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Together, the films offer a unique glimpse into the evolution of one of cinema's greatest directors. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Story of Floating Weeds\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e finds Ozu in the midst of developing his mode of expression;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eFloating Weeds\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e reveals his distinct style at its pinnacle. In each, the director captures the joy and sadness of everyday life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cheader class=\"product-detail-header\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-title\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"header__primarytitle\" itemprop=\"name\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Story of Floating Weeds\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/header\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-summary\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRich in backstage atmosphere and class-conscious insight,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Story of Floating Weeds\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas one of Yasujiro Ozu’s final silent films, and it displays his complete mastery of the form. With a vivid sense of character and the world of rural Japan, he sketches a poignant tale of family secrets, jealousy, and creative community, buoyed by grace notes of humanist observation and by luminous black-and-white cinematography that shows his spare yet lyrical visuals at their most soulful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cheader class=\"product-detail-header\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-title\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"header__primarytitle\" itemprop=\"name\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFloating Weeds\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/header\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-summary\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of six sublime color masterworks that Yasujiro Ozu produced late in his career, the director’s second filming of his own 1934 silent triumph\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Story of Floating Weeds\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003erepresents the mature flowering of his style. Harnessing the full expressive potential of color, sound, music, and his exquisite compositional sense, he brings new depths of bittersweet feeling—tinged with an aging artist’s melancholic nostalgia—as well as a new air of expansiveness, to a story with enduring resonance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"header_lvl2 hideSmall\"\u003eSPECIAL FEATURES\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4K digital master of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFloating Weeds,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewith uncompressed monaural soundtrack (Blu-ray); high-definition digital transfer of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFloating Weeds\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e(DVD)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh-definition digital master of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Story of Floating Weeds,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003efeaturing a score by composer Donald Sosin, presented in 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio on the Blu-ray\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAudio commentary for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Story of Floating Weeds\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby Japanese-film historian Donald Richie and for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFloating Weeds\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby film critic Roger Ebert\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrailer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnglish subtitle translation by Richie for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFloating Weeds\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePLUS: An essay by Richie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eCovers by Lucien S. 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