The Idiot

Starring: Setsuko Hara, Toshiro Mifune Dvd Release: 14th November, 2005 Number Of Discs: 1 Format: PAL, Region 2 Encoding

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The Idiot is a novel written by the Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky in 1869. After a long absence from Russia, Prince Myshkin returns to the country. when younger he had blackouts & learning difficulties which were treated with some success in Switzerland, but much of what Russian society views as idiocy is simply honesty & trustfulness. The Myshkin family line is said to end with him & his cousin. On the train to Saint Petersburg, Myshkin meets & befriends the dark Rogojin. The latter tells the prince about his passion for Nastassia Philippovna, a beautiful woman with a bad reputation. Myshkin arrives at the house of General Epantchin, who is married to the only other living member of the Myshkin line. Myshkin learns that Gania, a young go-getter & secretary of the General, wants to marry Nastassia for her dowry. The prince feels an irresistible desire to meet her. At Nastassias name-day party, Myshkin sees Rogojin arrive drunk & offer the young woman a large amount of money to follow him. The prince perceives the despair of Nastassia & proposes to her in order to save her. Posters Of The Idiot

Toshiro Mifune was a charismatic Japanese actor who appeared in almost 170 feature films. Mifune was born in China to Japanese parents & moved to Japan in his twenties. His imposing bearing, acting range, facility with foreign languages & a now-legendary partnership with director Akira Kurosawa made him perhaps the most famous Japanese actor of his time; certainly the best known to Western audiences. He often portrayed a samurai or ronin, sometimes rough & gruff & usually a reluctant hero. Most films in the Kuroswa-Mifune lexicon are considered cinema classics. These include Rashomon, Throne of Blood, The Seven Samurai & Yojimbo. Mr. Mifune received later acclaim for playing the title role in the 1980 miniseries Shogun. Toshiro Mifune died on 24 December 1997 in Mitaka, Tokyo, of organ failure. Animas Trujano A Mexican movie from 1962 directed by the recognized director Ismael Rodríguez Animas Trujano Japanese Poster. Posters Of Scandal

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