Sansho The Bailiff
When an idealistic governor disobeys the reigning feudal lord, he is cast into exile, his wife and children left to fend for themselves and eventually wrenched apart by vicious slave traders.
Under Kenji Mizoguchi's dazzling direction, this classic Japanese story became one of cinema's greatest masterpieces, a monumental, empathetic expression of human resilience in the face of evil.
SANSHO won the Silver Lion at the 1954 Venice Film Festival.
Running Time
125 mins
Year
1954
Kanopy ID
1113293
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Very moving but ultimately has the same problem as the Shawshank Redemption for me, in that the use of the main character's privilege to affect their adverse circumstances ultimately undercuts whatever useful inspirational messaging the film intends and subtly glorifies the system that got ...Read more
Very moving but ultimately has the same problem as the Shawshank Redemption for me, in that the use of the main character's privilege to affect their adverse circumstances ultimately undercuts whatever useful inspirational messaging the film intends and subtly glorifies the system that got them into a bad spot in the first place.
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