RAN and the Spectrum of Adaptation (Tarr, Tarkovsky, Kurosawa)

Today, we take a look at the concept of adaptation. It begins with a survey of various approaches to adaptation, focusing primarily on the work of Bela Tarr and Andrei Tarkovsky. This forms the basis for a "Spectrum of Adaptation" which segues into a comparative analysis of Ran explaining the unique way the film handles its source material of Shakespeare's King Lear. Time Stamps: Introduction - 0:00 Part One - 2:32 Part Two - 13:52 Part Three - 23:01 Conclusion - 41:43 Music is Franz Schubert's String Quintet, D. 956 Main topics discussed: Satantango (1994) Solaris (1972) Ran (1985) ~ Thank you so much for watching! Sorry again for the black screen issue. Really annoying, I know. You'll just have to time your blinks to sync up with the dead air - lol.