Film Festival Podcast: Rashomon
This week Mitch and Chris are joined by none other than M.C. Wilson himself as they discuss the 1950 Akira Kurisawa film Rashomon. Widely considered one of the greatest films ever made, it is also a fantastic exercise in storytelling, and not one to miss.
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July 6th, 2010 at 10:48 am
This is my first time seeing this film, and though I’ve loved every Kurisawa film I’ve ever seen, I didn’t realize there was such reverence behind this one. Yes, it was a nice little movie. But I saw it as more of a well-told fable than this amazing and essential film.
What I did appreciate were two things: in your podcast, Chris mentioned Run Lola Run, and I also had that thought while watching. I loved RLR, so this sort of storytelling is right up my alley. Second, I had to remind myself that this movie was made in 1950, because the subject matter is pretty grim for that time period, at least from an American point of view. I mean, I understand that there were some fairly dark pictures made back in the 30s and 40s leading up to this, but I can’t think of many that deal so plainly with the subject of rape and murder. This isn’t exactly Ozzie and Harriet material here.
Anyway, while I really enjoyed the movie, it didn’t exactly grab me the same way films like Throne of Blood, The Hidden Fortress, or (obviously) Seven Samurai.
Oh, and it’s great to hear MC in a podcast again. Like a warm cup of soup…
July 6th, 2010 at 12:00 pm
What really astonished me about this film, as I mentioned on the podcast, is the camera work. This was my first Kurisawa film, and it’s strange seeing an older film with such amazing moving frames. Kind of like the first time I saw “Touch of Evil.”
July 6th, 2010 at 12:05 pm
Oh, shit, Touch of Evil was amazing in that regard. Just watched that for the first time a couple months ago.
July 6th, 2010 at 3:42 pm
I was really blown away by the lighting in this film. Every shot was this beautiful composition. A real study in black and white filming. Also agree with Mitch on the camera work. Very engaging.
I really enjoyed this film. I thought it worked on a lot of different levels.
I really
July 6th, 2010 at 11:20 pm
I agree, I also really
July 7th, 2010 at 10:45 am
Really?
July 14th, 2010 at 4:55 pm
This years fest makes me wish I had hardcore film friends. In years past I either had the film, knew someone who had the film and in one very lucky chance, saw the film 2 weeks earlier.
But I have written this years movies down and will be on the look out for them in the future.
August 6th, 2010 at 2:33 pm
Is film festival done? You guys were doing a kickass job, I hope you start it back up!
August 6th, 2010 at 7:27 pm
I don’t have a clue. Ask Mitch on Twitter.
August 6th, 2010 at 9:52 pm
I’ve been wondering the same thing.
August 7th, 2010 at 10:19 am
I think we have 8 more movies.