EPISODE · Nov 6, 2020 · 58 MIN

The Idiot (1951)

from Sanshiro's Boys - Akira Kurosawa Retrospective · host Timothy Amatulli

For his follow up to Rashomon, Akira Kurosawa chose to adapt his favorite novel, Fyodor Dostoevsky’s The Idiot. The studio tore this film to shreds for its 1951 release and Sanshiro’s Boys are here to try and piece it back together. Chris has read the whole novel and delivers an in-depth book report. How well does this Russian classic translate to Japanese society?Listen here: https://linktr.ee/sanshirosboys

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