Andrei Konchalovsky argued with Kurosawa about Lenin
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26 November 2010
27 November 2010
Konchalovsky talked about it himself on the Kurosawa: The Last Emperor documentary
28 November 2010
Thanks for the link Blah (and the jump to the correct position in the video is much appreciated)! I completely forgot about this documentary. The article must have used it as the source as well.
28 November 2010
Not really related, but Konchalovsky has a new film out, which has attracted almost universally scornful reviews.
A pity, I don’t know much about his films, but I loved Runaway Train – and I wasn’t aware until recently that it was based on a Kurosawa script.
30 November 2010
Thanks very much for the link to the documentary on Kurosawa, Blah. It’s just the right moment and the right material for me…I was missing Kurosawa.
This quote could do with a little more information (maybe we should contact the author of the article?), but apparently Andrei Konchalovksy, the Russian film maker who among other things directed Runaway Train, at one point got into a “fight” with Kurosawa. Not about Runaway Train though, but about Lenin:
You can find the article at KSPR.com. The quote comes from the penultimate paragraph.