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In the uneven career of Akira Kurosawa, two limiting factors were sentimentality and preachiness, and both come to the fore in this 1990 collection of eight dreams. Full Review | Feb 9, 2007
Unfolding in a series of eight mythic vignettes, this late work by Akira Kurosawa was inspired by the beloved director’s own nighttime visions, along with stories from Japanese folklore. In a visually sumptuous journey through the master’s imagination, tales of childlike wonder give way to apocalyptic apparitions: a young boy stumbles on a fox wedding in a forest; a soldier confronts the ...
Aug 8, 2023 · The digital master for Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams was created from the 35mm original camera negative, which was scanned in 4K resolution on a Lasergraphics Director film scanner under the supervision of cinematographer Shoji Ueda. The film is presented in its original 1.85:1 aspect ratio in a HEVC 2160p (4K UHD) HDR10 encodement on 4K disc and ...
Aug 8, 2023 · Documentary from 2011 by director Akira Kurosawa’s longtime translator Catherine Cadou, featuring interviews with filmmakers Bernardo Bertolucci, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Martin Scorsese, Hayao Miyazaki, and others; Trailer; PLUS: An essay by film critic Bilge Ebiri and Kurosawa’s script for a never-filmed ninth dream, introduced by Nogami
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Nov 18, 2016 · Picture Quality. Akira Kurosawa's Dreams hits UK shores on a Region B-locked disc courtesy of Criterion, whose impressive 4K restoration of the work makes for a strong 1080p/AVC-encoded High Definition video presentation, framed in the movie's original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1 widescreen.
Oct 26, 2020 · One of the last films made by legendary director Akira Kurosawa, Dreams came out in 1990 and presented a somewhat different experience from previous movies helmed by Kurosawa. As the title plainly states, the motion picture consists of several short tales, each inspired by visions that came to Kurosawa in his dreams.
Aug 24, 1990 · Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams. By Peter Travers. August 24, 1990. Travelers in a blizzard are bewitched by a snow fairy; a small boy spies on a wedding procession of foxes; crows rise majestically ...
