If you enjoy oriental cinema, you will surely be excited about this news: there will be films by Akira Kurosawa at the Cineteca Nacional Mexico! This is a cycle where 16 emblematic films by this Japanese filmmaker will be screened. Are you going to miss it?
This cinematic event will be from 📅13 to August 25, so make a hole in your schedule because you already have a new plan. Some of the films you will be able to see are: The Seven Samurai, The Drunken Angel and Rashomon. Without further ado, here’s the lineup:
august 13
🎬The Drunken Angel – 17:15
august 14
🎬Raging Dog – 17:30
🎬The Drunken Angel – 20:00
august 15
🎬Heaven and hell – 17:00
🎬Raging Dog – 20:00
august 16
🎬The hidden fortress – 14:30
🎬Throne of blood 17:30
🎬Rashomon – 20:00
august 17
🎬Yojimbo – 14:30
🎬Living – 17:00
🎬The Seven Samurai – 20:00
august 18
🎬Barbarroja – 14:30
🎬Throne of blood – 17:30
🎬The hidden fortress – 20:00
august 19
🎬The Seven Samurai – 16:00
🎬Yojimbo – 20:00
august 20
🎬Dodeskden – 17:00
🎬Sanjuro – 20:00
august 21
🎬Ran – 17:00
🎬Heaven and hell -20:00
august 22nd
🎬Living – 17:00
🎬Barbarroja – 20:00
august 23rd
🎬Dersu Uzala – 15:30
🎬Rashomon – 18:00
🎬Dodeskaden – 20:00
august 24
🎬The dreams of Akira Kurosawa – 15:00
🎬Desu Uzala – 17:30
🎬Kagenmusha – 20:00
august 25
🎬Kagenmusha – 14:00
🎬The dreams of Akira Kurosawa – 17:30
🎬Ran – 20:00
Reasons to go to the Akira Kurosawa season at the Cineteca
We remind you that this Japanese filmmaker is one of the most renowned; with his narratives he managed to touch on social issues and face the discouragement after the war, as well as to sow hope with his speeches that looked to the future of humanity.
His pieces have marked the chanbara genre in the film industry. Kurosawa was a reference and inspiration for other great directors such as George Lucas and Steven Spilberg, so it’s a great event that his films are coming back to the big screen. Don’t miss them!
📍The Cineteca Nacional México is located at Av. Mexico Coyoacán 389, Xoco, Benito Juárez