Swing by the Bryn Mawr Film Institute for a seminar on Japanese culture vis-a-vis silent film.
In their words;
Silence Speaks Volumes: Japanese Culture and the Silent Films of Yasujiro Ozu
Paul Wright, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of English, Cabrini College
Ozu's silent films reflect not only the technical challenges of that era, but also a unique perspective on the silences that speak volumes in human interaction. We will examine how such silences shape Ozu's depictions of families in transition. Examples will be drawn from his silent classics, including the comedy I Was Born But ... (1932) and the drama A Story of Floating Weeds (1934), which will be compared in its use of silences to Ozu's sound remake, Floating Weeds (1959).
