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Cajun Crawfish Boil
(00:29:15)
From: Claes Andreasson
Celebrating Cajun cooking in Los Angeles. People who were evacuated from New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, gather for a taste of real Cajun crawfish in the backyard of ...
After The Storm
(00:19:32)
From: Claes Andreasson
A documentary follows the production of the musical "One on this Island" performed by New Orleans teenagers.
Katrina's Children
(00:12:41)
From: Claes Andreasson
Director Laura Belsey talks about her documentary "Katrina's Children"
Stories from Beyond the Border
(00:28:53)
From: Claes Andreasson
Migrant stories from the Tijuana - San Ysidro border region
Nafta Boy Episode 3
(00:03:30)
From: Claes Andreasson
Some say there is nothing funny about free trade. NAFTA Boy disrespectfully disagrees
Nafta Boy Episode 2
(00:03:20)
From: Claes Andreasson
Some say there is nothing funny about free trade. NAFTA Boy disrespectfully disagrees:
Nafta Boy Episode 1
(00:03:20)
From: Claes Andreasson
Some say there is nothing funny about free trade. NAFTA Boy disrespectfully disagrees
DIRTY HARRY - When the American Dream Became a Nightmare
(01:51:18)
From: Claes Andreasson
The effects of the nuclear weapons tests in Nevada on people working at, and living downwind from the test site
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Piece Description
Perhaps best known for his movies "Paris, Texas" and "Buena Vista Social Club," German director and writer Wim Wenders talks about "Land of Plenty." The film is set in the U.S., one of the main topics of the movie is the loss of values in America, the movie has yet to find a U.S. distributor. After a screening of the movie at the Palm Springs International Film Festival in January of 2005, I met with Wim Wenders by the pool at his hotel to talk about "Land of Plenty" and about the United States.
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Review of Wim Wenders; Land of PlentyPiece is very nicely done - the dreamy, soundrich clips for the film provide an effective background. I've seen Land of Plenty. It's an interesting film, even beautiful, touching - from the director of Wings of Desire, Paris, Texas, to name two that so many people in the US have loved - it is dead accessible - but unlike Farenheit 911, fascinatingly ambiguous and generous to more than one point of view - the news that Wenders can't get a distributor to take it on is a bit of a shock to me. It's because they can't pigeonhole it - or because of fear? That's not the America I lived in until I was 40. I'm wondering whether stations will treat this piece the way the distributors are treating the film (and their audiences). Wake up, people! |
Broadcast History
In a different mix, this segment was a part of a 45 minute feature that aired on Swedish National Public Radio late January, 2005.
Musical Works
Two cuts from "Land of Plenty" (2004)
Music:
"The weight of the World" Thom & Nackt
"Land of Plenty" Leonard Cohen
"Looking for Water" Daviw Bowie
- all from the soundtrack to "Land of Plenty"
"I'm Leaving You" Ry Cooder fro the soudtrack to Wim Wenders "The End of Violence"
Geo Beach
Posted on July 20, 2005 at 06:05 PM | Permalink
Review of Wim Wenders; Land of Plenty
The plot of a paranoid, hermetic America twines with the saga of Wenders' struggle to open our eyes to something beyond the Hollywood formula. Land of Plenty mixes themes of liberalism and Christianity, and that doesn't fit preconceived notions. Neither does this piece ? German-born Wenders is critical of Europeans and expresses his love, and concern, for America. All delivered in an expertly mixed five minutes of full sound with lovely attention to musical detail.
All the elements are here ? public radio listeners love Indie cinema, Wenders, Ry Cooder, and international story lines. Andreasson places them perfectly into an aural bonsai garden to ponder.
[Note: PDs should explore Claes Andreasson's additional two segments on Wenders as well.]