Dersu Uzala

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Peter W Overall, this is a strong story about an unlikely and touching friendship. Performances here feel genuine, plus I enjoyed seeing the friendship grow more beautiful as the film progressed. Visually, I loved seeing the various settings and locations this film takes its audiences through, all of which kept the film highly captivating. It's a slow-paced film, but my engagement was always present due to the delightful and charming story and the gratifying finale. No wonder this film won the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film in 1976. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 04/15/23 Full Review william d A good old fashioned "man vs. nature" tale, coupled with some poignant male camaraderie between Maxim Manzuk and Yury Solomin. I don't know why they don't make movies like this any more. They're much more interesting than the preachy/woke and superhero movies they make these days. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review William M One of Akira Kurosawa's best movies, though little known in the USA. Very much worth the effort of finding it, if you can. A simple story, well told, and great shots (filmed on location) of the Russian Far East. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/20/22 Full Review Audience Member That dude from Deep Siberia is boring sometimes. 5/10 Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member For a movie that takes place mostly in dense Russian forest, this movie is surprisingly cozy in its atmosphere, as we constantly spend time at night in camps, close to warm fire or in some kind of huntsman's hut in the middle on nowhere. This cozy atmosphere is leveraged by established master filmmaker Akira Kurosawa to tell a deeply emotional real life story about the strength of unconventional friendship in a harsh world as well as about how old age changes us all and how hard is to cope with it. This themes are obvious in this movie, yes, but this is not necessarily a bad thing, as it invokes sincerity and wise simplicity of Dersu himself. A tale about a man who became immortalized not because he was powerful or genius, but because he was a good friend. If you will not be bored by its expansive runtime, you will surely be touched by the story of a Nanai huntsman, a person of the kind that now may sadly be entirely gone from this world. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review william k Measured, heart-felt story explores issues of man and nature (and civilization), friendship and ageing with beautiful on-location landscape cinematography; Maksim Munzuk's absolutely convincing performance as the lovable Dersu Uzala is striking. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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