If you have the time this coming Tusday, July 7th I recommend the movie "Dersu
Uzala," showing at Willard Straight hall at 8:00 PM.
Made on location in eastern Siberia, Dersu Uzala (Dersu the Hunter) is based on
the journals of Russian army officer and explorer V. Arseniev and tells the
story of his friendship with a Goldi native guide in the early years of the
20th Century. It unfolds against director Akira Kurosawa's epic vision of a
beckoning yet unforgiving nature—endless plains and thickly forested
mountains. It is also a tale of the end of an era in eastern Siberia, as
nomadic hunters and the culture and values are pushed aside by the arrival of
the Siberian railroad, Russian settlement of the region, and "progress.".
It's still a relevant tale particularly in light of the renewed onslaught on
the Artic regions of both Asia and North America in search of energy and other
resources, and the continues struggles of the indigenous peoples of the region
to survive.
Winner of Best Foreign Language Film Oscar in 1975.
1975, color, 2 hours 17 minutes, Japan /Russia (English subtitles)
Best regards.
George Frantz
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