Fans of the western The Magnificent Seven might enjoy catching a showing at Wellesley Free Library on Wednesday night of the movie it was based on: Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai. (Not to be confused with the more recent Seven Psychopaths. The action starts at 6:45pm.
This epic tale concerns honor and duty during a time when the old traditional order is breaking down. Attendees will be joined via Skype by film editor Richard Pepperman, author of the forthcoming book “Everything I Know About Filmmaking I Learned Watching Seven Samurai.’
This film is too big to be contained in one session; so a viewing and discussion of the second half will be held on Tuesday November 18th.
Free and open to the public. Sponsored by the Friends of the Wellesley Free Libraries.
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