Review of Ran (1985) by Lillian Vallee for The New York Review of Books — 11 Aug 2018
Kurosawa's greatness lies in his capacity to reveal historical similarity and variance; to find a Shakespearean sense of doom in the other, remote, and apparently alien historical place.
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This review of Ran (1985) was written by Lillian Vallee and published by The New York Review of Books on 11 Aug 2018.
Ran has generally received very positive reviews.
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