Wild Combination : : a Portrait of Arthur Russell
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Call Number: DVD 780.92 Wi
On Shelf At: Downtown Library
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2008.
Widescreen (1.78:1 aspect ratio)
Special features: All new feature length audio commentary by director Matt Wolf!! 25 minutes of archival Arthur Russell performance footage; Allen Ginsberg's mantra at Arthur Russell's funeral; Audiocassette letter from Arthur Russell to his parents; Covers of Arthur Russell songs by Jens Gibb of the hidden cameras, and Arthur's landing.
Jens Lekman, Philip Glass, Allen Ginsberg.
Brings to life Arthur Russell's descriptively rich and emotionally direct music as well as exploring the compelling cultural history of New York in the 1970s and '80s, the experience of being gay and confronting AIDS, and the cathartic process of making art and pursuing popular success at a time when those goals were mutually attainable.
DVD; Widescreen (1.78:1 aspect ratio) presentation; 5.1 surround & stereo.
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LANGUAGE OPTIONS
English dialogue; English or Japanese subtitles.
PUBLISHED
New York, NY : Oscilloscope Laboratories, [2018]
Year Published: 2018
Description: 1 videodisc (71 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet
Language: English
Format: DVD
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Wolf, Matthew, 1972-
Lekman, Jens,
Glass, Philip,
Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997,
Oscilloscope Laboratories (Firm),
SUBJECTS
Russell, Arthur.
Composers -- United States -- Biography.
Avant-garde (Music) -- United States -- History and criticism.