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From: reiher@ucla-cs.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.movies
Subject: Re: Re: Obscure films
Message-ID: <3940@ucla-cs.ARPA>
Date: Fri, 15-Feb-85 17:10:15 EST
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Posted: Fri Feb 15 17:10:15 1985
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Reply-To: reiher@ucla-cs.UUCP (Peter Reiher)
Organization: UCLA Computer Science Department
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Summary: 

>What about "Dersu Ursela"?  Has that made it to the
>U.S.  It is a fantastic Soviet film with good direction
>and great scenery of Siberia.  I saw it in Denmark
>with Danish subtitles.  From what I could understand of
>it, the plot seemed a bit too intellectual and subtle to be popular or
>ever even be shown in the U.S., although I wouldn't be
>suprised if it made it to NYC or LA (...of all the
>least intellectual places....)
>
>
>	Dave
>	@Compton Sanitarium

"Dersu Uzala", a Soviet/Japanese coproduction, received the usual treatment
for quality foreign films in the US.  It was released in cities only, and
probably not in some smaller cities.  In all but the largest cities, it
probably played one to four weeks, then disappeared never to be seen again.
In cities like LA and NY, it probably played off and on for months at various
places, and is a semiregular at revival houses (showing up five or six times
a year in LA, for instance).  If memory serves, it was nominated for an
Acadamy Award for best foreign picture about five years ago, and did not win.
"Dersu Uzala" is directed by Akira Kurosawa; the best bet is to see it in an
Kurosawa film program.  I liked it, too.
-- 

        			Peter Reiher
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