The story of the last chrysanthemum [Blu-ray]

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The story of the last chrysanthemum

(2016, original release: 1939)

Fiction

Blu-ray

Series:

Criterion collection.

Call Numbers:

BLU-RAY/FOREIGN/JAPANESE/STORY

Availability

Locations	Call Number	Status
Movies	BLU-RAY/FOREIGN/JAPANESE/STORY	Available

Details

PUBLISHED

[United States] : The Criterion Collection, [2016]

EDITION

New, restored 4K digital transfer with uncompressed monaural sountrack. New interview with critic Phillip Lopate about the evolution of director Kenji Mizoguchi's style

DESCRIPTION

1 Blu-ray disc (143 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded out booklet (16 cm)

ISBN/ISSN

9781681432038 CC2676BD, 168143203X :, 168143203X, 9781681432038, 715515186018

LANGUAGE

Japanese

SERIES

Criterion collection.

NOTES

Title from web page

This heartrending masterpiece by Kenji Mizoguchi about the give-and-take between life and art marked the director's first use of the hypnotic long takes and eloquent camera movements that would come to define his films. The adopted son of legendary kabuki actor Kikunosuke, who is striving to achieve stardom by mastering female roles, turns to his infant brother's wet nurse for support and affection, and she soon gives up everything for her beloved's creative glory

Originally released as a motion picture in 1939

Aspect ratio 1.37:1

Special features: New, restored 4K digital transfer, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray; New interview

Shotaro Hanayagi, Kakuko Mori

Blu-ray ; Aspect ratio 1.37:1; Stereo

Japanese dialogue; English subtitles