1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 It’s a podcast double doozer! &amp;nbsp;Renoir and Kurosawa both adapt the same play, over 2 decades apart. &amp;nbsp;Mifune and Gabin play the same roll. &amp;nbsp;One is set in the source’s original Russia and the other in Edo-period Japan. &amp;nbsp;Both are about hope and despair at the limit of human poverty. &amp;nbsp;Is there more to this comparison than… the comparison? *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at our&amp;nbsp;merch store.&amp;nbsp; T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, stickers, and more! If you’d like to watch ahead for next week’s film, we will be discussing and reviewing Jacques Tati’s Playtime (1967). Random Acts of Cinema http://randomactsofcinema.libsyn.com/website <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/42161345/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/204319490