This past weekend, I went to see “I Was Born, But …” and “Tokyo Twilight”, two of the films featured in the Ozu retrospective currently playing at the Northwest Film Forum. Both were stunning pieces of cinema and it was a real pleasure to see them in the Film Forum’s spacious new home. While I was a little dubious about the scores commissioned for the silent films, the musical accompaniment to “I Was Born, But …” was excellent and definitely added to the film’s overall effect.

The second week of the series begins tomorrow, with evening screenings of “Woman of Tokyo” and “An Autumn Afternoon”. The other films playing this week are “Late Spring”, “What Did the Lady Forget?” and “Dragnet Girl”. (The full schedule is available here.)

The Ozu “six pack” — 6 of the festival films, including one with live musical accompaniment, for $40 ($30 for members) — had been sold out, but more are now available according to the NWFF website.