I Live in Fear
Drama
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1955
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An aging foundry patriarch, gripped by terror of nuclear annihilation, tries to uproot his family to Brazil. When they petition to have him declared incompetent, a family-court counselor witnesses his obsession slide into ruin—and asks whether ignoring the atomic threat is any saner.
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Runtime:
103 min
Release date:
22 Nov 1955
Country:
JP
Languages:
Japanese
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
1 nomination total
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
I feel sure that Mr. Kurosawa could have come up with a more constructive thought on how people should use their energies to pacifistic purpose than the negative one he gives us here.
– Bosley Crowther,
New York Times,
9 May 2005
fresh:
A compelling look at postwar Japan as well as the onset of Cold War paranoia.
– Gary Dowell,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Apr 2003
rotten:
Perhaps a bit too loose and leisurely to be entirely effective.
– Keith Phipps,
AV Club,
30 May 2001