Cleveland Independent Movie Goers

This is a filmed version of a stage production of Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece of the same name, this time starring Steve Coogan (recently seen in "The Penguin Lessons") in FOUR starring roles. The great Peter Sellers starred in 3 main roles. I am a huge fan of the original movie and of Steve Coogan, so I am looking forward to this event! In this photo from the war room ("You can't fight in here, this is the WAR ROOM") Steve Coogan appears as President Muffley, second from the left. The movie screens again at the Cedar Lee on Sunday May 18 at 11:00 am.

Royal Tenenbaum and his wife Etheline had three children and then they separated. Virtually all memory of the brilliance of the young Tenenbaums was subsequently erased by two decades of betrayal, failure, and disaster, generally considered to be their father’s fault. After years of estrangement, Royal deceptively announces a terminal illness to orchestrate a return to his remarkable but scattered family, seeking to win back their love. Gene Hackman delivers one of his unforgettable performances as the “displaced patriarch” – a role written for him, despite his hesitations to take it on – at the heart of Wes Anderson’s witty and “melan-comic” drama. Anderson’s signature style frames this poignant story of a flawed father’s halting attempts at reconciliation with his family, exploring forgiveness as its characters stumble, sometimes unconsciously, towards redemption and connection.

40th anniversary 4k restoration screening.

I’ve never seen a Kurosawa film before. But, this seems to be a great one to start with.

With Ran, legendary director Akira Kurosawa reimagines Shakespeare’s King Lear as a singular historical epic set in sixteenth-century Japan. Majestic in scope, the film is Kurosawa’s late-life masterpiece, a profound examination of the folly of war and the crumbling of one family under the weight of betrayal, greed, and the insatiable thirst for power.

Director: Akira Kurosawa
Run Time: 160 min.
Format: DCP
Release Year: 1985
Language: Japanese
Starring: Akira Terao, Daisuke Ryū, Jinpachi Nezu, Mieko Harada, Tatsuya Nakadai

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ran

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/ran-1985#google_vignette

Trailer: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YwP_kXyd-Rw

We’ll meet in the lobby by the red chairs/sofas after the film, then walk together to the restaurant for dinner.
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