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Bodysong [COLLECTORS EDITION DVD AND BOOK]

Simon Pummell (Director) | Rated: Suitable for 18 years and over | Format: DVD
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
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Product details

  • Directors: Simon Pummell
  • Format: PAL
  • Language: English
  • Region: All Regions
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: Bfi Video
  • DVD Release Date: 22 Mar 2010
  • Run Time: 83 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B002Y2K2R8
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 84,956 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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Product Description

An epic vision of love, sex, violence and death, Bodysong is the story of our lives told through archive footage from across the world and spanning 100 years of cinema. With an ambitious score by Radiohead s Jonny Greenwood, director Simon Pummell has created an almost mythic document that is a celebration, and also indictment, of the human spirit.

Extra Features:

  • Two early shorts by Simon Pummell, Blinded by Light (2000) and How Long is a Minute? (2001)
  • A filmed interview of Simon Pummell
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • Commentary featuring Jonny Greenwood and Simon Pummell on the process of composing the score
  • The award-winning Bodysong website which provides the stories of the people portrayed in each of the extraordinary images.

This exclusive COLLECTORS EDITION comes with a 200 page accompanying book containing stills and a written history of the films development. Limited to 1000 copies.

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3.9 out of 5 stars
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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars A journey through life. 14 Mar 2004
By "fjorton"
Format:DVD
So then, Bodysong. Probably more famous for Jonny Greenwood's soundtrack than anything else, but that doesn't make it any less of a good film. Well, you can't really call it a film. It's a series of different camera footage making the journey from birth to death with a clever soundtrack over the top.

Personally, I think this is going to be love or hate film for most people. Some will just find it tedious, pointless and boring. Akin to Koyaanisqatsi, the imagery is striking and at times; unsettling, and the soundtrack is ever-absorbing. The big question is: will you have time for it? If you are impatient and prefer a more traditional set of rules for you films then this isn't for you. You will be bored out of your skull.

However, if you liked the Qatsi trilogy and you like the sound of something a little different and unique then give this a go. If you have the patience for it, you'll love it. The way the director has pieced together so much footage and made a comprehend-able "story" is fantastic. And you can see the work that's gone into it. The soundtrack is completely suitable and essential to watch with.

Definitely worth buying if you like the experimental sides to film.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Worth having 1 Aug 2011
By J. J. Nicholson
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I gave this to my wife for Valentine's Day(!), and we both absolutely love it. It provides an interesting history in sexual and social mores, as well as an insight into the education of the general public through film. Excellent stuff!
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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Dream-like images capture life's brief drama 26 Jan 2004
By Robin Simmons
Format:DVD
Simon Pummell's unique film, assembled from hundreds of bits of existing footage (ranging from anthropoligical to pornographic) presents the pagaent and experience of our singular and collective human drama in a montage of near visceral images that will jolt, shock and reaffirm. From conception to death (and rituals of rebirth, I've never seen anything like this. Perhaps in some ways it's a fitting companion piece to Koyaanisqatsi, but from a much more human perspective. This dream of a movie will haunt your dreams. Recommended.
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