Something Like An Autobiography - Akira Kurosawa Russia and Godard's narration

and Godard's narration

Wonderfully realised murder-mystery noir

Divisive film - reviled by some and declared a masterpiece by others 'Salo' is a unique piece of filmmaking

'Gelsomina' is sold into servitude and becomes a clown assistant to fairground strongman 'Zampano'

tracing the circumstances by which this extraordinary artist faded from memory and the path toward her reclamation

Something Like An Autobiography - Akira Kurosawa Russia and Godard's narration'Something Like an Autobiography' by Akira Kurosawa (Vintage books US Import paperback 206 pages) Staff Pick Kurosawa recounts his life up to his international breakthrough as a director with 'Rashomon' giving both a portrait of Japan at the time and an insight into what drove him as a filmmaker.