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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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Palme d'Or | 5/24/2009 | See Source »

...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...

Author: By Cristina V. Coletta, | Title: Errors of Omission | 2/14/1986 | See Source »

...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...

Author: By David B. Edelstein, | Title: 'The Pity of It,' Iago | 10/30/1981 | See Source »

...Kagemusha--Monday at 3:15 and 7:50 p.m.; with The Long Riders...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: harvard square | 10/29/1981 | See Source »

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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Look Out, Paris, It's Chic to Chic In Milan | 4/6/1981 | See Source »

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