Dersu Uzala
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Movie Reviews of Dersu Uzala
Movie Review: Dersu Uzala: Classic Kurosawa
Summary: 5 Stars
Dersu Uzala is a truly remarkable movie by Akira Kurosawa. It was shot in the former Soviet Union under incredibly cold conditions in Eastern Siberia. Dersu Uzala is an indigenous to the area and well attuned to that wild land; in him we see the skills, caring, and humanity of native peoples everywhere. We also see what the march of progress can do to native peoples. Just as 19th century Americans traveling West encoutered Native Americans, so too did 19th century Russians encounter tribal peoples as they journeyed East. Once they conquered the land indigenous people had difficulty adapting. Kurosawa tells that story here too. It's defimitely worth watching.Movie Review: A movie for the ages
Summary: 5 Stars
I first saw this movie in a theater when it was released in the mid-1970s and have never forgotten it. It is an astonishing display of visual poetry about two men from vastly different cultures -- one an aboriginal hunter, the other a Russian military officer -- who are united by their common humanity and mutual respect. A free audio download of Arseniev's original non-fiction book Dersu the Hunter, on which the movie is based, is available at [...] The download is many hours long and contains elaborate observations concerning the flora and fauna of the pristine Siberian wilderness during the early years of the twentieth century.Movie Review: A story of friendship, not of exploration or of Siberia
Summary: 5 Stars
Kurosawa needs no praise from me, but... In Dersu Uzala he once again does a wonderful job of examining universal human experience while reveling in the particulars of place, time, and character. And the cinematography is rich. This is an excellent movie. I avoided watching it for a long time because descriptions and trailers made it appear to be a movie about the bleakness of Siberia. In fact, it is a movie about friendship, and much of it takes place in the summer in a forest.
If you have enjoyed other Kurosawa films but avoided Dersu, don't. You won't regret watching it.
Movie Review: Outdoor Man Who Can't Cope with Civilization
Summary: 5 Stars
A Gobi man in Siberia lives and travels in the Siberian wilderness with little company. In 1907, he befriends Russian soldiers and saves their lives many times with his knowledge of the wilderness they can't even comprehend. Based on true story, Kurasawa directed this film with the cooperation of the Soviet and Japanese governments. It is very different from most of Kurasawa's usual films and more like a Soviet film of the period. That doesn't detract from its quality, in fact it makes this film even more poignant. A very quiet gentle film about a man who lives with nature.Movie Review: An out-of-the-way masterpiece
Summary: 5 Stars
Kurosawa had to go all the way to Siberia to regenerate his career in films (after his lambasting with "Dodes-kaden," which prompted a suicide attempt). Yet he managed to make a film entirely congruent with his concerns. "Dersu Uzala" is about heroism - a subject familiar to any Kurosawa enthusiast. And the photography is particularly exquisite. This is so much more than an episode in the life of a misunderstood genius. "Dersu" almost exceeds most of Kurosawa's other work of the '60s. Hereafter he would be an 'international' filmmaker.