DVD
A poem is a naked person
Edition
DVD special edition.
Languages
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Performers
Featuring: Leon Russell, Jim Franklin, George Jones, Willie Nelson.
Publication Information
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2016]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (90 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet (unpaged : color illustrations ; 19 cm)
Audience
Not rated.
Summary
Les Blank considered this free-form feature documentary about beloved singer-songwriter Leon Russell, filmed between 1972 and 1974, to be one of his greatest accomplishments. Yet it has not been released until now. Hired by Russell to film him at his recording studio in northeast Oklahoma, Blank ended up constructing a unique, intimate portrait of a musician and his environment. Made up of mesmerizing scenes of Russell and his band performing, both in concert and the studio, as well as off-the-cuff moments behind the scenes, this film is a testament to Russell's immense musical talents.
Notes
Title from disc surface.
Originally released as a documentary in 1974.
Special features: New, restored 2K digital transfer, supervised by executive producer Harrod Blank, director Les Blank's son ; new conversation between musician Leon Russel and Harrod Blank ; excerpts from a 2013 Q&A with Les Blank ; A film's forty-year journey: the making of "A poem is a naked person," a new documentary featuring interviews with Harrod Blank, assistant editor and sound recordist Maureen Gosling, and artist Jim Franklin ; Out in the woods, a short documentary by Gosling ; trailers.