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W.H. Auden Wrote Poetry for a Beautiful Short Film About Running
- hprotagonist 9y agoSee also the charming "Night Mail" (1936): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHOHbTL3mpk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHOHbTL3mpk Auden and Benjamin Britten collaborated on what is surely the most talent-heavy documentary about a postal service to exist.
- ahdroit 9y agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFYz5iiB620 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFYz5iiB620 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWzqTQgNYyw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWzqTQgNYyw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSo2-xeTvb0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSo2-xeTvb0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfvlCMA46q8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfvlCMA46q8 Aphex Twin/ AFX - Nightmail
- hprotagonist 9y agoMan, i have no idea what W. H. would've made of this! I did not know Aphex Twin sampled this, though.
- ahdroit 9y agohttps://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-galenson/ts-eliot-john-lennon-and_b_3676744.html https://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-galenson/ts-eliot-john-... 1st half on that topic did not read.
- danburbridge 9y agoThanks for this, a lovely piece of film making. Reminds me of Jorgen Leth's "A Sunday in Hell"
- ahdroit 9y agothis is just silly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCDke1qxOG8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCDke1qxOG8 Aphex Twin - Heliosphan "Small tribute to Jørgen Leth's timeless film,"
- ahdroit 9y agohttp://www.ubu.com/film/niblock_movement.html http://www.ubu.com/film/niblock_movement.html The Movement of People Working (1973-74) Director: Phill Niblock