Narrow lapels IAN HAWKINS NOWADAYS, teenage kicks ain't what they used to be. When a young one's options are YIS or broke it's little wonder we want to look back to more cheery days. The search for nostalgia has fixed here on the late fifties: small-time, snobRan DAVID GRANT KIER RAN IS possibly one of the most interesting and thought provoking films that you could ever wish to see. Brilliantly crafted, it is in every sense of the word a great film - 'the sum of my life's work' according to its director, Akira Kurosawa, who Is generally accepted to be the pre-eminent director of Japanese cinema.
Set in the civil wars that wracked sixteenth century Japan, Ran, which translates into English as 'Chaos', draws heavily on Shakespeare's King Lear for Its inspiration. Studying the impact of a tatetul decision taken by the great Lord himself, Ran unfolds a tragic tale of despair, madness and death.
A story that is rich in complexity and interest, despite the fact the whole audience is aware of the inevitable end that awaits the main characters, true to the style of the theatre of la machine infernale.
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teenagers create their own style and
colour amidst the post-war drab.
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