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Made in Jamaica (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
French ( Dolby Digital Stereo )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
107 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Alternative Footage
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2006 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Jérôme Laperrousaz

Written By:
Jérôme Laperrousaz

Actors:
Alaine ..... Herself
Brick and Lace ..... Themselves
Capleton ..... Himself
Joseph Current ..... Himself
Lowell 'Sly' Dunbar ..... Himself
Elephant Man ..... Himself
Beresford Hammond ..... Himself (as Beres Hammond)
Gregory Isaacs ..... Himself
Vybz Kartel ..... Himself
Bounty Killer ..... Himself
Alaine Laughton ..... Herself
Dr. Marshall ..... Himself
Lady Saw ..... Herself
Robbie Shakespeare ..... Himself
Tanya Stephens ..... Herself
Third World ..... Themselves
Toots ..... Himself
Bunny Wailer ..... Himself

Synopsis:

French writer-director Jérôme Laperrousaz's documentary Made in Jamaica opens with the tragic yet all-too-familiar murder of a reggae superstar - Bogle - and his celebrity-studded funeral, attended by multiple generations of Jamaican musicians. The film then springboards into a broad and enormously ambitious, loosely-knit exploration of the reggae subculture in all of its facets. Laperrousaz intercuts original interviews and live concert footage (often filmed on the shores and streets of Kingston, where reggae was born) with such giants as Third World, Gregory Isaacs (who pays tribute to Bogle), Bunny Wailer, Toots, Beres Hammond and Capleton. The discussions frequently trace and highlight the performers' various influences (from the awareness of centuries-old Jamaican enslavement to on-the-spot enjoyment of the sounds and rhythms); the performances exude these sources in every note. Throughout, Lapperousaz and the featured performers repeatedly define reggae by cutting straight to its emotional core, and pay unbridled tribute to the culture and nation that produced it.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 01 April, 2010.