English 196 Directors Winter 2008 Michael
Dembrow, Instructor
Reading
Questions Due Jan. 22
Please answer the following
questions.
1. In “Spotting of Kurosawa’s Ran,”
G. Sham argues that Ran is a perfect
union of picture and musical score. What
are some of the ways in which he supports that claim?
2. I’ve given you two reviews of Ran by Roger Ebert: one written at the time of the picture’s
release and the other in 2000. What, if
anything, has changed in his feelings about the film’s importance?
3. In reading the Wikipedia
entry on Ran, what struck you about
its production
history and the way it was
received?