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Akira Kurosawa's Dreams Actors: Akira Terao, Mitsuko Baisho Directors: Ishirô Honda, Akira Kurosawa Number of Items: 1 Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen Format: Color, Widescreen Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Running Time: 120 minutes Studio: Warner Home Video Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Region Code: 1 Product Group: DVD Release Date: 2003-03-18 Buy from Amazon |
 "Deeply personal film"Although not the flawless masterpiece everyone claims it to be, Kurosawa's Dreams is a strong final statement from the brilliant Japanese director. Although he would continue to make films after Dreams, this is the closest Kurosawa came to creating a masterpiece that rivals his best work. Consisting of 8 segments, Dreams is almost like a series of interconnected short films using variations on a theme. Although the writing and all the performances aren't quite up to Kurosawa's best, they don't diminish the poetic power of this wonderful film. In many respects, the ruminations on man's place in the world, our finite existence and our poor understanding of our surroundings make this Kurosawa's most personal film. Often overlooked by film fans, Dreams is finally getting its due now that it has become available in the superior DVD format. The videotape couldn't do justice to the fine compositions and beautiful use of color. Kurosawa's strength as a director was always his carefully cultivated use of the visual as narrative. What we see and how we organize it visually, makes up the narrative of our lives just as strongly as what we say and do. The support of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg (no matter how you feel about their films and careers)is what allowed Kurosawa to remain vital and creative towards the end of his life. When many in the Japanese film industry had turned their back on this master film director, Lucas and Spielberg (along with Scorsese)allowed him to make a number of minor and major films at the end of his career. Pick up Dreams -- you won't regret visiting Kurosawa's world.  "Dreams"This is Kurosawa's best Color Movie. The photography is incredible. Eight tremendous shorts that seam to roll into one another, the concept of the crows where they walk into the Van Gogh paintings is stunning! My favorite is the last story the waterfall, the wisdom the old Man is inspirational. Red Beard and Dreams, favorite two movies ever made. "It's about time"I saw this movie in a theater when it came out years ago. I've since then longed to own a VHS copy, but it never was available for under $... Glad it's coming to DVD... "So Glad to See "Dreams" Finally Available!"I saw this film several years ago and even today I recount it's imagery as perhaps among the most beautiful I've even seen. It's certainly not for everyone, but if you are a person who's mind is more sighted toward symbolism rather then realism at times, then this film is unforgettable. The aesthetics are lush and poetic, and the vignette's are touching if you allow yourself to be receptive to what Kurasawa's putting before you. The Van Gogh vignette is particularly beautiful. I've seen several Kurasawa films, enjoyed them all, but "Dreams" really captured my imagination in a very endearing way. "It is About Time!!!"This is a long overdue DVD, one I have been waiting for, for a very long time. This was the first foreign film I ever watched and every felt a true passion for. I watched this for the first time when I was 18, and it helped open me to a world beyond brain-dead action and mindless horror films. It is very stylistic and visually stunning, especially 'The Peach Orchard'. Kurosawa is a true genius, and without a doubt, the greatest film director of all time, and I can not wait to watch this film in fine DVD style! |
