even such heroism has its limits, and jack slater is all about it. the last hero of the screen, a big ticket to the cinema of ninety- three, i'll be back. you're not going to say that, are you? but do you always say that? isn't it the first festival from. i feel like i'm made of a single piece of cinema, from head to toe, i am like a single piece of cinema, this year at... a gathering at the palace of festivals a panel was hung, representing world cinema in the faces, in the center of it is the main axial figure, connecting the past and present of cinema, akira kurasawa. opposite the palace there is a billboard with a drawing by the director himself, chosen for the poster of his next thirtieth film, madadaya. the film is participating in the festival out of competition. eighty-three-year-old kurasawa did not come to kan to argue with young talents. here he is a teacher, just like the hero of his new film, a revered university professor spending his last days surrounded by caring students. my friends and gentlemen, thank you for being here. according