Review of A. K. (1985) by Justin S — 28 Feb 2010

Chris Marker's essay film/documentary proves to be more about Kurosawa himself than on the film Ran. If you have the Ran DVD from The Criterion Collection and you confess yourself to be a die-hard Akira Kurosawa fan, then you definitely should see it. It's also another chance to experience Chris Marker at work outside of his most well-known Sans Soleil.

I personally thought it was very insightful and microscopic. For example, if you see horses discussed, you'll see where that influence on Kurosawa came from and how he's used it in other films. Considering it aims slightly more at Kurosawa than the film I think a little more length would have been nice. But that's Chris Marker.