Do you love Kurosawa's films? If your answer is yes, this is the book for you. The late Donald Richie knew his subject matter well, and to my knowledgDo you love Kurosawa's films? If your answer is yes, this is the book for you. The late Donald Richie knew his subject matter well, and to my knowledge this is the most comprehensive critical appreciation of one of the 20th century's greatest film-makers. The book contains a short biography of Kurosawa and in-depth reviews, including background and source material, story-lines, treatment, characterizations, and style for each of the films....more
This is a story about how a creation destroys its creator, and the fine line between genius and madness. In that regard, it reminded me of Mary ShelleThis is a story about how a creation destroys its creator, and the fine line between genius and madness. In that regard, it reminded me of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein."
Zola's descriptions of late 19th century Paris are astounding; you see, breathe, taste, and feel it. His characters are flesh and blood men and women. They leap off the page and bore into your consciousness. His observations of the human condition are compelling, his philosophical musings on the creative life profound. But it's all hard, bleak, and raw, a portrait of misery and depression with only the tiniest glimmer of hope in its final line, spoken in a cemetery: "Let's go to work." ...more
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