John Lennon – Yoko Ono – Barbara Loden
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There’s been a lot of good writing done on the film, including this from driftingclouds and filmmaker Mary Brownstien’s piece from HammerToNail. I was really struck by the quality of the performances and Loden’s willingness to let the camera linger. You can tell she is working with a tiny crew (4 people evidently) and the level of intimacy she achieves is a marvel. The budget, back in the day, was $115,000. It is required viewing.
8/31/10 Update: The New York Times just reported that WANDA is being restored. Time to rejoice!
Okay, so Adam Curtis does not incorporate the personal the way Chris Marker does. And he’s not as funny as Mr. Moore, but his films are so full of ideas each one is a couple weeks worth of conversations. The guy also works archive footage like no other. It all started for us with THE POWER OF NIGHTMARES. It took forever for it to come to video here but now you can order it. And Netflix got it as of Aug 5th this year.
Or you can watch it courtesy of the Internet Archive:
Chris Marker’s LA JETEE haunts many filmmakers’ work. When I went to NYU, it was required viewing and I think you can see it’s influence in many grads’ work. Its marriage of form and content has rarely been equaled. His film SANS SOLEIL has also forever provoked me to deliver a true Essay Film — and I will one day. Both are Required Viewing.
There’s a lot of great writing on this film out there. Here’s Senses Of Cinema’s…
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