This film is being presented as part of the Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library's Wednesday Movie Club, a weekly showcase of movies that matter for people who love movies.  Each week's screening begins with a brief presentation on the film's significance and various elements viewers might want to pay attention to.  Then, immediately following the screening, attendees will be invited to discuss the film.  Participation in discussions is voluntary.  Registration is not required.

You can't call yourself a "cinephile" if you've never seen a film by the legendary Japanese director Akira Kurosawa.  You also can't credibly claim that your movie club shows "movies that matter" if you never show RASHOMAN.  This 1950 Oscar-winner has not only been the inspiration for countless films -- from Quentin Tarantino's RESERVOIR DOGS and PULP FICTION to THE USUAL SUSPECTS and GONE GIRL -- filmmakers use the term "the Roshoman effect" to denote story structures that employ multiple contradictory perspectives.  Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, RASHOMON is perhaps the finest film to investigate the philosophy of justice. Through an ingenious use of camera and flashbacks, Kurosawa reveals the complexities of human nature as four people recount different versions of a heinous crime.    

Rating: Not Rated (mature subject matter)
Runtime: 1h 28m
Production Year: 1950
Cast: Toshiro Mitune, Masayuki Mori, Machiko Kyo, Takashi Shimura, Minoru Chiaki
Director: Akira Kurosawa