Before RASHOMON (1950, 88 min) became a global sensation, director Akira Kurosawa and the Japanese Film Industry had been largely overlooked by international audiences. In fact, the distributor of the film almost passed on submitting RASHOMON to the 1951 Venice Film Festival, where it won the prestigious Golden Lion, thrusting it onto the world stage.
A deeply personal and pure expression of a master filmmaker, Kurosawa’s RASHOMON is now considered to be one of the greatest films ever made.
In this class, we’ll explore how Kurosawa’s early artistic influences, coupled with both personal and national tragedy, gave rise to this landmark of international cinema that continues to influence filmmakers to this day.
This class will be taught by Hollywood Theatre Director of Education Ted Hurliman, whose past classes include The Art of Noir series, and Home on the Range: The Revisionist Western.
Class size will be limited to 18.
Questions? Email us at education@moviemadness.org
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