Warming by the devil's fire /
Charles Burnett explores his own childhood being shuttled between a religious mother and a blues-loving uncle. His film combines fiction with documentary footage in the story of a young boy kidnapped to prevent his being saved by a church that viewed blues as the devil's music.
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Sony Music Entertainment : Manufactured by Columbia Music Video,
[2003]
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| Summary: | Charles Burnett explores his own childhood being shuttled between a religious mother and a blues-loving uncle. His film combines fiction with documentary footage in the story of a young boy kidnapped to prevent his being saved by a church that viewed blues as the devil's music. |
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| Item Description: | Series produced by Vulcan Productions and Road Movies Production in association with Cappa Productions & Jigsaw Productions ; originally produced for PBS and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting ; presented by WGBH Boston to PBS. Special features: Bonus performance of Willie Dixon's classic rendition of "Nervous" from 1966 -- On-camera interview with Charles Burnett -- Director commentary -- Director biography and filmography -- The blues trailer. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (approximately 106 min.) : sound, black and white with color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD; 5.1 and stereo. mixes. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, John N. Demps ; editor, Edwin Santiago ; music, Stephen James Taylor. |
| ISBN: | 0738903787 |