Return to Previous Press Release
Enter your name and a friend's email address in the fields below and click "Submit" to email this Press Release to a friend.
Your message will look like this:
[YOUR NAME HERE] thought you might be interested in this story from the University of Rochester.
MEDIA CONTACT: Film and Media Studies Program (585) 275-5757 or Helene Snihur (585) 275-7800
September 13, 2004
University students, faculty, and staff can enjoy free admission to the screenings of films by famed Japanese director Yasujiro Ozu at the George Eastman House Dryden Theatre. The series, already under way, runs on Wednesdays at 8 p.m. through the month of October, with the exception of Oct. 13.
Ozu left a legacy of deeply personal films, famous for their eloquence and compassion, focusing on the lives and relationships of middle-class families. The series spans Ozu’s silent and sound film career and is part of a retrospective honoring the director on the 100th anniversary of his birth. Ozu made 54 films before his death in 1963.
Admission to the films is free for members of the University community with University ID. The series is sponsored by the Film and Media Studies Program, the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, and the department’s Japanese section.
The remaining schedule of films includes: Sept. 15: A Story of Floating Weeds (1934); Sept. 22: The Only Son (1936); Sept. 29: Late Autumn (1960); Oct. 6: Early Summer (1951); Oct. 20: Late Spring (1949); and Oct. 27: Tokyo Story (1953). For more information, contact the Film and Media Studies Program, x5-5757.
The University of Rochester (www.rochester.edu) is one of the nation's leading private universities. Located in Rochester, N.Y., the University gives students exceptional opportunities for interdisciplinary study and close collaboration with faculty through its unique cluster-based curriculum. Its College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering is complemented by the Eastman School of Music, Simon School of Business, Warner School of Education, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, and the Memorial Art Gallery.
PR 1863, MS 300