Why should I buy a bed when all that I want is sleep?

The American minimalist poet Robert Lax (1915-2000) is praised for his originality and spirituality. He was a companion of the painter Ad Reinhardt and the religious philosopher and monk Thomas Merton, who had a strong influence on the poets of the beat generation. After decades of a nomadic life between America and Europe, working as a screenwriter in Hollywood, as a film critic in New York and as a clown in an Italian itinerant circus, he has lived withdrawn for 30 years on the Greek island of Patmos. In his poetry, Robert Lax pursues a maximum compression of language – to the point where only individual words and syllables remain which represent the essence of language. His artistic concept of reduction, in which a pause becomes as important as the things said, makes Lax a kindred spirit of the American composer John Cage. The present films are the outcome of a long-standing friendship between Robert Lax and the filmmakers Nicolas Humbert and Werner Penzel.

Why Should I Buy a Bed.mkv

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https://nitro.download/view/38FD2B94506E2C1/Why_Should_I_Buy_a_Bed.mkv
https://nitro.download/view/396EF9A8D5C5DE8/Lax_Readings.mkv

Language(s):English, Greek
Subtitles:English, German

The post Nicolas Humbert & Werner Penzel – Why Should I Buy a Bed When All That I Want Is Sleep? (1999) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

from imdb,
“This film is a snapshot of the life of Fred Frith, an English-born multi-instrumentalist, composer, and improvisor. It finds him in Europe, Japan, and the US, working and playing with a variety of avant garde artists.

There is no narrative, or narrator. The images blend with his music, and visa versa, creating a narrative all their own. His performances, widely varied, reveal a light hearted intensity. In one scene, he uses his violin to ‘sing’ with seagulls and, in another, he conducts a quartet. Most of all, it shows him as a human being whose being is infused with music. It pours out of him in all its varied forms, and he welcomes it all.

Just prior to its west coast screening, I saw an elegant older woman at one of Mr Frith’s solo performances. She seemed completely out of place, and so I asked her why she was there. Turns out that she was Sheila Benson, LA Times Film critic. She said that she’d seen the film on VHS, and felt so intrigued that she had to come and see him in person. ” Author: lbcsrw from Long Beach, CA, US

Also included is a bonus from the dvd. 28 minutes of rare footage from various artists.

https://nitro.download/view/DACC878A6F8E0F8/Fred_Frith_&_Friends_-_Step_Across_The_Border.mpg
https://nitro.download/view/ACAE29006800DCB/Fred_Frith_&_Friends_-_Step_Across_The_Border_(DVD_Bonus).mpg

Language(s):English
Subtitles:none

The post Nicolas Humbert – Step Across the Border (1990) first appeared on Cinema of the World.