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The Films of Akira Kurosawa, Third Edition, Expanded and Updated
Donald Richie
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Paperback. This study examines the work of Akira Kurosawa, one of the century's greatest film directors. It discusses his choice of themes, story-telling technique, camera work and directorial style. New to this edition are a revised introduction and filmography, and some additional chapters. Num Pages: 280 pages, 189 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; APFA; APFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 250 x 15. Weight in Grams: 924. 280 pages, 189 b&w photographs. This study examines the work of Akira Kurosawa, one of the century's greatest film directors. It discusses his choice of themes, story-telling technique, camera work and directorial style. New to this edition are a revised introduction and filmography, and some additional chapters. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPJ; APFA; APFB. Dimension: 251 x 250 x 15. Weight: 968.
In an epilogue provided for his incomparable study of Akira Kurosawa (1910-1998), Donald Richie reflects on Kurosawa's life work of thirty feature films and describes his last, unfinished project, a film set in the Edo period to be called The Ocean Was Watching. Kurosawa remains unchallenged as one of the century's greatest film directors. Through his long and distinguished career he managed, like very few others in the teeth of a huge and relentless industry, to elevate each of his films to a distinctive level of art. His Rashomon--one of the best-remembered and most talked-of films in any language--was a ... Read more
In an epilogue provided for his incomparable study of Akira Kurosawa (1910-1998), Donald Richie reflects on Kurosawa's life work of thirty feature films and describes his last, unfinished project, a film set in the Edo period to be called The Ocean Was Watching. Kurosawa remains unchallenged as one of the century's greatest film directors. Through his long and distinguished career he managed, like very few others in the teeth of a huge and relentless industry, to elevate each of his films to a distinctive level of art. His Rashomon--one of the best-remembered and most talked-of films in any language--was a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
Weight
940g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520220379
SKU
V9780520220379
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About Donald Richie
Donald Richie is the Arts Critic for The Japan Times.
Reviews for The Films of Akira Kurosawa, Third Edition, Expanded and Updated
"A gratifying study for both film buff and critic."
Kirkus Reviews
"The seminal work on one of the greatest of all film artists, [it] has universally been regarded as a masterpiece of film criticism."
Bloomsbury Review
"Definitive, readable, and a virtual model for future studies in the field."
Saturday Review
Kirkus Reviews
"The seminal work on one of the greatest of all film artists, [it] has universally been regarded as a masterpiece of film criticism."
Bloomsbury Review
"Definitive, readable, and a virtual model for future studies in the field."
Saturday Review