Kenji Mizoguchi is one of the three acclaimed masters--together
with Yasujiro Ozu and Akira Kurosawa--of Japanese cinema. Ten years
in the making, "Kenji Mizoguchi and the Art of Japanese Cinema" is
the definitive guide to the life and work of one of the greatest
film-makers of the 20th century.
Born at the end of the 19th Century into a wealthy family,
Mizoguchi's early life influenced the themes he would take up in
his work. His father's ambitious business ventures failed and the
family fell into poverty. His mother died and his beloved sister
was sold into a geisha house. Her earnings paid for Mizoguchi's
education. Weak and deluded men, and strong, self-sacrificing
women--these were to become the obsessive motifs of Mizoguchi's
films.
Mizoguchi's apprenticeship in cinema was peculiarly Japanese.
His concerns--the role of women and the realist representation of
the inequities of Japanese society--were not. Through two World
Wars, Japan's culture changed. Though censored, Mizoguchi continued
to produce films. It was only in the 1950s that Mizoguchi's
astonishing cinematic vision became widely known outside
Japan."Kenji Mizoguchi and the Art of Japanese Cinema" tells the
full story of this famously perfectionist, even tyrannical,
director. Mizoguchi's key films, cinematographic techniques and his
social and aesthetic concerns are all discussed and set in the
context of Japan's changing popular and political culture.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
