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1985: Ran
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This week we survey the expanses of Ran, Akira Kurosawa’s epic adaptation of Shakespeare’s King Lear.
Plus: beds in cinemas, Werner Herzog on psychotherapy, and Sam’s aversion to movies set on ships.
LINKS:
Trailer for Ran
"VIP Beds" in UK cinemas
How an 18th-Century Sailing Warship Works
Werner Herzog on psychology as a “catastrophe”
Chapters
1. 1985: Ran (00:00:00)
2. Sam is at James's house! (00:00:50)
3. Synopsis and discussion (00:02:16)
4. Beer break (00:14:08)
5. Long movies and beds in cinemas (00:14:47)
6. The sadness of aging (00:15:59)
7. "Master and Commander" and Sam's dislike of ships (00:22:06)
8. James's cat and the bar in New York (00:26:33)
9. Psychotherapy and society (00:28:05)
10. Iranians and hospitality (00:31:10)
11. Movies from 1986 (00:34:59)
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