Paul and Corey Cross the Streams: S6E12 [RASHOMON (1950)]

Having amassed more than 100 episodes in its run, PACCTS' sixth season will focus its sights on "the greatest films of all time" (both in the US and internationally), as assembled by the British Film Institute's 2022 Sight and Sound Poll of industry critics. Corey will be choosing American films from the list, and Paul will be choosing international ones.  Our goal is to examine the films that are considered great, and why that may be the case.   Ranked 41, Rashomon (1950) is perhaps the most influential of the Sight and Sound films we've tackled this season - to the point that its famous narrative structure has become an adjective in storytelling. Directed and co-written by Akira Kurosawa, the film is a slow-burning mystery, which tackles the nearly-unattainable nature of truth...