Dersu Uzala
Akira Kurosawa / SUHH, JP, 1975 / 144 min.
Kurosawa’s only film without Japanese dialogue, shot in the East Siberian taiga. Indigenous guide Dersu Uzala repeatedly saves the life of the Russian explorer Captain Arsenyev. With imposing footage of nature, shot by a director grappling with himself.
At the beginning of the twentieth century, a Russian explorer sets off on an expedition to a region of Siberia that hasn’t yet been mapped. Indigeous hunter Dersu Uzala joins his entourage and is soon indispensable thanks to his knowledge of local nature. He even saves the life of the learned explorer, Captain Arsenyev, sparking a close friendship between them.
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Director
Akira Kurosawa
Production year
1975
Country
SUHH, JP
Original title
Dersu Uzala
Length
144 min.
Language
Russian
Subtitles
NLD or ENG
Format
35mm
Part of
Akira Kurosawa
After an absence of more than 30 years, Eye is bringing the films of one of Japan’s greatest filmmakers, Akira Kurosawa, to the big screen again, some in digitally restored versions. In his films, Kurosawa blends Japanese history and culture with literary and cinematic influences from the West.
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