The Essay-Homage: Kurosawa by Marker

We are thrilled to present Akira Kurosawa’s masterpiece Ran, followed by Chris Marker’s documentary on this same film! This adaptation of King Lear becomes a majestic, blood-soaked epic under the Japanese master’s direction, played by the great Tatsuya Nakadai.

Chris Marker travelled to the vicinity of Mount Fuji to observe the meticulousness and technique of Kurosawa and his collaborators during _Ran_’s production. A making-of, a travel diary and a reflection on the Japanese director’s work all at once, this is a subtle essay-homage—typically Marker.