Akira Kurosawas brilliantly conceived retelling of Shakespeares KING LEAR magically mixes Japanese history
Set in the dingy New York office of a real estate company
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his own avant-garde shorts
Carrie (Region B) Monte Hellman Akira Kurosawas brilliantly conceived retellingIn 1974, Stephen King published his first novel, the story of Carrie White, a troubled young girl, bullied by her peers and daughter to a fanatical fundamentalist mother, who discovers she has telekinetic powers. In 1976, it became the first of his works to be adapted for the big screen and, to this day, remains one of the very best. Carrie marked Brian De Palmas arrival as a major director, following smaller cult films such as Sisters, Phantom of the