273 of 1001 Movies: Dersu Uzala (1975)

 Now I can see the appeal of this movie that is based on the works of a Russian man who met a man, Dersu Uzala, and wrote about the time he spent with him. For me this wasn't the most interesting of movies to watch though, but for men they may like the whole explorer and friendship aspect. I felt there were a lot of opportunities to explore the history of the time, and a lot else, but instead it's limited to a whole bunch of interactions. It's a movie filled with dialogue.

Summary: Arsenev is a Russian explorer who is sent into the wilderness with his team into Siberia on an expedition. When he gets there though he finds that it's more than he can really handle, but when he meets a local hunter, Dersu Uzala, he begins to learn survival skills that will help them survive and complete their expedition. They depart only to meet again years in the future, but since Dersu Uzala has aged so has the map of the world and what he is able to help with.