At least forty films have been made about the Living Theatre; it remained to the American underground filmmaker Sheldon Rochlin (previously responsible for the marvellous Vali) to make the 'definitive' film about one of the most famous of their works, Paradise Now, shot in Brussels and at the Berlin Sportpalast.
The story of two brothers, one rich and one poor living next to each other , struggling along with their families and daily lives in the south parts of Stockholm in the 1930's.
"Canada's convention-shattering voice of poetry" (Globe and Mail). Michael Ondaatje documents the work and spirit of fellow poet bpNichol (1944-1988) Capturing the artist / writer / sound performer in "fantasy documentary", Ondaatje uncovers what made bpNichol an influence to a generation of North American and European writers.
Sakir, a humble dolmuş (minibus) driver, falls in love with a nightclub singer and embarks on a charming and adventurous journey into her world of high society.
The world is divided into factions, on opposite sides of issues; each side is, of course, right. And so the gap between the people grows, until someone challenges the absolutist view of what's "right.
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Have you watched Give Her the Moon yet? What did you think about it?