Review of Red Beard (1965) by Oliver K — 19 Dec 2007
This is one of the great Kurosawa films, that certainly holds its own amongst his other true masterpieces.
Such technical brilliance, the most masterful of editing, featuring moment after moment each remarkable and memorable and linked under the same Dostoyevskian themes, every performance even from the most insignificant characters shine remarkably, never overly sentimental but has moments that are capable of moving the most hardened of film enthusiasts to tears. This film perfectly eclipses his previous two doctor-patient films: Drunken Angel, and Silent Duel, from his pre-Rashomon days.
There is so much to admire in this film. Students of cinema, please take note.
This review of Red Beard (1965) was written by Oliver K on 19 Dec 2007.
Red Beard has generally received very positive reviews.
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