Early Summer [Special Edition] [Criterion Collection]
Features:
- New high-definition digital transfer, with restored image and sound
- Audio commentary by Japanese film expert Donald Richie, author of Ozu and A Hundred Years of Japanese Film
- Ozu's Films From Behind the scenes, a conversation about Ozu and his working methods between child actor and sound technician Kojiro Suematsu, assistant cameraman Takashi Kawamata, and producer Shizuo Yamanouchi
- Original theatrical trailer
- New and improved English subtitle translation
- Optimal image quality: RSDL dual layer edition
- Plus a new essay by David Bordwell, author of Ozu and the Poetics of Cinema, and an article about Ozu by filmmaker Jim Jarmusch
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- Ozu's Style
- Color, Editing & Cameras
- Postproduction & Studio Concerns
- A Reflection of the Man
- Trailer
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- Side #1 --
- 1. Credits [2:31]
- 2. Breakfast [8:32]
- 3. Jealous Old Maids [3:24]
- 4. Impudent Woman [2:58]
- 5. Uncle Visits [7:39]
- 6. Mr. Carrot [4:25]
- 7. Noriko Becomes Popular [7:15]
- 8. Time to Marry [3:51]
- 9. A Disagreement Among Friends [2:48]
- 10. Possibility [3:37]
- 11. A Detective Calls [3:32]
- 12. Boy's Day [6:38]
- 13. "Some Child Must Be Crying" [2:29]
- 14. Cake [5:02]
- 15. A Question of Age [6:40]
- 16. Missing Children [5:34]
- 17. Moving to Akita [2:46]
- 18. Noriko's Out [4:25]
- 19. Show Your Happiness [6:20]
- 20. The News [4:29]
- 21. Like a Dream [2:33]
- 22. A Compromised Acceptance [3:40]
- 23. "I Don't Need Any More Husbands" [5:59]
- 24. Family Meeting [2:40]
- 25. Trust [4:20]
- 26. Remember Tokyo [7:03]
- 27. "We've Been Really Happy" [3:32]
- 28. Color Bars [:00]
- 1. A Return to Ozu's Best Style [2:31]
- 2. Quotidian Details [8:32]
- 3. Social Climate [3:24]
- 4. Noriko's Character [2:58]
- 5. Financial Concerns/Iconic Settings [7:39]
- 6. Conventions [4:25]
- 7. The Film's Primary Theme [7:15]
- 8. Craftsmanship [3:51]
- 9. The Importance of Marriage [2:48]
- 10. Two Dimensions [3:37]
- 11. Arranged Marriages [3:32]
- 12. Bakushu/The Role of Children [6:38]
- 13. Transience [2:29]
- 14. Ozu's Popularity [5:02]
- 15. The Themes Unite [6:40]
- 16. Elisions [5:34]
- 17. Patterns [2:46]
- 18. A Ribald Sense of Humor [4:25]
- 19. Shot Length [6:20]
- 20. Realism [4:29]
- 21. The Influence of Ozu [2:33]
- 22. Codas [3:40]
- 23. Tradition vs. Modernity [5:59]
- 24. Home Drama [2:40]
- 25. A Dramatic Camera Move [4:20]
- 26. Goodbyes [7:03]
- 27. A Life Cycle [3:32]
- 28. Color Bars [:00]
Year released: 1951
MPAA Rating: [ ]
Format: Black & White
Length: 125
Sound: DD1
Subtitles: Eng
Studio: Criterion