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The nine muses [videorecording] : with seven songs for Malcolm X, the last angel of history. /

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Material type: Film

FilmPublication details: Brooklyn, NY : Icarus Films, c2012.Description: 2 videodisc (191 min.) : sound, color and black & white ; 4 3/4 inSubject(s):

England -- Emigration and immigration

Genre/Form:

LOC classification:

JV7625 .N56 2010

Contents:

Disc 1. The nine muses (94 min., 2010)-- disc 2. Seven songs for Malcolm X (52 min., 1993) -- The last angel of history (45 min., 1995)

Production credits:

Editor, Miikka Leskinen ; director of photography, Dewald Aukema ; composer, Trevor Mathison.

Awards:

2011 Sundance Film Festival ; 2011 Jerusalem Film Festival ; 2011 London Film Festival

Cast: Trevor Mathison, John Akomfrah, David Lawson.Summary: "Structured as an allegorical fable set between 1949 and 1970, THE NINE MUSES is comprised of nine overlapping musical chapters that mix archival material with original scenes. Together, they form a stylized, idiosyncratic retelling of the history of mass migration to post-war Britain through the suggestive lens of the Homeric epic."--Icarus Films website.Summary: Seven songs for Malcolm X: Intercutting testimonies and eyewitness accounts with tableaux and dramatic reenactments, the film explores the life and legacy of Malcolm X. With his widow Betty Shabazz, Spike Lee, and many others. "An engrossing portrait ... a specifically black vision of human rights." --Time Out.Summary: The last angel of history: An examination of the relationships between music, Pan-African culture, science fiction, intergalactic travel, and computer technology. With George Clinton, DJ Spooky, Octavia Butler, Greg Tate, and Derek may. "An abundance of challenging ideas." -- The New York Times.

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Video Recording	Carleton University, AVRC	SP456 - Collections Room	DVD-02235 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		16050184097

Special features: two bonus films, "Seven songs for Malcolm X" and "The last angel of history".

Disc 1. The nine muses (94 min., 2010)-- disc 2. Seven songs for Malcolm X (52 min., 1993) -- The last angel of history (45 min., 1995)

DVD; NTSC; region 1.

2011 Sundance Film Festival ; 2011 Jerusalem Film Festival ; 2011 London Film Festival

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The nine muses [videorecording] : with seven songs for Malcolm X, the last angel of history. /