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Fragments of Paradise(2022)
Status: Released
Date: 2022-08-31
67%
3 Votes
Time: 1h 38m
"Catch some of the beauty, some of the happiness..."
Overview:
For over 70 years, Jonas Mekas, internationally known as the "godfather" of avant-garde cinema, documented his life in what came to be known as his diary films. From his arrival in New York City as a displaced person in 1949 to his death in 2019, he chronicled the trauma and loss of exile while pioneering institutions to support the growth of independent film in the United States. Fragments of Paradise is an intimate look at his life and work constructed from thousands of hours of his own video and film diaries-including never-before-seen tapes and unpublished audio recordings. It is a story about finding beauty amidst profound loss, and a man who tried to make sense of it all... with a camera.
Languages: English, Lithuanian.
Countries:
United States of America
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Movie: Fragments of Paradise
Top 10 Billed Cast
Jonas Mekas
Self (archive footage)
Amy Taubin
Self
Peter Bogdanovich
Self
John Waters
Self
Martin Scorsese
Self
Ken Jacobs
Self
M.M. Serra
Self
Jim Jarmusch
Self
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Overview
For over 70 years, Jonas Mekas, internationally known as the "godfather" of avant-garde cinema, documented his life in what came to be known as his diary films. From his arrival in New York City as a displaced person in 1949 to his death in 2019, he chronicled the trauma and loss of exile while pioneering institutions to support the growth of independent film in the United States. Fragments of Paradise is an intimate look at his life and work constructed from thousands of hours of his own video and film diaries-including never-before-seen tapes and unpublished audio recordings. It is a story about finding beauty amidst profound loss, and a man who tried to make sense of it all... with a camera.
Release Date
2022-08-31
Average
6.7
Rating:
3.4 startsTagline
"Catch some of the beauty, some of the happiness..."
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Languages:
EnglishLietuvių
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