Wednesday, July 14, 2021
Akira Kurosawa's Dreams
- Commentary: This film is a series of biographical vignettes from an extremely personal perspective. That may sound like it's difficult to watch, but, in fact, it is, like it's title, dreamy and extraordinarily engaging. As you watch, you can either consider it a Kurosawa statement, or you can meander through the vignettes as individual statements being made by the characters.
The fact that this collection of films is "hosted, of sorts, I sometimes find annoying, but then another vignette begins and I lose myself. Again.
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Name Role Name Actor Name Role Name Actor Name Role Name Actor Name Role Name Akira Terao I, Dreamer I, Dreamer Mitsunori Isaki I, Young Dreamer Mitsuko Baisho Dreamer's Mother Martin Scorsese Vincent Van Gogh Chishū Ryū Old Man Mieko Harada Snow Spirit Yoshitaka Zushi Private Noguchi Toshie Negishi Woman with Child Hisashi Igawa Nuclear Power Plant Man Chosuke Ikariya The Demon Akira Kurosawa Self Matt Sloan Host
Here is a link to the Wikipedia write-up on this film.
Release Date: 1990
Directed by Akira Kurosawa.
Labels: §1, akira-kurosawa, chishū-ryū, Criterion2, fantasy4, magical-realism
