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kobvindex_ZLB14212059
Format:
1 DVD (ca. 132 Min.) : s/w
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Tonformat: Stereo
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Bildformat: Full Frame 1:1.33 ; NTSC
Series Statement:
Tzadik DVD Edition : [DVD Video]
Content:
At 74 years old, Jacobs has embraced the possibilities of computer-based image manipulation. In New York Ghetto Fishmarket 1903, he marries the awkwardness of early celluloid cinema to the deficiencies of digital video which, for all its positive attributes, lacks the grandeur of a theatrically screened film. Jacobs proceeds to zoom in on various individuals in the fishmarket, devoting time to the gestures of virtually every merchant and passerby. He slows down footage, reverses the image, fills the screen with color, inserts a hidden message̶given the variations on a single visual moment, his approach can be likened to that of a jazz musician improvising on a familiar 32-bar standard. Permeating the DVD is Jacobs' fascination with false three-dimensionality. Numerous times, he alternates between two mirror images at a breakneck speed, resulting in a startling, kaleidoscopic 3D effect. The rapid oscillation is a wonder to behold, even if you're watching Fishmarket in your living room (it should be noted, however, that Jacobs uses a stroboscopic effect throughout the DVD, making it inadvisable viewing for those afflicted with epilepsy.) Jaunniaux and Cora's entertainingly odd soundtrack stands on its own; it would seem strange enough if Jacobs had left it alone, but instead he opts for a seemingly random stop-start method. Given such devices, at times Fishmarket feels more like a technical exercise than a cinematic experience. Yet there is an overall sense of playfulness and acerbic humor that betrays Jacobs' Beat background, contextualizing his work within a world as seen through the imaginative lens of a Kerouac, Burroughs or Ginsberg. (Brad Glandon, All About Jazz)
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Ländercode: 0
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Original 1903 NY Lower East Side camera recording by a Thomas Edison cinematographer, courtesy of Library of Congress
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Extras: Bonus short, The Surging Sea of Humanity.
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The Surging Sea of Humanity
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Stummfilm mit musikalischer Untermalung und engl. Zwischentiteln
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