A.K.
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Director Chris Marker interviews and films Akira Kurosawa at work on one of his international blockbusters, Ran, in this interesting documentary that says as much about the process of filming as it does about the famed Japanese director himself. Clips from Ran are included, and comments from Kurosawa, on everything from handling horses in a film to the nature of fear, reveal his approach to his art and the people (and horses!) that are essential to an effective final cut. Soft-spoken and modestly dressed in jeans and tennis shoes, the 72-year-old director's style is as individual as his cinematic statements. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, RoviCast
Robert Kramer; Akira KurosawaCredit
Chris Marker - Director, Chris Marker - Editor| A.J.'s Time Travelers: Amerigo Vespucci (1995 Film), A.I.P., Vol. 2: The Cool and the Crazy (1987 Film) | |
| A.K.A. Birdseye (2002 Film), A.K.A. Don Bonus (1995 Film) |
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A.K. (film)
| A.K. | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Chris Marker |
| Produced by | Serge Silberman |
| Written by | Chris Marker |
| Starring | Akira Kurosawa Chris Marker Tatsuya Nakadai |
| Music by | Tôru Takemitsu |
| Cinematography | Frans-Yves Marescot |
| Editing by | Chris Marker |
| Release date(s) | 20 May 1985 |
| Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | ‹See Tfd› France |
| Language | French |
A.K. is a 1985 French documentary film directed by Chris Marker about the Japanese director Akira Kurosawa. Though it was filmed while Kurosawa was working on Ran, the film focuses more on Kurosawa's remote but polite personality than on the making of the film. The film is sometimes seen as being reflective of Marker's fascination with Japanese culture, which he also drew on for one of his best-known films, Sans Soleil.[1] The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival.[2]
References
- ^ Chicago Reader: Dave Kehr's Review of AK
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: A.K.". festival-cannes.com. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/1107/year/1985.html. Retrieved 2009-06-28.
External links
- A.K. at the Internet Movie Database
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