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A poem is a naked person [videorecording (DVD)].

Criterion Collection, 2016.

DVD 781.64092 R961p Doc

Russell, Leon -- Performances.

Folk musicians -- United States -- Biography.

Blues musicians -- United States -- Biography.

Rock musicians -- United States -- Biography.

Criterion collection ; 805.

Alternate title:

Leon Russell in A poem is a naked person [videorecording (DVD)]

[videorecording (DVD)].

DVD special ed.

1 videodisc (90 min.) : 5.1 Dolby digital sd., col. ; 12 cm.

Originally produced as a documentary feature in 1974.

Special features: Harrod Blank and Leon Russell (the director's son sits down with the musician to talk about the film's long journey, from its production in the early 1970s to its release in 2015) ; Les Blank (excerpts from 2013 screening of the film) ; "A film's forty-year journey" (37 min. documentary features interviews with director Les Blank's son Harrod Blank ; sound recordist and assistant editor Maureen Gosling; and Jim Franklin, the artist prominently featured in the film) ; "Out in the woods" (short documentary shot by Maureen Gosling during the two-year filming process at Gand Lake O' the Cherokees in northeastern Oklahoma, presented along with excerpts from letters she wrote to family) ; trailers ; PLUS: an essay by critic Kent Jones.

English (SDH) subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Janus Films ; Les Blank Films ; Skyhill Films presents ; produced by Denny Cordell and Leon Russell ; filmed, edited by Les Blank.

Featuring Leon Russell, Jim Franklin, George Jones, Willie Nelson.

"Les Blank considered this free-form feature documentary about beloved singer-songwriter Leon Russell, filmed between 1972 and 1974, to be one of his greatest accomplishments. Yet it has not been released until now. Hired by Russell to film him at his recording studio in northeast Oklahoma, Blank ended up constructing a unique, intimate portrait of a musician and his environment. Made up of mesmerizing scenes of Russell and his band performing, both in concert and in the studio, as well as off-the-cuff moments behind the scenes, this singular film - which also features performances by Willie Nelson and George Jones -- has attained legendary status over the years. It's a work of rough beauty that serves as testament to Blank's cinematic daring and Russell's immense musical talents."--Container.

Documentary films.

Biographical documentary films.

Filmed performances.

Films for the hearing impaired.

Franklin, Jim, 1943-

Jones, George, 1931-2013.

Nelson, Willie, 1933-

Criterion Collection (Firm)

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