Kurosawa's Dreams

Japan 1990, 114 minutes
Dir. Akira Kurosawa
In Japanese with English subtitles
Rating: [PG]
Genres: Foreign Cinema, Drama / Fantasy

Feat. Akira Terao, Mitsuko Baisho, Martin Scorsese

Aroview: Opinions vary wildly over this sequence of eight re-enactments of Akira's very own dreams - stunning photography and subtle use of effects (Van Gogh running through his own paintings), yet the odd lapse into sentimentality and tedium (perhaps a little like dreams themselves). Highlight involves a group of mountaineers lost in a blizzard whiteout.

NZ International Film Festival 1990