Criterion should get the rights to dersu ouzala and restore it, as it may be one of the very best and least known film by kurosawa. Normal text size larger text size very large text size. Dersu uzala was a native of the area, and after arsenyev had befriended him, he became the guide for him and his small troop of men. Dersu uzala 1975 a one of the 15 films listed in the category values on the vatican film list. I saw dersu uzala with a friend many years ago at a film club. Az dersu uzala trailer cimu videot origokaracsony nevu felhasznalo toltotte fel az filmanimacio kategoriaba. Tells of the friendship between vladimir arsenyev, a wellknown soviet explorer, and his guide, dersu uzala. Dersu uzala is an incredible film that badly needs restoration. One night a mongolian named dersu uzala arrives at the camp seemingly out of nowhere. Inspire your inbox sign up for daily fun facts about this day in history, updates, and special offers.
The 1970s marked a major turning point for the life and work of japanese director akira kurosawa, as the guardedly hopeful portrayals of individual and communal transformation seen in many of his postwar films culminated in his final blackandwhite movie, red beard 1965. Outside of manmade time, dersu lives in natural time, governed by the cycles of the seasons, of prey and predator, of drought and floods. The audience was sparse, but we all felt we had seen one of the defining films of our lives. It is the story of the writers longstanding friendship with a taiga trapper named dersu uzala. It is a wildneeness filled with creatures and tribes that make our wild west tame. The academy awardwinning best foreign language film dorsum uzala is the enthralling tale of an eccentric mongolian frontiersman maxim munzuk who is taken on as a guide by a soviet surveying crew. In the harsh environs of the siberian frontier, an expedition led by arseniev encounter the nomadic goldi tribesman dersu uzala, who agrees to guide the men through the vast uncharted wilderness. For whatever reason there are not a lot of dynamic, high efficiency bookshelf loudspeakers out there. The dvd is pretty bad, and really not watchable on my projection system. Dersu uzala, the native hunter and pathfinder, was a guide for arsenyevs expeditions in 19021907, and they became close friends.
Jun 03, 2004 dersu uzala was a native of the area, and after arsenyev had befriended him, he became the guide for him and his small troop of men. A military explorer meets and befriends a goldi man in russias unmapped forests. Based on diaries of a russian military man the book newly reissued in translation who went exploring eastern siberia when it was still a great blank on the map. Among these, dersu the trapper has earned a privileged place in russian literature. Overview of dersu uzala, 1975, directed by akira kurosawa, with maksim munzuk, yuriy solomin, m bichkov, at turner classic movies.
The book was adapted into two feature films, with the version by akira kurosawa being the better known. A deep and abiding bond evolves between the two men. The book describes their adventures deep in the wilderness. Dersu the trapper is the story of a russian military officer who befriends a native of the taiga when he is out surveying the largely unmapped expanses of the russian far east, around the year 1905.
The mood in the room when the lights came on was euphoric. To him,every being,every part of the nature is equally worth as humans. He worked as a guide for vladimir arsenyev who immortalized him in his. As men form communities and take up specialized trades, they can no longer provide for all their own needs. Dersu shows arsenyev how to quickly build a straw hut for shelter using grass and then, when arsenyev collapses due to exhaustion, dersu pulls him into the shelter. Lured by gold, two greedy peasants escort a man and woman across enemy lines. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Current dvd editions in both europe and the us are terrible, almost ruining the viewing experience. A russian army explorer who is rescued in siberia by a rugged asian hunter renews his friendship with the woodsman years later when he returns as the head of a larger expedition. And there is the man called a military explorer meets and befriends a goldi man in russias unmapped forests. But in its underlying humanitarianism and the simple beauty of its storytelling, its every bit a kurosawa work, and a key one at that.
Published in 1923, the book is a memoir by the russian army engineer captain vladimir arsenyev about his friendship with a nomadic hunter, dersu uzala, of the remote nanai tribe, known at. Jan 31, 2014 jacqueline bisset and jack valenti present the oscar for foreign language film to the union of soviet socialist republics for dersu uzala at the 48th academy awards in 1976. Director akira kurosawa is best known for the films rashomon 1950. Salmon, raptors, dersu uzala by unknown and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Dersu uzala saves the life of captain arsenyev for the first time when the two are lost on a frozen lake and a sudden blizzard overtakes them. Kurosawas remarkable film is an extraordinary tale of friendship and survival, based on the memoirs of russian explorer vladimir arseniev. Jan 07, 2012 published in 1923, the book is a memoir by the russian army engineer captain vladimir arsenyev about his friendship with a nomadic hunter, dersu uzala, of the remote nanai tribe, known at the time. A new transfer of this great film on bluray would be fantastic news indeed. Transcending his earlier westernized style, dersu uzala is a testament to kurosawas pioneering. A memoir by russian explorer vladimir arsenyev, covering his trips in 1902, 1906, and 1907 as the first european to explore remote portions of siberia. He tells the story of how he lost his family to a smallpox epidemic.
Signs and symbols in dersu uzala 175 when the soldiers ask dersu his age, he ponders the question and admits he does not know, but that he has lived a long time. Dersu uzala was new terrain for kurosawa literally and figuratively. In dersu the trapper arseniev gives an account of his travels in the ussuri region the the russian far eastern siberia in the early 1900s. While the soldiers at first perceive dersu as a naive and comical relic of an uncivilized age. It is the source for the kurosawa movie of the same name. Russomongolianjapanese coproduction and untypical of kurosawa, not set in japan and with no great battles. The captain sends most of the men and horses to chernigovka, while he, dersu, olentiev, and krushinov set out for the lake in a flatboat. However, they do not realize that their companions are actually a princess and her general. In the course of their travels, a reallife character, dersu, was revealing to his friend, the secrets of the ussuri taiga, the animals special ways, the traditions and beliefs of the indigenous people.
All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. As they travel deeper into the wilderness, its not long before arsenyev begins to realise that there is a lot more to this little old man than he had first thought. Vladimir klavdievich arseniev 18721930 undertook twelve major scientific expeditions between 1902 and 1930 in the siberian far east, and authored some sixty works from the geographical, geological, botanical, and ethnographic data he amassed. It tells a story of a man who is one with the wilderness and nature and cant live any other way. Every advance in civilization or technology comes with a corresponding loss. Dersu uzala is an amazing film, and i consider it one of kurosawas most underrated pieces of work.
It is the story of a mans unity with nature and of the struggle for survival in the wilderness. Dersu uzala is in some way an atypical of the director, being his only feature set exclusively outside of japan and in which no japanese is spoken. Criterion should get the rights to dersu ouzala and. The film is based on the 1923 memoir dersu uzala which took its name from the native trapper by russian explorer vladimir arsenyev, about his exploration of the sikhotealin region of the russian far east over the course of multiple expeditions in the early 20th century. Apr 19, 2017 dersu uzala was new terrain for kurosawa literally and figuratively. An executive of a shoe company becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeurs son is kidnapped and held for ransom. Dersu uzala is a 1923 memoir by the russian explorer vladimir arsenyev, concerning his travels with the hunter dersu uzala. Criterion should get the rights to dersu ouzala and restore. Dersu uzala 1975 internet movie firearms database guns. He worked as a guide for vladimir arsenyev who immortalized him in his 1923 book dersu uzala. Arsenyevs book tells of his travels in the ussuri basin in the russian far east.