Follow your own weird : the world of James Broughton.
Notes:
Collective title, disc titles & disc numeration from disc menus. Booklet ("Follow your own weird : the world of James Broughton") includes quotes, poetry, and film notes by Broughton.
Contents:
Disc one. Vol. 1, the early years (85 min., b&w): Mother's day (1948, 22 min.) / Farallone Films ; assisted by Kermit Sheets ; camera, Frank Stauffacher ; music by Howard Brubeck -- Loony Tom the happy lover (1951, 10 min.) / a Farallone Films production ; music by Ralph Gilbert -- Four in the afternoon (1951, 15 min.) / / a Farallone Films production ; based on poems from James Broughton's book "Musical chairs" ; music by William O. Sheets -- The pleasure garden (1953, 38 min.) / Flights of Fancy presents ; a Farallone production ; camera, Walter Lassally ; music, Stanley Bate ; assistant director, Kermit Sheets. Disc two. Vol. 2, A middle period (135 min., col.): The bed (1968, 19 min.) / Farallone Films ; photography, William Desloge ; music, Warner Jepson -- The golden positions (1970, 32 min.) / Farallone Films ; music, Robert Hughes ; production, Neil Weinstein ... [et al.] ; photography, Fred Padula ; co-directed by Kermit Sheets -- This is it (1971, 9 min., col.) / Farallone Films ; camera, David Myers ; editing, Kermit Sheets -- Dreamwood (1972, 44 min.) / Farallone Films ; collaboration, Kermit Sheets ; production, Robert Greensfelder ; photography, John Schofill, Fred Padula ; music, Morton Subotnick -- High kukus (1973, 3 min.) / Farallone Films ; image, H. Edgar Jenkins II -- Testament (1974, 20 min.) / Farallone Films -- The water circle (1975, 3 min.) / Farallone Films -- Erogeny (1976, 5 min.) / Farallone Films ; by James Broughton, Robert Gaylor and Lela Smith. Disc three. Vol. 3, Finale -- the films with Joel Singer (63 min., col.): Song of the Godbody (1977, 10 min.) / Farallone Films -- Hermes Bird (1979, 10 min.) / Farallone Films -- The gardener of Eden (1981, 8 min.) / Farallone Films ; music, Antarjyami Muni ; filmed by Joel Singer -- Devotions (1983, 22 min.) / Farallone Films ; music, Lou Harrison -- Scattered remains (1988, 13 min.) / Farallone Films ; music, Lou Harrison ; editor, Lela Smith.
Summary:
"This 3-disc set organizes 17 of [avant garde filmmaker James Richard] Broughton's films into three distinct eras to capture the breadth and evolution of his themes and subject matter"--Container.
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