I haven't watched the videos, but I know there's a Criterion Collection dvd with all 6 episodes and a bunch of extras--per usual to the criterion collection. I think it's $30.00. I've been looking for it for a couple of months and haven't found it so you may have to order it if you're interested.
Steve Spangler
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Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2001 10:00:21 -0500
From: wlt4@mindspring.com
Subject: Re: OT- Saragossa Manuscript
>anyway...does anyone know where he could find a copy of "the >Saragossa Manuscript"-1965 (Polish title: Rekopis Znaleziony W. >Saragossie) on video?
Facets has it for sale or rental. Has' "The Doll"--another adaptation of a classic book--is also amazing and with a great score by Wojciech Karil; the closest film I've ever seen to Balzac.
Lang
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Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2001 11:09:08 -0500
From: kurt_gottschalk@scni.com
Subject: fishing w/john
?iso-8859-1?q?efr=E9n=20del=20valle? said:
I'm thinking of purchasing the FISHING WITH JOHN
series videos. I assume they're highly recommendable
but please can you assure?
i've seen 4 of the 6 episodes. they're, uh, cute. i think you'd have to be a
pretty huge lurie fan to really be excited by them.
the tom waits one, however, is hilarious. probably the only episode worth money.
i don't even really remember what else i saw...
i think bravo or ifc or somebody shows them fairly frequently, if that's viable
to you.
kg
np: john coltrane - ballads
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Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2001 11:26:48 -0500
From: kurt_gottschalk@scni.com
Subject: thread
samerivertwice wants a description of threadgill.
i'm scared to even try.
ok, first off he is and has been for a decade or so my absolute A#1, and my bias
is in no way a liability. you're talking to the right guy.
his first (documented, anyway) band is air, a trio with steve mccall and fred
hopkins (both sadly departed). the band was organized to play for some theater
thing and did all jelly roll morton, or at least all rag stuff. what thread did
was simple and brilliant. bass plays the left hand, sax plays the right hand,
from the piano scores. after a few records, they released air lore, on all rag
disc.
ragtime is, of course, new orleans music based largely on march rhythms. this is
crucial to everything he has done since. no matter what the instrumentation, no
matter what the tempo (and thread's stuff come move unbelievably, teasingly slow
at times), there's always a march.
another strong element (though i've never heard him mention it) is albert ayler,
one of the absolute greats. the way his alto bleats triplets, you'd think
albert's sitting right inside. also, thread tends to favor duos over solos --
two people soloing over a composed groove -- at least in recent years.
the major bands are air, the sextett (a powerful brass band), very very circus
(a dark, resonant band with dual tubas and dual electric guitars, sax, drum,
trombone or french horn and often added guests (percussion, vocal, violin...)),
and make a move (elec guitar, elec bass, sax/flute, drum and accordian/
harmonium).
since many of his records are out of print, i'd say buy 'em when you see 'em.
none of the live ones are as good (don't know why, since he's great live).
you've been given some good tips from others. the tops, i guess, are air lore,
air mail, rag bush and all, easily slip into another world, just the facts and
pass the bucket, too much sugar for a dime, carry the day, makin' a move and
where's your cup.
but if i had to pick one for you, get 'song from out of my trees' on black
saint. it's remarkable and, since it's black saint, stands a better chance of
being in print.
one thing thread never gets notice for: he's a great lyricist (although his
vocal pieces are few).
try bruce at downtown music gallery (dmg@panix.com, or 212.473.0043). i think he
has a few for $10.
damn, i'm exhausted. let me know what you buy and what you think.
kg
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Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2001 08:48:49 -0800
From: "Patrice L. Roussel" <proussel@ichips.intel.com>
Subject: Re: Odp: OT- "The Saragossa Manuscript"-film
On Thu, 25 Jan 2001 13:24:25 +0100 "Jerzy Matysiakiewicz" wrote:
>
> I'm curious which one Wojciech Has's movie is known in this wide world under
> the name "The Sandglass" ???
There is one with the title "La Klepsydre" (not sure at all of the spelling).
Could it be the same?
Patrice (waiting to see "Le Manuscript trouve a Saragosse").
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Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2001 10:00:00 -0800
From: Jim Flannery <newgrange@sfo.com>
Subject: Re: Odp: OT- "The Saragossa Manuscript"-film
"Patrice L. Roussel" wrote:
>
> On Thu, 25 Jan 2001 13:24:25 +0100 "Jerzy Matysiakiewicz" wrote:
> >
> > I'm curious which one Wojciech Has's movie is known in this wide world under
> > the name "The Sandglass" ???
>
> There is one with the title "La Klepsydre" (not sure at all of the spelling).
> Could it be the same?
Indeed, I think the Polish title was _Sanatorium pod Klepsydra_, same as the
Bruno Schulz collection it's based on (pardon my spelling, I'm american ;^>)?
