Chez Classics at GV: Rashomon (No John)
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Let us support the lovely Chez folks and the ongoing classics series now at the Greenwood Village.
If you have not seen this, do not miss this seminal film! If you have seen it, enjoy it again on a big screen, holds up to multiple viewings.
“Rashomon” (1950) struck the world of film like a thunderbolt. Directed by Kurosawa in the early years of his career, before he was hailed as a grandmaster, it was made reluctantly by a minor Japanese studio, and the studio head so disliked it that he removed his name from the credits. Then it won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, effectively opening the world of Japanese cinema to the West. It won the Academy Award as best foreign film. It set box office records for a subtitled film. Its very title has entered the English language, because, like “Catch-22,” it expresses something for which there is no better substitute. (Roger Ebert ****/****)
Tickets available at the box office and online
Free parking in the adjacent lot
We can meet in the lobby afterward and if people are interested head down to Clancy's patio for debrief and snacks.