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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Akira Kurosawa |
| Stars: |
Chishu Ryu |
| Actors: |
Mieko Harada |
| Genre: |
Foreign Films |
| Subgenre: |
Surreal · Social Issues · Drama · Fantasy · Japanese |
| MPAA Rating: |
PG (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
VHS |
| UPC: |
085392366026 |
| Release Date: |
1990 |
| Running Time: |
2hr 0min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
Japanese |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD, 2hr 0min
Release Company: Warner Home Video (March 18, 2003)
UPC: 085392366026 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 2hr 0min
Release Company: Facets Video (March 20, 1991) |
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Professional Reviews
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(08/24/1990, p.C1, Vincent Canby): "...Grand....The magical and mysterious are mixed with the practical, funny and polemical..." |
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Quotes from the Movie
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"This? Yesterday I was trying to complete a self-portrait. I just couldn't get the ear right. So I cut it off and threw it away."--Vincent Van Gogh (Martin Scorsese) regarding his bandaged ear |
| More Information |
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Akira Kurosawa's DREAMS consists of eight short films based on actual dreams of the director. The first sequence, "Sunshine Through the Rain," features a young boy sneaking off into the forest on a rainy day to watch a procession of enchanted foxes. In "The Peach Orchard," a slightly older boy witnesses tree spirits performing a delicate dance. Weary travelers in "The Blizzard" face the elemental wrath of a snow enchantress, while "The Tunnel" finds a military officer haunted by the ghosts of his dead regiment. In "Crows," an art aficionado literally walks into the paintings of Vincent Van Gogh (played by Martin Scorsese). "Mount Fuji in Red" and "The Weeping Demon" are both fantastical cautionary tales about the hazards of nuclear power. Finally the gentle "Village of the Watermills" brings the film to a quiet, pastoral end. <br> <br> A highly personal project, DREAMS evinces its labor-of-love atmosphere in every sequence. As with all Kurosawa productions, each short film is meticulously designed and b... |
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