Chronos, a 1985 film by Ron Fricke (
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKfB4IARXYA), travels through time in a way I never can: time-lapse images sail through grand sites like the Grand Canyon and southwestern Native American land, Stonehenge and the Seine at night, through the Vatican and Pompeii, into the streets of New York City and the concourse of Grand Central Station, all accompanied by Vangelis music. About an hour in length, at times the film lingers on the seductive play of balletic light; at others, it roller-coasters, speeding up to match the rhythms of city.The Netflix description says, "Prepare to be awestruck by this unique film that's unlike anything you've ever seen before." I was awestruck, as much by the beauty of nature and art and the light embracing both as I was by the inventiveness of the filmmaking. In fact, I'm going to watch it again and wonder.
I have an elderly friend who loves movies and ice cream, and since I love movies and ice cream, we have a mutually beneficial agreement: almost every Friday night, I bring the movie (courtesy of Netflix) and she supplies the ice cream.
Last night when I arrived, she was doing her breathing exercises. Since my great-nieces have been hooked up to similar equipment before, I knew that even though the contraption looked scary, it actually isn't. But she looked sort of strange, sitting on her throne (her couch), surrounded by miscellaneous articles and newspapers and books, tissues and TV clickers, food packets and the like. I just had to take her picture.
Once she finished and I made my bowl of German chocolate cake and she got her leftovers for dinner, we watched a terrific movie -- Charlie Wilson's War. I'm not exactly sure how much of it is historical, but it was a thrilling political film that suggests some of the previous wrong steps we've taken to lead to our current global conflict with Islamists.
By the way, here's an amusing note about Marymor (nicknamed Boo): she was in the very first class at Metairie Park Country Day School and, as a child, lived in the old McGehee's building on Louisiana Avenue. Small world department strikes again!
Chronos, a 1985 film by Ron Fricke (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKfB4IARXYA), travels through time in a way I never can: time-lapse images sail through grand sites like the Grand Canyon and southwestern Native American land, Stonehenge and the Seine at night, through the Vatican and Pompeii, into the streets of New York City and the concourse of Grand Central Station, all accompanied by Vangelis music. About an hour in length, at times the film lingers on the seductive play of balletic light; at others, it roller-coasters, speeding up to match the rhythms of city.
