The Wind Is Driving Him Toward the Open Sea ( Nightspring Daystar / Winter '64-'66 / Letter to D.H. in Paris / Eel Creek / The Wind Is Driving Him Toward the Open Sea / Carolyn and Me: Part One / Carolyn and Me: Part Two / Carolyn and Me: Part Three )

The Wind Is Driving Him Toward the Open Sea (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Nightspring Daystar / Winter '64-'66 / Letter to D.H. in Paris / Eel Creek / The Wind Is Driving Him Toward the Open Sea / Carolyn and Me: Part One / Carolyn and Me: Part Two / Carolyn and Me: Part Three
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
French ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
187 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Booklet

Movie filmed in 1964-1969 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
David Brooks
Carolyn Brooks

Actors:
Stanley Cavell
Arthur Danto
Sidney Morgenbesser

Synopsis:

Nightspring Daystar: The film springs from the night through the dawn to the daystar, following the adventures of the mind on the way. Winter '64-'66: Locales: Nantucket, Kazakhstan, Grant's Nepal, Colorado, Mt. Kearsange, Iowa, 7th Street. Door golden night room trees fire drip rain blue horse river snow birds green mountain forest dark room mist car trees window ducks are flying. Overtones: Raga Palas Kafi, Grant's, Slug's, Bo Diddley, Jimmy Reed, Raga Rageshri, the wind, Chuck Berry, Marvin Gaye, the Beatles, Piatniksky Chorus. Letter to D.H. in Paris: Stoned people, music, movement, fields. Eel Creek: 'Fishing/boys and father/pure/simple/straight forward' - Carolyn Brooks. The Wind Is Driving Him Toward the Open Sea: A non-narrative patchwork of images, light, music, conversation, news headlines, the passing of generations, and, ultimately, a journey from New York City to Martha's Vineyard in an attempt to discover a man named Chandler Moore. Carolyn and Me: Part One: David and Carolyn Brooks with friends. At Martha's Vineyard, on NYC bus, shooting at the beach, etc. 'Was going to tape Carolyn and my first conversation in about 5 months of no contact. Show true love (whatever that is). Couldn't do it. Chickened out. Didn't want to get something between us. (Carolyn, what's come between us?). Film sequence, love: single frame printing, break colors into basic three (in the order of red, green, blue) and A/B roll to create 'well-known symetry' and to lighten frame (AB brightens, bi-pack darkens) / Binarius is the devil / ah, love / one flesh / let no man put asunder.' - David Brooks. Carolyn and Me: Part Two: David and Carolyn Brooks and friends. Walking in woods, at picnic, in VW bus, etc. 'Was going to tape Carolyn and my first conversation in about 5 months of no contact. Show true love (whatever that is). Couldn't do it. Chickened out. Didn't want to get something between us. (Carolyn, what's come between us?). Film sequence, love: single frame printing, break colors into basic three (in the order of red, green, blue) and A/B roll to create 'well-known symetry' and to lighten frame (AB brightens, bi-pack darkens) / Binarius is the devil / ah, love / one flesh / let no man put asunder.' - David Brooks. Carolyn And Me: Part Three: David and Carolyn Brooks and friends. At Tibetan seminar, prison, Chandler Moore's house, etc. 'Was going to tape Carolyn and my first conversation in about 5 months of no contact. Show true love (whatever that is). Couldn't do it. Chickened out. Didn't want to get something between us. (Carolyn, what's come between us?). Film sequence, love: single frame printing, break colors into basic three (in the order of red, green, blue) and A/B roll to create 'well-known symetry' and to lighten frame (AB brightens, bi-pack darkens) / Binarius is the devil / ah, love / one flesh / let no man put asunder.' - David Brooks

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 15 October, 2022.