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1950 |
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FOREIGN
CRIME
THRILLER
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Japan |
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90 |
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Four witnesses to the death of a Samurai and the rape of his wife offer different interpretations of the same events.
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Reviewed by Chris Tookey
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| A weird and often wonderful thriller, with an original approach to narrative construction and unusually fantastical overtones (one of the four witnesses is a ghost). Rashomon was immediately hailed as a masterpiece, winning first prize at the Venice Film Festival, and Best Foreign Film at the Oscars. It now looks slow and repetitive; even so, it is visually striking and beautifully acted. Its reputation has remained high over the years, and led to it being remade in Hollywood twice - as The Outrage (1964) and Iron Maze (1991). Neither was remotely as effective as the original. |
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, Machiko Kyo 