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akira kurosawa's dreams
gorgeous film and I'm absolutely shocked I've never heard of it before.

Run-down: eight short segments, each based on a dream Kurosawa had at some point in his life. No overall plot, just a few short films all containing an actor portraying Kurosawa. The focus of the film is more on visuals and music than it is on dialogue. It is very slow paced, but gorgeous (the Peach Blossom dance, the funeral procession, and the Van Gogh segments come to mind).

Most of the dreams have a very flagrant message, and that is that we're destroying the earth and act irresponsibly towards nature.

Some of them are nightmares, without any hope, while others leave a more optimistic footprint.

I found it hard to pay attention to the subtitles as I was lost in the visuals of the film.


We rented it, and I loved it so much I bought it today off Amazon for six bucks. Definitely recommended.

Kurosawa Warning: No Samurai.