Antonio Fernández Reboiro
Harakiri
76 × 51 cm
Harakiri is Masaki Kobayashi’s 1962 Japanese samurai drama, centred on an ageing warrior who arrives at a feudal lord’s estate requesting permission to commit ritual suicide. The film gradually reveals...
Harakiri is Masaki Kobayashi’s 1962 Japanese samurai drama, centred on an ageing warrior who arrives at a feudal lord’s estate requesting permission to commit ritual suicide. The film gradually reveals a story of honour, hypocrisy and revenge.
The celebrated Cuban ICAIC poster was designed by Antonio Fernández Reboiro in 1964. Its stark, minimalist composition uses a jagged red cross to evoke the film’s violence without depicting it literally, and the design won an international poster competition in 1965.
The celebrated Cuban ICAIC poster was designed by Antonio Fernández Reboiro in 1964. Its stark, minimalist composition uses a jagged red cross to evoke the film’s violence without depicting it literally, and the design won an international poster competition in 1965.
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