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Ran [videorecording] / seisaku Herarudo Ēsu, ... Read More

乱 [videorecording] / 製作ヘラルド・エース, ... Read More

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  • 2 of 2 copies available at Berklee College of Music.

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Library Reserve Desk DVD 5918-5919 Disc 1 37684001085071 Getz Reserve Closet Not holdable Available -
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Record details

  • ISBN: 1559409665
  • ISBN: 9781559409667
  • Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (160 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + ... Read More
  • Edition: Special ed.
  • Publisher: [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, c2005.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on "King Lear" by William Shakespeare.
Originally released as a Japanese motion picture in 1985.
Faculty reserve.
Material for LENG-321 (Coroniti).
Special features: Disc 1: audio commentary by film scholar Stephen Prince; an appreciation of the ... Read More
Formatted Contents Note:
Disc 1. The film -- disc 2. The supplements.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Directors of photography, Takao Saito ; music, ... Read More
Participant or Performer Note:
Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao, Jinpachi Nezu, ... Read More
Summary, etc.:
An aging warlord decides to split his kingdom ... Read More
System Details Note:
DVD; NTSC, region 1; 1.85:1 aspect ratio, enhanced ... Read More
Language Note:
Japanese dialogue with optional English subtitles; ... Read More
Subject: Fathers and sons > Drama.
Brothers > Drama.
Families > Japan > Drama.
Genre: War films.
Samurai films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Foreign films.
DVD; NTSC, region 1; 1.85:1 aspect ratio, enhanced for 16:9 widescreen TVs; Dolby Digital stereo.
Japanese dialogue with optional English subtitles; credits in Japanese, English, and French.
Directors of photography, Takao Saito ; music, Toru Takemitsu ; DVD producer, Kim Hendrickson.
Based on "King Lear" by William Shakespeare.
Originally released as a Japanese motion picture in 1985.
Faculty reserve.
Material for LENG-321 (Coroniti).
An aging warlord decides to split his kingdom between his three sons, who will live in three separate castles. The two eldest sons are quite happy, but the youngest thinks his father has gone mad, and predicts that it won't be long until the two older brothers are fighting with each other.
Special features: Disc 1: audio commentary by film scholar Stephen Prince; an appreciation of the film by director Sidney Lumet; theatrical trailers; Disc 2: "A.K.", a 74-minute film by director Chris Marker; a 30-minute documentary on the making of 'Ran', part of the "Toho Masterworks" series "Akira Kurosawa: It is wonderful to create"; a 35-minute video piece reconstructing 'Ran' through Kurosawa's paintings and sketches, created as part of the series "Image: Kurosawa's continuity"; new video interview with actor Tatsuya Nakadai; a 28-page booklet featuring film critic Michael Wilmington and interviews with Kurosawa and composer Toru Takemitsu.

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