Akira Kurosawa's Dreams
starring: Akira Terao, Mitsuko Baisho, Toshie Negishi, Mieko Harada, Mitsunori Isaki
directed by: Akira Kurosawa, Ishirô Honda
directed by: Akira Kurosawa, Ishirô Honda
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Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 9780790773278
Format: Anamorphic, Color, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0790773279
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Label: Warner Home Video
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Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
MPN: 085392366026
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: March 18, 2003
Running Time: 119 minutes
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: August 24, 1990
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Product Description:
A series of eight short films based on Akira Kurosawa's dreams explore the costs of war, the perils of nuclear power, and mankind's need to harmonize
Amazon.com:
Produced with assistance from George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, Dreams is an omnibus of eight short stories and parables that spell enchantment at every turn. The opening story, "Sun Under the Rain," emerges from director Akira Kurosawa's personal memories, as a child (whose house is modeled after Kurosawa's childhood home in Koishikawa) witnesses a fox's wedding ceremony in a magical forest. The Garden of Eden motif continues in "The Peach Orchard," while Lucas's ILM special effects group shines in the glorious "Crows" segment, in which an art admirer finds himself living within the paintings of Van Gogh (played with concentrated energy by Kurosawa enthusiast Martin Scorsese). In the idyllic closing fable, "The Village of the Watermills," a centenarian claims that "people nowadays have forgotten that they are also part of nature." The equally wise Kurosawa reinforces the old man's claim through these vivid but ultimately life-affirming tableaux. --Kevin Mulhall
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- Where are we going with our civilization....The film "Dreams", last full length feature of Akiro Kurosawa touches on enormous themes, and is visually exciting...
Broken down into several short films it captures the lives of different men, women, and children. Each scetch has its own unique setting, and is completely unlike the other ones in terms of the visual effects used. Kurosawa masterfully interplays the normal and the grotesque. Simplicity and fairy-tale. Despite - there s always a very very reach useage of colors, a palitte ... Read More
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- beautiful imagination on displayAkira Kurosawa was well past his prime when he made this wonderful film and it makes the work of most young hotshot Hollywood guys look soulless. The movie "Dreams" depicts a series of "dreams", each as I recall it totally separate, non-related to the next and its own little world. And each one I found myself fully immersed in. I could detail each one, but I would recommend you watch it with no preconceptions, no ideas. Go into it with an empty mind is best.
Master of "digital baroque nerdism" ... Read More
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- Mixed "Dreams" From KurosawaSome dreams make better films than others. Japanese director Akira Kurosawa's are no exception. "Dreams" (1990) is a decidedly mixed bag from the master, whose breathtaking visual style has not deserted him in these eight vignettes. The highlight is Kurosawa's astonishing journey through the paintings and landscape of Vincent Van Gogh (well-played by director Martin Scorsese) - a tour de force punctuated by its inventive use of color. However, the remaining segments pale in comparison to this mini-masterpiece. ... Read More
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- Awesome.It's slow but very beautiful and inspirational. If you're not into artistic movies, it may be boring for you. This is an accumulation of Kurosawas thoughts and dreams and he shot it beautifully on film. I recommend it highly.
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- Masterpiece!Video is actually collection of several separate vignettes, which are as varied as they are wonderful. Not for everyone, but a nice watch if you're a Kurosawa fan.
