1957
Noah’s Barks pages covering things relating to the year 1957.
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Throne of Blood
Awesome, haunting stuff but I’ve noted in my other reviews that I’m a big fan of Akira Kurosawa‘s characterization through dialogue and there isn’t much of that in Throne of Blood. It has an extremely modest runtime for his career being under two hours, but it both does and doesn’t feel its length. It takes… (read more)
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The Seventh Seal
The themes on mortality aren’t of any particular insight, but The Seventh Seal‘s heavily sullen atmosphere invisibly weaves a dark shroud over a revived and stoically breathing portrait of a suffering 14th century Europe. Not without its share of duller moments, but they’re overcome through powerful imagery, properly contemplative philosophical musings, and surprisingly, some great… (read more)