A Century Of Japanese Cinema - The Idiot (Hong Kong Version) DVD Region 3
Hara Setsuko (Actor)
| Mori Masayuki (Actor)
| Mifune Toshiro
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| Product Title: | A Century Of Japanese Cinema - The Idiot (Hong Kong Version) 日本映畫百年史：白痴 (香港版) 日本映画百年史：白痴 (香港版) A Century Of Japanese Cinema - The Idiot (Overseas Version) A Century Of Japanese Cinema - The Idiot (Hong Kong Version) |
| Artist Name(s): | Hara Setsuko (Actor) | Mori Masayuki (Actor) | Mifune Toshiro 原節子 (Actor) | 森雅之 (Actor) | 三船敏郎 原节子 (Actor) | 森雅之 (Actor) | 叁船敏郎 原節子 (Actor) | 森雅之 (Actor) | 三船敏郎 Hara Setsuko (Actor) | Mori Masayuki (Actor) | Mifune Toshiro |
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| Release Date: | 2003-04-28 |
| Language: | Japanese |
| Subtitles: | English, Traditional Chinese |
| Country of Origin: | Japan |
| Picture Format: | NTSC What is it? |
| Sound Information: | Dolby Digital 2.0 |
| Disc Format(s): | DVD |
| Region Code: | 3 - South East Asia (including Hong Kong, S. Korea and Taiwan) What is it? |
| Publisher: | Shu Kei Creative Work (HK) |
| Package Weight: | 110 (g) |
| Shipment Unit: | 1 What is it? |
| YesAsia Catalog No.: | 1002784896 |
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導演：黑澤明
Director: Akira Kurosawa
日本映畫天∼皇黑澤明繼《羅生門》揚名國際後力作。根據俄國大文豪杜斯妥也夫斯基同名原著改編！善與惡、美與醜、真與假，誰來定界線？
《白痴》是黑明澤繼1950年《羅生門》在日本本土和國際上的空前成功後立即開拍的影片，故事根據俄國文豪杜斯妥也夫斯基的同名原著改編而成。黑澤明的劇力求忠於原作，製作也不惜工本，但完成片版本長達四小時廿五分鐘，松竹公司要求他作大幅度刪剪，結果縮成現在的兩小時四十六分。公映時評論和觀眾的反都不理想，但黑明卻多次表示影片「是我拍得最痛快、沒有比拍攝這部影片更投進全部心力」的作品，而日本權威影評人佐藤忠男也認為本片是黑澤明作品中「運氣最不好、並淹沒在嚴厲批評下、但卻充滿著崇高的精神美的傑作……結尾時的畫面之美，不低於讀完杜斯妥也夫斯基的小說時的感動。」
The famous story of the too honest and goodhearted prince, the perverse beauty and the gloomy merchant's son takes place in Hokkaido instead of Petersburg. The beauty toys with the affections of both men, while the prince is also attracted to an upstanding general's daughter...After his international breakthrough and success with Rashomon, Kurosawa updated Dostoyevsky's novel with this minor classic. Following closely the plot of his favorite literary work but in a slavish manner, the Japanese master managed to capture the original's greatness, filtered through his won sensibility.
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Kevin Kennedy
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May 14, 2008
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May 14, 2008
A fascinating mess
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Kurosawa Akira's "The Idiot" is an interesting failure. Director Kurosawa conceived and filmed the project as a two-movie, four hour and 22 minute long epic. However, the studio refused to release the film in that form. They required Kurosawa to cut 99 minutes from the project (footage that apparently has been lost) and to release the project as a single movie. The resulting two hour and forty-three minute marathon has gaping holes in its story. But that isn't its biggest flaw. The story is drawn from Fyodor Dostoevsky's classic novel of the same name. Dostoevsky's story is based upon specifically Christian themes; Kurosawa removed those themes, leaving a rather empty, overlong melodrama. The film's central character -- the "idiot" -- is a cypher; his absence of personality creates a void at the heart of the film. In addition, the acting style that Kurosawa encouraged the cast to employ is bizarrely exaggerated. Poor Mifune Toshiro's bug-eyed performance is laughable in some scenes. Only Hara Setsuko manages to fashion a believable character. On a more positive note, the film features some striking cinematography of a snowbound Hokkaido. I encourage film buffs and Kurosawa fans to watch this film; it really is an interesting example of how a great artist like Kurosawa occasionally can overreach and end up with a flop. |
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