A.K. (1985)

Original title

A. K.

Directed by

Chris Marker

Genre

documentary film

Country

France, Japan

Runtime

1h 15m

Rated

G

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 39 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa as he works on the movie Ran. It focuses on his calm and polite personality rather than the behind-the-scenes details of the production.

contemplativequietintimateobservationalrespectfulslow-pacedreflectiveunhurried

What happens

A.K. is a 1985 French documentary film directed by Chris Marker about the Japanese director Akira Kurosawa. Though it was filmed while Kurosawa was working on Ran, the film focuses more on Kurosawa's remote but polite personality than on the making of the film. The film is sometimes seen as being reflective of Marker's fascination with Japanese culture, which he also drew on for one of his best-known films, Sans Soleil. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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