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2356414Seven Samuraihttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/seven-samurai-9781838718039/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3020525/86830bee-e0f2-46ad-8cce-644873b896f0.jpg?v=638384771136470000280294MXNBloomsbury PublishingInStock/Ebooks/<p>In the film Seven Samurai (1954) a whole society is on the verge of irrevocable change. Many people consider this film a major achievemnet in Japanese cinema, an epic that evokes the cultural upheaval brought on by the collapse of Japanese militarism in the 16th century, echoing the sweeping changes occuring in the aftermath of the American occupation. The plot is deceptively simple. A village of farmers is beset by a horde of bandits, and in desperation the village hire itinerant samurai to protect their crops and their village. In the end the samurai see off the bandits. Together the samurai reflect the ideals and values of a noble class near the point of extinction. The film may be a technical masterpiece, and despite its movement and violence it appears to be a lament for a lost nobility. In this book Mellen contextualizes Seven Samurai, marking its place in Japanese cinema, and in director, Akira Kurosawas career. Mellen explores the films roots in mediaeval history and the films visual language.</p>...2292306Seven Samurai280294https://www.gandhi.com.mx/seven-samurai-9781838718039/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3020525/86830bee-e0f2-46ad-8cce-644873b896f0.jpg?v=638384771136470000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20199781838718039_W3siaWQiOiIyOTBmODgyMi04MDIwLTQ3YWMtYmQ3ZS1kYWIxZWUwYTQzN2IiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjI4NywiZGlzY291bnQiOjE0LCJzZWxsaW5nUHJpY2UiOjI3MywiaW5jbHVkZXNUYXgiOnRydWUsInByaWNlVHlwZSI6Ildob2xlc2FsZSIsImN1cnJlbmN5IjoiTVhOIiwiZnJvbSI6IjIwMjQtMTItMDFUMDA6MDA6MDBaIiwicmVnaW9uIjoiTVgiLCJpc1ByZW9yZGVyIjpmYWxzZX1d9781838718039_<p>In the film Seven Samurai (1954) a whole society is on the verge of irrevocable change. Many people consider this film a major achievemnet in Japanese cinema, an epic that evokes the cultural upheaval brought on by the collapse of Japanese militarism in the 16th century, echoing the sweeping changes occuring in the aftermath of the American occupation. The plot is deceptively simple. A village of farmers is beset by a horde of bandits, and in desperation the village hire itinerant samurai to protect their crops and their village. In the end the samurai see off the bandits. Together the samurai reflect the ideals and values of a noble class near the point of extinction. The film may be a technical masterpiece, and despite its movement and violence it appears to be a lament for a lost nobility. In this book Mellen contextualizes Seven Samurai, marking its place in Japanese cinema, and in director, Akira Kurosawas career. Mellen explores the films roots in mediaeval history and the films visual language.</p>(*_*)9781838718039_<p>In the film Seven Samurai (1954) a whole society is on the verge of irrevocable change. Many people consider this film a major achievemnet in Japanese cinema, an epic that evokes the cultural upheaval brought on by the collapse of Japanese militarism in the 16th century, echoing the sweeping changes occuring in the aftermath of the American occupation. The plot is deceptively simple. A village of farmers is beset by a horde of bandits, and in desperation the village hire itinerant samurai to protect their crops and their village. In the end the samurai see off the bandits. Together the samurai reflect the ideals and values of a noble class near the point of extinction. The film may be a technical masterpiece, and despite its movement and violence it appears to be a lament for a lost nobility. In this book Mellen contextualizes Seven Samurai, marking its place in Japanese cinema, and in director, Akira Kurosawas career. Mellen explores the films roots in mediaeval history and the films visual language.</p>...9781838718039_Bloomsbury Publishinglibro_electonico_ca00f277-f93e-3f78-a234-58da5d6bfa8d_9781838718039;9781838718039_9781838718039Joan MellenInglésMéxico2019-07-25T00:00:00+00:00Bloomsbury Publishing