Akira Kurosawa / / Peter Wild

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910463286003321
• Autore: Wild Peter
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, United Kingdom : , : Reaktion Books, , 2014
• ISBN: 1-78023-380-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (209 p.)
• Collana: Reaktion Books - Critical Lives
• Disciplina: 791.430233092
• Soggetti: Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Akira Kurosawa; Imprint Page; Contents; Introduction; 1. 1910-1942: Early Years; 2. 1943-1947: Early Works; 3. 1947-1949: Modern Ills; 4. 1950: World Cinema; 5. 1951-1954: Success; 6. 1955-1957: Darkness and Disappointment; 7. 1958-1960: Defying Convention; 8. 1961-1963: No Rest; 9. 1964-1973: Endings; 10. 1975-1985: Majestic Pageantry; 11. 1986-1998: Echoes; References; Select Bibliography; Acknowledgements
• Sommario/riassunto: "Most directors have one film for which they are known or possibly two," said Francis Ford Coppola. "Akira Kurosawa has eight or nine." Through masterpieces such as Kagemusha, Seven Samurai, and High and Low, Akira Kurosawa (1910-98) influenced directors from George Lucas and Steven Spielberg to Martin Scorsese, and his groundbreaking innovations in cinematography and editing, combined with his storytelling, made him a cinematic icon. In this succinct biography, Peter Wild evaluates Kurosawa's films while offering a view of the man behind the camera, from his family life to his global audience