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(The Last Samurai)
Edward Zwick, director of the recent release “The Last
Samurai,” explains why he’s been fascinated by Japanese
culture and films since he was a teenager. Maurice Tempelsman on combating AIDS in Africa. Colson Whitehead celebrates the day-to-day routines of life in New York City. And Mary Lea Bandy and Antonio Mondy talk about the idea of a hidden god in modernist art.
Edward Zwick
Edward Zwick talks about his film “The Last Samurai,” inspired by the true story of the life of Saigo Takamuri.
Music: The Last Samurai Soundtrack composer Hans Zimmer
Maurice Tempelsman
Maurice Tempelsman, chairman of the International Advisory Council of the Harvard AIDS Institute, on the fight against AIDS in Africa.
Music: Philip Glass “Metamorphosis-5 and 2”
Colson Whitehead
According to Colson Whitehead, "no matter how long you have been here, you are a New Yorker the first time you say, That used to be Munsey's, or That used to be the Tic Toc Lounge... when what was there before is more real and solid than what is here ...
Mary Lea Bandy and Antonio Mondy
Mary Lea Bandy and Antonio Mondy are the organizers of “The Hidden God: Film and Faith.” It’s a film program opening at MoMA December 4, 2003, and running through February 27, 2004.
Music: Meet Joe Black Soundtrack composer Thomas Newman
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