Stan Brakhage on Sergei Eisenstein and Akira Kurosawa
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Stan Brakhage on Sergei Eisenstein and Akira Kurosawa
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Stan Brakhage answers questions about Sergei Eisenstein's 'Ivan the Terrible' and discusses Eisenstein's references to homosexuality in his films. He gives a biography of Akira Kurosawa and describes the importance of 'Drunken Angel' to Kurosawa. Brakhage also compares the two lead actors in Kurosawa's films: Takashi Shimura and Toshiro Mifune. He then focuses on the relationship between Kurosawa and his mother. Brakhage describes the inspiration for Kurosawa's film 'Rashomon.' He also mentions Ryunosuke Akutagawa's influence on Kurosawa and reads some of Akutagawa's poems.
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Stan Brakhage answers questions about Sergei Eisenstein's 'Ivan the Terrible' and discusses Eisenstein's references to homosexuality in his films. He gives a biography of Akira Kurosawa and describes the importance of 'Drunken Angel' to Kurosawa. Brakhage also compares the two lead actors in Kurosawa's films: Takashi Shimura and Toshiro Mifune. He then focuses on the relationship between Kurosawa and his mother. Brakhage describes the inspiration for Kurosawa's film 'Rashomon.' He also mentions Ryunosuke Akutagawa's influence on Kurosawa and reads some of Akutagawa's poems.
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00:00 Questions from the audience begin 27:56 Questions from the audience end 28:02 Stan Brakhage begins 1:30:38 Brakhage ends 1:30:39 Questions from the audience begin 1:36:08 End
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Course title: History of Film: Sex/Death, Eisenstein, Etcetera) - The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
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Course title: History of Film: Sex/Death, Eisenstein, Etcetera) - The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
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