The 麻豆传媒 Film Institute's 35th Annual Film 麻豆传媒 will begin with a screening of Akira Kurosawa鈥檚 Ikiru on September 18th.
A well-acted and deeply moving humanist tale about a man facing his own mortality, Ikiru reigns as legendary director Kurosawa's most intimate film and his personal favorite. How can we find meaning in our own mortality 鈥渢o live,鈥� the title鈥檚 translation? Only great artists, like the Russian novelist Tolstoy, can create works of art about death with the energy, impetus, and humor that Kurosawa achieves. The 8th Kurosawa film shown in the Film Institute鈥檚 history and the perfect film to launch this year鈥檚 series theme.
The screening will begin at 2:00PM at the Kerr McGee Auditorium in the Meinders School of Business at NW 27th Street and McKinley Ave. A discussion will follow the presentation for those who wish to stay. Admission is free, but donations are greatly appreciated.
ACCOLADES FOR IKIRU
-鈥淎 masterwork of burning social conscience and hard-eyed psychological realism.鈥� Time
-鈥淚f you have never seen it, you should. If you have seen it before, your admiration will only increase.鈥� Chicago Tribune
-鈥淚 think this is one of the few movies that might actually be able to inspire someone to lead their life a little differently.鈥� Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
-鈥淭here has never been a smarter, more compassionate film about imminent death.鈥� Boston Globe
-鈥淜urosawa鈥檚 most notable achievement in a long line of masterpieces.鈥� Saturday Review
-鈥淭ake a look at this film. At the very least, it'll prompt you to assess your balance of work and life, and you may find yourself putting in for a little vacation time.鈥� Wash. Post
UPCOMING FILMS
* Oct. 2, Christian Petzold鈥檚 Phoenix
* Oct. 16, Zhang Yimou鈥檚 Coming Home
* Oct. 30, Naji Abu Nowar鈥檚 Theeb
* Jan. 22, Francois Truffaut鈥檚 The Last Metro
* Feb. 5, Lasse Hallstrom鈥檚 My Life as a Dog
* Feb. 19, Asghar Farhadi鈥檚 Fireworks Wednesday
* March 5, Ciro Guerra鈥檚 Embrace of the Serpent
