{"product_id":"noriko-smiling-9781907903458","title":"Noriko Smiling","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘\u003cem\u003eLate Spring\u003c\/em\u003e, directed and co-written by Yasujirō Ozu, was released in 1949, which makes it an old film, or a film that has been new for a long time…’ So begins this remarkable essay in narrative reconstruction. Film-critic, novelist and essayist Mars-Jones gives a virtuoso performance as the lost figure of film explainer, drawing out a host of meaning from the reticence of Ozu’s classic Japanese movie.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e‘So long after its first release \u003cem\u003eLate Spring\u003c\/em\u003e is still limber and elusive,’ enthuses Mars-Jones. \u003cem\u003eNoriko Smiling\u003c\/em\u003e breathes new life into both Ozu’s film, and film studies as a whole. There has never been a film book like this.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Notting Hill Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51020777750871,"sku":"9781907903458","price":14.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781907903458.jpg?v=1750784360","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/noriko-smiling-9781907903458","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}