Tattered Cover FREE Classic: Street Of Shame
Japan, 1956, 88 Minute Running Time
Language: Japanese English Sub-Titles
Saturday, April 3 at 7pm - FREE!
Tickets available ONE HOUR before show at the box office
Hosted by Howie Movshovitz and presented by Tattered Cover Bookstore and Colorado Public Radio
35mm presentation - The film tells the stories of five Japanese prostitutes, and was made at the moment that the Japanese government was considering legislation to better the lives of such women. Mizoguchi is one of the greatest masters of filmmaking to date. We will be screening a 35mm print recently donated to UCD, and with the permission of Janus Films and The Criterion Collection.
DIRECTOR: Kenji Mizoguchi