Everything is Beautiful, and Nothing Hurts: Preisner

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Preisner

I don't usually go for the homemade, still-photo videos on Youtube, but Zbigniew Preisner has captured my imagination lately--and this one is pleasing enough to the eye:

Of course, the original (from The Double Life of Veronique) is unsurpassed in its eye pleasurability:

A friend I wish I knew better reminded me of this today:

Goodnight, pumpkinhead.

3 comments:

Laura AlonsoFebruary 21, 2010 at 9:27 PM
Eric, thanks for sharing these - it's one of my favorite films and the song and the puppet show are two of the best parts . . . my little niece (age 3) is moved by it as well - she loves music and I played that portion of the dvd for her several times (when she is singing on the stage), and she is mesmerized. I'm going to show her the puppet show clip tomorrow . . . thanks again, E.!
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Laura AlonsoFebruary 21, 2010 at 9:34 PM
P.S. She also takes ballet, so I'm sure she'll be wide-eyed!
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Eric BosseFebruary 21, 2010 at 9:34 PM
My pleasure, Laura. These are beautiful moments from the film, and Preisner's music is always deeply moving. He's my favorite film composer.

Thanks for finding your way here.
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