I WAS BORN, BUT... Ozu's Masterpiece w/ Cello Score by Lori Goldston
Sat, Oct 04
|Epsilon Spires
Cellist Lori Goldston (famously of Nirvana's MTV Unplugged) performs an original live soundtrack to one of Japan’s most treasured silents by celebrated director Yasujirō Ozu. "I Was Born, But..." is a charmingly comedic, poignant and sublime evocation of the tumult of childhood.
Time & Location
Oct 04, 2025, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Epsilon Spires, 190 Main St, Brattleboro, VT 05301, USA
About the event
One of Yasujirō Ozu's most popular films, I Was Born, But . . . (1932, 90 mins) is an utterly charming, hilarious and profound silent comedy about childhood displaying the socially-astute, yet playful side of Ozu while showcasing his expertly-timed comedic editing. The story is told from the perspective of two mischievous little boys who discover a bitter truth: While everyone is born with great expectations for themselves, the majority of us end up leading mediocre lives of unremarkable routine, constrained by hierarchies. Tackling contemporary subject matter with a quietly barbed comedic sensibility, this was Ozu’s breakout film, setting the stage for his subsequent career as the great chronicler of 20th century Japanese family life.
ARTIST BIO:
Classically trained and rigorously de-trained, possessor of a restless, semi-feral spirit, Lori Goldston is a cellist, composer, improvisor, producer, writer and teacher from Seattle. Her voice as a cellist, amplified or acoustic, is full, textured, committed and…