairing the 1934 silent a story of floating weeds with its 1959 remake, floating weeds. Criterion has released a twodisc set containing a pair of ozus movies. Telling the same story from opposite ends of ozus career, the two movies illustrate how he refined his style through the years. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing floating weeds near you. These and other comparisons abound in the study of original and remake. These both require one to synchronize oneself to a.
The present paper is based on the results of taxonomic research work conducted in dera ismail khan district of kpk, pakistan, during 2005 2007. Premiering in a glorious new 4k digital restoration, floating weeds is, in scholar donald richies estimation, the most pictorially beautiful of all of ozus pictures. The two most common types of floating weeds are duckweed and watermeal. The first time i sat down to watch ozu yasujiros 1959 floating weeds this would have been in 2005, i couldnt get past the second shot not including the opening credits, white and red text against a yellowing burlap background. Some remark that this is a simple story simply told. Also in color this is one of ozus most powerful films, yet, for some strange reason it has never been shown in this country outside of museums or obscure college series screenings. Floating weeds at once rejects and embraces ozus familiar theme of. Forum rules please do not clutter up the threads for moc titles with information on preorders. If the camera barely moves in floating weeds, its for good reason all the beauty and drama you need is right there in the frame the movie is set in a small fishing village where an itinerant theater troupe has come to perform. In conclusion, i have a tremendous amount of respect for this guy and it is. A remake of his own 1934 silent classic about an aging theater troupe actors reunion with his former lover and their son, floating weeds was yasujiro ozu s first foray into color filmmaking and the only one of his films shot by miyagawa. Floating weeds, ukikusa is a 1959 japanese drama film directed by yasujiro ozu.
Discuss dvds and blurays released by eurekamasters of cinema and the films on them. What do you think of when you think of cinematography. Floating weeds reveals his distinct style at its pinnacle. For me, floating weeds 1959 is like a familiar piece of music that i can turn to for reassurance and consolation. Biodiversity and importance of floating weeds of dara. The earlier film has the silent intertitles with subtitles, yet somehow, it is so well acted that one can almost hear the characters voices. Stories of floating weeds a story of floating weeds. We have provided a list of common lake and pond weeds found in minnesota. India december 2011 third eye asian film festival usa 11 june 20 new york film forum rerelease usa 15 july 2017 sacramento japanese film festival france 17 july 2019 rerelease restored version.
Stories of floating weeds a story of floating weeds 1934. Keeping the arc of ozus career in mind makes for an especially. This remake of story of floating weeds, a movie ozu made in the 30s, is unusual for being one of the masters few films in colour, and in having a relatively. Equinox flower 1958 and good morning 1959, both photographed by his regular collaborator yuharu. Much had changed for ozu in the intervening 25 years. Film number two of the evening, truly a stroke of programming genius, was ozus virtually unknown 1959 masterpiece floating weeds ukigusa.
Together, the films offer a unique glimpse into the evolution of one of cinemas greatest directors. It is so atmosphericso evocative of a quiet fishing village during a hot and muggy summerthat it envelops me. Ozus career was so long that in one case, he made the same movie twice. Yasujiro ozu is the kind of filmmaker, like robert altman in the 70s or godard.
The head of a japanese theatre troupe returns to a small coastal town where. A story of floating weeds reveals ozu in the midst of. The treatment of the corrosive effects of jealousy, pride, deception, and male ego in floating weeds make for anything but a simple tale. Floating aquatic weeds are loved by some and hated by others.
Floating weeds ukigusa in 1959, near the end of his career, japanese director yasujiro ozu returned to a story he had directed twentyfive years earlier, remaking his silent film classic a story of floating weeds as floating weeds. For example the auteur films of the 70s or the french new wave im not an expert on. It is a remake of ozus own blackandwhite silent film a story of floating weeds 1934. Not rated 1h 59min drama 24 november 1970 usa floating weeds poster. As far as its being a simple story, it is no simpler than, say, othello, which could be summarized as proud soldier meets tragic end due to jealousy. Please activate cookies in order to turn autoplay off. Floating weeds masters of cinema original theatrical trailer. Japanese film scholar donald richies comments on a story of floating weeds is passable, but nothing spectacular.
Both of these types of plants can be effectively controlled with the use of fluridone. Ozus darkest film and like early spring perhaps his second darkest post40s film very much. Floating weeds is a 1959 film directed by yasujiro ozu a thirdrate kabuki acting troupe arrives via ferry at a seaside town in japan. Floating weeds, drifting down the leisurely river of our lives, has long been a favored metaphor in japanese prose and poetry. Other than the years of completion, the use of color and sound, character. The area was extensively surveyed in order to collect floating aquatic weeds. Ozu occasionally repeated himself in the stricter sense, as well. Discuss dvds and blurays released by criterion and the films on them. Swedish, most of ozus films were not circulated outside of japan until the 70s.
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