Well, it is, in a sense, a Rashomon effect. The whole question of truth is really one of how it’s seen. And one of the points that I was trying to make in Little Big Man was that, finally, history is not only written by the winners, but it’s told by individuals, and it’s perceived by individuals, and therefore it’s always partial.
It is, in a sense, a Rashomon effect. The whole question of truth is really one of how it's seen. History is not only written by the winners, but it's told by individuals, and it's perceived by individuals, and therefore it's always partial.
— Arthur Penn · Conversations with Arthur Penn (by Robert P. Kolker)
It is, in a sense, a Rashomon effect. The whole question of truth is really one of how it's seen. History is not only written by the winners, but it's told by individuals, and therefore it's always partial.
— Arthur Penn · Conversations with Arthur Penn (by Robert P. Kolker)
Films That Influenced Little Big Man
