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According to his personal journal, Kurosawa’s Dreams sought to explore a passage by Fyodor Dostoevsky in which the author claims, “Dreams revealed men’s deepest thoughts, liberated in sleep.”. Kurosawa understood the importance of reaching deep inside himself to achieve self-expression; although, pure expression often proved elusive ...
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Unfolding in a series of mythic vignettes, this late work by Akira Kurosawa brings eight of the beloved director’s own nighttime visions, informed by tales from Japanese folklore, to cinematic life. In a visually sumptuous journey through the master’s unconscious, tales of childlike wonder give way to apocalyptic visions: a young boy stumbles on a ...
Akira Kurosawa’s Dreamsreceives a much needed Blu-ray release thanks to Criterion, who present the film in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1 on this dual-layer disc. The 1080p/24hz high-definition presentation is sourced from a new 4K scan taken from the original 35mm camera negative. For audiences used to Kurosawa’s early work, even up to Ran, D...
The film also has a very lovely 2.0 surround track, presented here in DTS-HD MA. The film’s sound design is fairly subtle on the whole but it still has some pretty impressive moments. The track has some decent range and strong fidelity, sounding clear and natural. Both music and dialogue sound sharp and natural, never muffled nor edgy, and I didn’t...
Criterion does go the extra bit with their supplements, delivering a solid special edition. They first provide a new audio commentarywith scholar Stephen Prince, who has provided commentaries for a number of Criterion’s Kurosawa releases. It’s a solid track, Prince talking about the film’s development and release, focusing on some of the more intri...
Criterion’s new special edition delivers on all fronts. It provides a satisfying collection of supplementary material (running around 6 hours) and a superb audio/video presentation that really wowed me. It comes highly recommended, even if you already own the previous Warner DVD. BUY AT:
Rated: 3/4 • May 31, 2023. Dec 1, 2022. This imaginative Japanese production presents a series of short films by lauded director Akira Kurosawa. In one chapter, a young boy spies on foxes that ...
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- Akira Kurosawa, Ishirô Honda
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- Drama
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Aug 8, 2023 · Picture 9/10. The Criterion Collection upgrades their Blu-ray edition of Akira Kurosawa's Dreams to 4K UHD, presenting the film in the aspect ratio of 1.85:1 on a triple-layer disc with a 2160p/24hz ultra high-definition encode in HDR10. The master is sourced from the same 4K restoration (scanned from the 35mm original camera negative) used for ...
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 ...
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Aug 8, 2023 · Estimated reading time: 8 minutes. Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams 4K Ultra HD Combo (Criterion Collection) For his follow-up to 1985’s Ran, Japanese auteur Akira Kurosawa switched modes from the historical epics that had defined much of his output to the more cerebral and personal themes of Dreams. The film unfolds in eight vignettes, centering ...
Nov 15, 2016 · Nov 15, 2016. W hen Akira Kurosawa released his acclaimed epic Ran in 1985, many understandably took it to be the seventy-five-year-old director’s swan song. Even Kurosawa himself spoke of the film during its production as if it were his last. So it came as something of a surprise when he returned in 1990 with Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams, an ...
