Eclipse Series 7: POSTWAR KUROSAWA: KUROSAWA, Akira: The Idiot (1951)
After finishing what would become his international phenomenon Rashomon, Akira Kurosawa immediately turned to one of the most daring, and problem-plagued, productions of his career. The Idiot, an adaptation of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's nineteenth-century masterpiece about a wayward, pure soul's reintegration into society — updated by Kurosawa to capture Japan's postwar aimlessness — was a victim of studio interference and, finally, public indifference. Today this "folly" looks ever more fascinating, a stylish, otherworldly evocation of one man's wintry mindscape.
166 minutes
Black & White
Monaural
in Japanese
1:33:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2010
Director/Writer
Akira Kurosawa was 41 when he directed The Idiot.
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Eclipse Series 23: The Men Who Tread On The Tiger's Tail (1945)
Eclipse Series 7: No Regrets For Our Youth (1946)
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Eclipse Series 23: Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two (1945)
Eclipse Series 23: The Men Who Tread On The Tiger's Tail (1945)
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#159: Red Beard (1965)
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