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Dersu Uzala (1977)

Starring: Maksim Munzuk, Yuri Solomin Director: Akira Kurosawa Rating: G (General Audience) Format: DVD
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During an unusual chapter in the career of director Akira Kurosawa (Rashomon), the filmmaker went to Russia because he found working in his native Japan to be too difficult. The result was this striking 1975 near-epic based on the turn-of-the-century autobiographical novels of a military explorer (Yuri Solomin) who met and befriended a Goldi man in Russia's unmapped forests. Kurosawa traces the evolution of a deep and abiding bond between the two men, one civilized in the usual sense, the other at home in the sub-zero Siberian woods. There's no question that Dersu Uzala (the film is named for the Goldi character, played by Maxim Munzuk) has the muscular, imaginative look of a large-canvas Soviet Mosfilm from the 1970s. But in its energy and insight it is absolutely Kurosawa, from its implicit fascination with the meeting of opposite worlds to certain moments of tranquility and visual splendor. But nothing looks like Kurosawa more than a magnificent action sequence in which the co-heroes fight against time and exhaustion to stay alive in a wicked snowstorm. For fans of the late legend, this is a Kurosawa not to be missed. --Tom Keogh


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Against a backdrop of the treacherous mountains, rivers and icy plains of the Siberian wilderness, acclaimed Japanese director Akira Kurosawa (The Seven Samurai, Rashomon) stages an extraordinary adventure of comradeship and survival. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

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49 of 51 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Blush, Kino, January 15, 2001
By "kilt_lifter" (Monterey, CA USA) - See all my reviews
Wonderful film, one of my top ten, but this is a terrible DVD. My videotape is MUCH better. Kino must have searched for the worst possible print to transfer; every flaw is preserved and magnified. A ridiculous, cheap, cynical, hack-job on a beautiful film. How did this happen, and why won't someone with a conscience do this film DVD justice?
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41 of 42 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Technically miserable, January 8, 2001
Let's make it clear from start : the movie is a pure masterpiece and will top rank in anyone vidéo collection. The point here is the DVD transfer which is a catastrophy. I am not a techno nut & am very tollerant when there is some quality problems here & there. But this DVD has to be a case on what can go wrong : the sound is scratchy at best, the colors are mostly saturated or are totally faded, the picture goes constantly out of focus, ... Things where so bad I checked my hardware with another DVD ! For the price this is a rip-off.
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89 of 102 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Something isn't right here.., September 20, 2002
The movie is a classic..one of Kurosawa's best films. Even better than some of his older works but something definately stinks here. How is this DvD actually worth [money]? I mean, make no mistake; this is a Kurosawa, but the quality sometimes looks worst than a bootlegged VHS. Kurosawa's older movies like Hidden Fortress and Seven Samurai look much better than this and those movies are 44 and 48 years old respectively, COST LESS and are black and white.

Sadly this isn't the first Kurosawa movie I've seen been massacred by a poor DvD transfer. Remember Ran? That DvD was a utter disgrace. So was Madadayo and Sanjuro. I'm so sick of these companies seeking a quick profit so they take works of art and destroy them with half assed ports and then charge over inflated prices on top of all that. It makes me sick. And then there are movies like Kagemusha, Ikiru and Throne of Blood (some of the greatest movies ever made) that have yet to be released on DvD and that I find completely unacceptable.

I'm sorry this is beginning sound like a rant but no way is this half assed transfer worth that much money. The movie gets 10 stars but the DvD gets NONE.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Someday I may rate it five stars.
Someday I may rate this film five stars. I don't mean that to be a flip statement, but a reflection of the fact that sometimes our opinions have to be aged a bit before we can... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Ted Byrd

4.0 out of 5 stars I want to correct some reviewers
I hesitated to buy this movie due to criticisms on it's visual quality. I bought it anyway because it was Kurosawa. I'm glad I did. For the most part, the transfer was fine. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Carolyn A. Duff

5.0 out of 5 stars A classic remastered
This was one of my all time favorite movies. What a treat to get to own it on DVD. There is a small amount of poor quality at the beginning, but the rest is fine.
Published 11 months ago by Diane E. Cook

3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, but not his strongest work.
Dersu Uzala (Akira Kurosawa, 1975)

As much as I understand the importance of Akira Kurosawa in the greater language of film, I have to say that I've never really... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Robert P. Beveridge

4.0 out of 5 stars Not Kurosawa's best but still worthy
You can sense Akira Kurosawa was not at his best during the filming of this movie, eventhough it is still a beautiful story that is well told. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Smeeves

5.0 out of 5 stars "man small before the face of nature"
Dersu Uzala is a memorable Russian film, a departure from one of movies' greatest directors, Kurosawa. The film earned the 1975 Academy Award for Best Foreign film. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Rizzo

5.0 out of 5 stars Kurosawa's Masterpiece
Kurosawa's underrated masterpiece--the hidden gem of his career. What you remember is the sublime musical score which embodies both the young explorer's memories of the old man... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Graveyard Poet

5.0 out of 5 stars Akira Kurosawa is a master
This movie is all about real friendiship. This is a title that children must see.
Published 20 months ago by L. C. Bonomo Luccas

4.0 out of 5 stars Exceptional
This is a relatively simple and uncomplicated tale of friendship and loss and a classic Russian tragedy in the truest sense. Read more
Published on September 17, 2007 by Alex Beere

5.0 out of 5 stars Dersu Uzala: Classic Kurosawa
Dersu Uzala is a truly remarkable movie by Akira Kurosawa. It was shot in the former Soviet Union under incredibly cold conditions in Eastern Siberia. Read more
Published on August 8, 2007 by Oliver J. Beckwith

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