A peerless chronicler of the soul who specialized in supremely emotional, visually exquisite films about the circumstances of women in Japanese society, Kenji Mizoguchi had already been directing movies for decades when he made THE LIFE OF OHARU in 1952. But this epic portrait of an inexorable fall from grace, starring the astounding Kinuyo Tanaka as an imperial lady-in-waiting who gradually descends to street prostitution, was the movie that gained the director international attention, ushering in a new golden period for him.
This special collaboration between Montclair Film and La Cinémathèque celebrates Lives Remembered: Japanese Cinematic Masterpieces. Featuring a special introduction and Q&A with curator, Gerard Amsellem, local teacher, artist, and filmmaker from New Wave Productions along with Dr. Anne Giblin Gedacht, Ph.D., Associate Professor at Seton Hall University on Japanese culture.
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