Re: RARA-AVIS: My last point on that topic, plus Hammett and Westlake

From: Brian Thornton (bthorntonwriter@gmail.com)
Date: 23 Feb 2009

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    On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 10:14 AM, jacquesdebierue <jacquesdebierue@yahoo.com
    > wrote:

    > --- In rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com <rara-avis-l%40yahoogroups.com>,
    > Brian Thornton
    >
    > <bthorntonwriter@...> wrote:
    > >
    > > Kerry Wrote:
    > >
    > > "I think similarities between Red Harvest and Miller's Crossing have
    > been
    > > mentioned here before. Do I have that right?"
    > >
    > > Nope. You're thinking of THE GLASS KEY, not RED HARVEST. RED
    > HARVEST was
    > > inspiration for one of Kirasawa's films (the title escapes, but it might
    > > have been RAN), and by extension, of A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS. A more
    > direct
    > > screen adaptation of RED HARVEST would be LAST MAN STANDING,
    > starring Bruce
    > > Willis.
    >
    > Ran is based on King Lear. A loose but very clear adaptation.
    >

    I suspect you're right. I believe I was thinking of YOJIMBO (again I might be wrong). I wondered whether RAN was the KING LEAR adaptation, but got it confused with THRONE OF BLOOD.

    Thanks!

    Brian

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