A ninety minute celluloid improvisation
35mm / 16:9 / black & white / mono / 90 min
Plus 12 previously unreleased bonus tracks
Produced by Cine Nomad, Germany, 1987-90
Written and directed by Nicolas Humbert & Werner Penzel
Music composed by Fred Frith
Musicians:
Fred Frith, Joey Baron, Cyro Battista, Iva Bittová, Tom Cora, Jean Derome, Pavel Fajt, Eitetsu Hayashi, Tim Hodgkinson, Arto Lindsay, René Lussier, Haco, Kevin Norton, Bob Ostertag, Zeena Parkins, Lawrence Wright, John Zorn and many others
Special Appearance:
Robert Frank, Julia Judge, Jonas Mekas, Ted Milton, John Spacely, Yasushi Utsunomiya, Tom Walker |
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Team:
Cinematography: Oscar Salgado
Original Sound Recording: Jean Vapeur
Camera Assistance: Dieter Fahrer
Location Manger: Peter Zobel
Production Manager: Res Balzli
Film Editing - Gisela Castronari, Vera Burnus, Nicolas Humbert, Werner Penzel
Graphics and Animation: Lena Knilli, Cornelia Förch
Mixing - Max Rammler
Studio Recording Engineers: Benedykt Grodon, Rainer Carben
Shot in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto (Japan), Verona (Italy), St. Remy de Provence (France), Leipzig (Germany), London, Yorkshire (Great Britain), New York (USA), Zurich, Bern (Switzerland)
European Film Award 1990
Nomination Bundesfilmpreis 1990
Innovative Cinema Prize 1991
Hessischer Filmpreis 1990
Golden Gate Award - Special Jury Award - San Francisco 1991
Choc de l'année Jazzman, France
2003
Stereoplay: Repertoire Eight Points
August 2003
Stereo: Five Stars
July 2003
Jazzman: Choc
June 2003
Jazzthetik: Five Stars
September 2003
Jazzzeit: "Die Neu-Edition [des Films] ist im anspruchsvollen Smartpack schon jetzt ein Kultobjekt. Zugreifen!"
September 2003
Classica: Five Points
Summer 2003
Downbeat: Four Stars
December 2003
MSN Entertainment: Five Stars
November 10, 2003
total time: 1:55:23 |
