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Sansho Dayu
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Review by anonymous on 6th March 2000 Sansho the Bailiff is based on an ancient legend and set in the harsh feudal world of eleventh-century Japan. In its intensity, compassion, dramatic sweep and breathtaking formal beauty it is one of his greatest films. "The greatest of Japanese film-makers. Or quite simply one of the greatest film-makers" Jean-Luc Godard.
Review by John Davies on 21st February 2000 One of the very greatest directors Mizoguchi has been described as the Shakespeare of film. 'Sansho Dayu', which follows the misfortunes befalling the wife and children of a provincial governor in 11th Century Japan, is his most sublime masterpiece: an engrossing, immensely moving adventure, serene fluid camerawork and ravishing landscapes. View more reviews by John Davies
Review by JD on 14th August 1999 In 11th century Japan, a humane provincial governor is sent into exile. While travelling to meet up with him his wife, son and daughter encounter cruel misfortune. One of the great masters of cinema, Mizoguchi has been described as the Shakespeare of film. This is his finest, most sublime masterpiece: an engrossing, immensely moving adventure, blest with exquisite beauty , lovely compositions,serene, fluid camerawork and the Japanese landscape at its most ravishing. Voted among the 100 greatest films in many international polls including 'Time Out' and 'Sight and Sound'.
Article - "Kenji Mizoguchi"
by John Davies
Kenji Mizoguchi was born in 1898, the middle child of a Tokyo family. The abrupt ending of the 1904-5 Russo-Japanese war, dashing his father's attempts to sell raincoats to the army, precipitated a desperate financial crisis which forced Mizoguchi's older sister Suzu... View article in full
Article - "23 Must-See Films"
by John Davies
23. PIERROT LE FOU (GODARD, 1965)
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Sight and Sound Critics Choice 2002 Including: 2001: A Space Odyssey, Andrei Rublev, Au Hasard Balthazar, Bicycle Thieves, Breathless (Godard, 1959), Charlie Chaplin - City Lights, Fanny and Alexander, Fellinis 8 1/2, Intolerance, Ivan The Terrible (Parts 1 & 2).
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