Word: kagemusha
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...industry's prodigious output, it was nearly impossible to get a Bollywood film screened in competition. Auteurs from elsewhere in Asia, while well-received at the festival, have gone largely Palme-less, with the notable exceptions of Akira Kurusawa (who shared 1980's award with Fosse for his epic Kagemusha) and Chen Kaige (Farewell My Concubine...
...about Akira Kurosawa's Best Director nomination for Ran. Didn't anyone see Kagemusha and realize that the man has done what is essentially a remake of one of his own movies...
...More Kagemusha than war lord, the performance lacks daring and danger--lago wins points on evergy alone. When a reading dies work--his poignant, "the pity of it lago; oh, Iago, the pity of it," for example--the moment is improperly led into, susteained and followed through, so it doesn't reverberate as it must. When Jones does attempt something strenuous, it comes across ludicrous and perfunctory: His fit of epilespy suggests T.V.S. Ginsu chef after accidentally dismembering himself...
...Kagemusha--Monday at 3:15 and 7:50 p.m.; with The Long Riders...
After a visit to Japan last year and exposure to Kurosawa's film Kagemusha, Armani has given a new look to his more exotic clothes: smocked leather samurai jackets, ballooning silk pants, kimono-inspired collars, obi sashes and details taken from ceremonial robes. "It's true I was influenced by Japan," says Armani. "But the real inspiration is born when you examine what you did last season and try to sharpen your focus, softening a line that was too rigid, changing a color that was too hard." As a former fabric designer, Armani starts every collection by putting...