Yasujirō Ozu was a Japanese film director and script writer. He originally worked as a cameraman in silent films to become soon a prolific film creator. Some of his most well known works are "Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family", "Late Spring", "Equinox Flowers" and "Tokyo Story", his masterpiece. His exceptional technical style and his analysis of family relationships and generation gap issues on screen are only few of the things that have established him as one of the most prominent directors of all times. His work seems to have influenced Jim Jarmusch and Wim Wenders, among others, and he is still commemorated by various artists and film critics for his contribution to cinema art.
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Qui êtes vous, William Klein?
William Klein is an american photographer and filmmaker. Besides his iconic fashion photo editorials for Vogue and his famous photo series dedicated to modern metropolises, he has directed a series of films, including the art house movie “Qui êtes vous, Polly Maggoo?” and the anti-imperialistic satire “Mr. Freedom”. In 1956 he won the Prix Nadar, the annual French photography award. He has been living in France for the last decades.
“Qui êtes vous, Polly Maggoo?”
“Qui êtes vous, Polly Maggoo?”
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