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Wednesday 14 December 2011

A.K. (1985)

Chris Marker’s documentary of the making of Akira Kurosawa's Ran (1985).
Marker points his camera and lets events unfold; he waits, listens and very occasionally waxes lyrical on memory and method.
We see Kurosawa as he sees him, as an old man struggling against the elements on the side of a mountain, but equally at home in an environment that gives him life, namely on set, being Sensei.
It’s a meditative experience and a brief glimpse into the workings of a master film-maker. Essential viewing for fans of either director.

5 times filming the untranslatable out of 5

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