Akira Kurosawa's Dreams
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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| title: |
Akira Kurosawa's Dreams |
| theatricalDate: |
24-08-1990 |
| stars: |
Akira Terao
Mitsuko Baisho |
| purchase date: |
06-11-2005 |
| publisher: |
Warner Home Video |
| published: |
18-03-2003 |
| price: |
$19.98 |
| net Rating: |
4.5 |
| MPAA Rating: |
PG |
| minutes: |
120 |
| last lookup time: |
152976160 |
| genre: |
Japanese
Holocaust |
| fullTitle: |
Akira Kurosawa's Dreams |
| features: |
Color
Widescreen
1.85:1 |
| director: |
Ishirô Honda
Akira Kurosawa |
| currentValue: |
$13.50 |
| created: |
152976160 |
| country: |
us |
| aspect: |
DVD |
| asin: |
B00007G1ZC
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