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The revenge of the dead Indians : in memoriam John Cage ; a composed film /

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Full-length documentary honoring the life and work of American composer and artist John Cage, who died in New York on August 12th, 1992. Revenge of the dead Indians is a celebration of John Cage's work, influences, and thoughts as viewed by an eclectic group of 42 personalities; the well-known...

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Main Author: Cage, John (Composer, interviewee (expression))
Other Authors: Carlson, Van (director of photograpy,, interviewer (expression)), Chomsky, Noam (Contributor), Cunningham, Merce (Contributor), Gehry, Frank O., 1929- (Contributor), Groening, Matt (Contributor), Hopper, Dennis, 1936-2010 (Contributor), Lohner, Henning (Director, interviewer (expression))
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:English dialogue; with optional English, French, German subtitles.
Published: New York, NY : Mode Records, 2008.
Series:Complete John Cage edition
Classical music in video
Subjects:
Cage, John > Interviews.
Cage, John.
Composers > United States > Interviews.
Music > United States > 20th century.
Compositeurs > États-Unis > Entretiens.
Musique > États-Unis > 20e siècle.
Composers.
Music.
United States.
1900-1999
Online media.
Interviews.
Nonfiction films.
Films autres que de fiction.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Full-length documentary honoring the life and work of American composer and artist John Cage, who died in New York on August 12th, 1992. Revenge of the dead Indians is a celebration of John Cage's work, influences, and thoughts as viewed by an eclectic group of 42 personalities; the well-known and the unknown, in conversation with each other. The result is an unexpected and fascinating combination of intellectual thought, views and opinions.
Item Description:Special features: A complete video performance of 4'33", performed by Cage and Lohner, filmed in Berlin ; interview with Van Carlson and Henning Lohner.
Physical Description:1 online resource (173 min.).
Production Credits:Music, John Cage ; editor, Sven Fleck ; director of photography, Van Theodore Carlson.