|
|
|
Ikiru
|
(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport)
(England-Import)
|
|
| Inhalt: |
lKlRU
A film by Akira Kurosawa
Sometimes l think of death , wrote Kurosawa, l think of ceasing to be... and its from these thoughts that lkiru came. The story of a man diagnosed with stomach cancer, Kurosawa's fiIm is a series contemplation of the nature of existence and the question of how we find meaning in our lives.
Opening with a slot of an x-ray, showing the main character's stomach, lkiru teIls the tale of a dedicated, downtrodden civiI servant who, diagnosed with a fataI cancer, Iearns to change his duII, unfuIfilled existence, and suddenIy discovers a zest for Iife. Plunging first into self-pity, then a bout of hedonistic pleasure-seeking on the frenetic streets of post-war Tokyo, Watanabe the fiIm's hero finally finds satisfaction through building a chiIdren's pIayground.
BeautifuIly played by Takashi Shimura (who starred in 21 of Kurosawa's fiIms), lkiru is an intensely IyricaI and moving film, and was one of Kurosawa's own favourites.
DVD extras incIude an introduction by Alex Cox and biographies of Kurosawa and Shimura
Japan | 1952 | bIack & white | Japanese Ianguage with English subtitIes | 137 minutes | Ratio 4:3 | Region 2 DVD |
|
Auf Bestellung (Lieferzeit unbekannt)
Newsfeed | 
Facebook | 
Twitter
