[silence] Cage on film in The Revenge of the Dead Indians: In Memoriam John Cage

[Brian Brandt]

//Hello Silencers

You might be interested in the latest John Cage related release on Mode 
Records. It is *available now for $19.99 plus shipping* ($4 in the USA). 
For overseas orders, please see shipping details at 
http://moderecords.com/order.html

In my opinion, this is a really wonderful film which shows interviews 
with Cage speaking on many subjects that you don't typically hear from 
him as well as how  his thought has influenced everyone from musicians 
and artists, scientists and theoriticians to the man in the street. And, 
not to missed is the *Cage-Lohner filmed version of 4'33"* from Berlin 
(presented in its entirety).

Best regards
Brian Brandt
www.moderecords.com


Mode 197 DVD
* The Revenge of the Dead Indians: In Memoriam John Cage *(1993)
a composed film directed by Henning Lohner   

*FEATURING *(in alphabetical order):
Gary Burton
John Cage
Noam Chomsky
Merce Cunningham
William Forsythe
Betty Freeman
Frank Gehry
Murray Gell-Mann
Matt Groening
Rutger Hauer
Dennis Hopper
Ellsworth Kelly
Alison Knowles
Raymond Kurzweil
Edward Lorenz
Benoît Mandelbrot
Yehudi Menuhin
Marvin Minsky
Heiner Müller
Jean Nouvel
Yoko Ono    
Tomaso Poggio
Richard Serra
Shankar
Giorgio Strehler
Iannis Xenakis
Frank Zappa
John Zorn
...and others

And musical appearances by:
Frank Almond
Irvine Arditti
Stephen Drury
Margaret Leng Tan
Isao Nakamura
Percussion Group Cincinnati
Joshua Pierce
Marianne Schroeder
Frances-Marie Uitti
...and others


Director Henning Lohner worked with John Cage during his later years, 
including collaborating with Cage on his only film, *One11*. During that 
time, Lohner filmed interviews and footage with Cage, and after Cage's 
death decided to assemble some of it into this unique "composed film" 
based on musical principles --- a tribute to Cage, his thoughts, music 
and influence.
. The film also features 42 personalities -- from the well known 
(actors, architects, artists, choreographers, composers, theoreticians, 
writers) to the unknown (like street cleaners and market vendors) -- in 
"virtual" conversation with each other. The result is an unexpected and 
fascinating combination of intellectual thought, viewpoints and opinions.
. Originally aired on German television, "The Revenge of the Dead 
Indians" receives its first commercial release here.
. "The Revenge of the Dead Indians" is neither documentary nor feature 
film. The thematic story development is a combination of "found" video 
and audio landscapes along with theatrically directed readings and 
interviews. Each scene of the film is complete in itself as its own 
narrative entity, yet simultaneously contributes to the linear 
progression of the story line.
. Lohner's goal was to honor the creative credo of composer John Cage, 
to whom the film is dedicated. Attention is paid to "forgotten" 
landscapes: places we overlook because they are the everyday and the 
ordinary.
. Concert performances incorporated in the film were recorded live 
during the "Musicircus" homage at Symphony Space in New York, November 
1, 1992, and at the John Cage music festival at the "Akademie der 
Schönen Künste" in East Berlin, August 1, 1990.
. This sound and visual material was edited to more than 1200 cuts 
before the final film length of 130 minutes was reached. The shortest 
scene has the duration of exactly one frame, the longest scene has the 
duration of exactly 4 minutes, 33 seconds.
 
*ADDITIONAL FEATURES*:
*. The film incorporates a complete video performance of Cage's infamous 
silent piece 4'33", created in Berlin by Cage and Lohner.*
. *Henning Lohner and Van Carlson in Conversation: *created especially 
for this DVD. The director and cinematographer speak about their 
collaboration on this film, along with a commentary track (approx. 20 
minutes).
*
ALSO BY HENNING LOHNER ON MODE RECORDS:
JOHN CAGE: One11 with 103:* a film without subject by John Cage, 
produced and directed by Henning Lohner.  Mode 174
http://www.moderecords.com/catalog/174cage.html



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