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Spellbound

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2002 · 97 min Documentary
7.3 / 10 · TMDB

Akira Kurosawa, a titan of cinema, embarks on one final project in the twilight of his life. The camera becomes an intimate witness to his daily struggle—against failing eyesight, against financial ruin, against his own relentless perfectionism. This is no celebratory portrait, but a raw chronicle of creative anguish and indomitable will. The director who gave the world 'Rashomon' and 'Seven Samurai' fights to conjure one more masterpiece from the depths of physical decline and despair. It is a testament to how art is forged from sheer stubbornness and undying passion.

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Year 2002
Country United States of America
Genre Documentary
Director Jeffrey Blitz
Runtime 97 min.
Rating TMDB: 7.3/10 (120 votes)

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This documentary offers a profoundly intimate and unvarnished look into the furnace of creation. It strips away the myth of the untouchable genius, revealing a vulnerable, frustrated, yet unyielding artist.

What lingers after the credits is not just a film about filmmaking, but a meditation on the artist's compulsion, the weight of legacy, and the terrifying cost of obsession. It makes Kurosawa not less monumental, but more human, and thus, more magnificent. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Jeffrey Blitz

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A quiet study, the rustle of storyboards, the master's focused silence.

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