Ran - cinema review

13 november 2012 
admission free

(Japan 1985)
directed by Akira Kurosawa, con Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao, Takeshi Kato
colour, 163', 35mm, Italian dubbed version

A masterpiece of late Kurosawa, the film is based on Shakespeare's King Lear and tells the story of Hidetora, a Japanese war lord in disgrace after having divided his kingdom among his three ungrateful sons. Ran ("chaos" in Japanese) is an unforgettable visual feast, featuring some of the most beautiful battle scenes ever staged. An Academy Award winner, at the time the film was the greatest production effort in Japanese Cinema history.

Informazioni

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Sala Cinema

Entrance on mid floor of the staircase in via Milano 9A

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