Review of Rashomon (1950) by Marc H — 10 Oct 2011

Do yourself a favour and get a footwork the Bfi subtitles, otherwise they will make next to no sense.

This review of Rashomon (1950) was written by Marc H on 10 Oct 2011.

Rashomon has generally received very positive reviews.

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