A Story of Floating Weeds
September 11, 2010
Alex de Grassi photo by Andrew deLory
Story of Floating Weeds publicity still courtesy of Criterion Films.
A mesmerizing current of fluid guitar music and stunning black-and-white photography pulls you into our season. Grammy-nominated fingerstyle guitarist Alex de Grassi performs live to Yasujiro Ozu’s 1934 silent film classic A Story of Floating Weeds. This is a rare opportunity to see this influential Japanese filmmaker’s original masterpiece on a big screen, and even rarer to hear it enhanced by de Grassi’s ever-changing improvised score. A traveling kabuki troupe revisits a small town where its aging director hopes to settle down with his former lover and grown son he has never known, but his jealous leading lady muddies the water.
For more information about Alex de Grassi, please visit the artist's website, www.degrassi.com.