Drunken Angel
2,754
Drama. Film noir
A drunken doctor with a hot temper works in a village whose most prominent geographical feature is a disease-ridden sump. Businesses and social life are infected by the yakuza, or mob. The leading gangster in the village comes to the doctor one night with a bullet lodged in his hand. It's clear this violence-prone young man also has tuberculosis. The doctor and gangster form a quicksilver bond that partly involves the older medical man ... [+]
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"An odd blend of American film noir and Italian neorealism." | ||||
"'Drunken Angel' has been cited by Kurosawa as the film in which the immature director finally 'discovered' himself. We can all be grateful for that self-discovery." | ||||
"It's effective in its own right and a fascinating preview of films to come." |
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