TY - VIDEO ID - 137591833 TI - Yume AU - Kurosawa, Akira AU - Kurosawa, Hisao AU - Inoue, Mike Y. AU - Terao, Akira AU - Baishō, Mitsuko AU - Harada, Mieko AU - Negishi, Toshie AU - Isaki, Mitsunori AU - Nakano, Toshihiko AU - Zushi, Yoshitaka AU - Igawa, Hisashi AU - Ikariya, Chōsuke AU - Ryū, Chishū AU - Scorsese, Martin AU - Tate, Misato AU - Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ) AU - Akira Kurosawa USA Inc. AU - Criterion Collection (Firm) PY - 2016 SN - 9781681432243 1681432242 PB - [New York, N.Y.] The Criterion Collection DB - UniCat KW - Nature KW - Human beings KW - Folklore KW - Effect of human beings on KW - Effect of environment on UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:137591833 AB - Unfolding in a series of mythic vignettes, this late work by Akira Kurosawa brings eight of the beloved director's own nighttime visions, informed by tales from Japanese folklore, to cinematic life. Unfolding in a series of eight mythic vignettes, this late work by Akira Kurosawa was inspired by the beloved director’s own nighttime visions, along with stories from Japanese folklore. In a visually sumptuous journey through the master’s imagination, tales of childlike wonder give way to apocalyptic apparitions: a young boy stumbles on a fox wedding in a forest; a soldier confronts the ghosts of the war dead; a power-plant meltdown smothers a seaside landscape in radioactive fumes. Interspersed with reflections on the redemptive power of creation, including a richly textured tribute to Vincent van Gogh (who is played by Martin Scorsese), Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams is both a showcase for its maker’s artistry at its most unbridled and a deeply personal lament for a world at the mercy of human ignorance. ER -