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Dominican Rep. The Bad Sleep Well
2,659
Thriller. Film noir. Drama
A young executive hunts down his father’s killer in director Akira Kurosawa’s scathing The Bad Sleep Well. Continuing his legendary collaboration with actor Toshiro Mifune, Kurosawa combines elements of Hamlet and American film noir to chilling effect in exposing the corrupt boardrooms of postwar corporate Japan.
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“An aggressive and chilling drama (...) A powerful and interesting picture that Kurosawa has made—a bit tedious and mawkish in the last reels, but exciting enough along the way to satisfy audiences that know the subject.” | POS |
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"Kurosawa's mastery of the story is evident" | POS |
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Village Voice | "A compelling portrait of righteous obsession foundering on unpredictable reality." | POS |
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"A freestyle homage to Hamlet that does away with the costumed faithfulness of Kurosawa's other Shakespeare adaptations." | POS |
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"A well-done thriller with Kurosawa's usual social overtones." | POS |
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