Lost, Lost, Lost

Synopsis

Diaries, notes and sketches filmed 1949-1963, edited 1976.
Poet and hero of the American counter-culture, Jonas Mekas invented the diary form of filmmaking. Born in Lithuania in 1922, and displaced from his homeland by the Soviet and Nazi invasions, LOST, LOST, LOST comprises fourteen years of filming, starting from his arrival in America as a political refugee. It documents the New York counterculture of the ‘50s and the development of Mekas’ own filming style.
"The period I am dealing with in these six reels was a period of desperation, of attempts to desperately grow roots into the new ground, create new memories. In these six painful reels I tried to indicate how it feels to be an exile, how I felt in those years. They describe the mood of a Displaced Person who hasn’t yet forgotten his native country but hasn’t yet gained a new one. The sixth reel is a transitional reel where we begin to see some relaxation, where I begin to find moments of happiness. New life begins..." - Jonas Mekas. With Jonas Mekas, Adolfas Mekas, Ken and Flo Jacobs, P. Adams Sitney, Gregory Markopoulos, Allen Ginsberg, Frank O’Hara, LeRoi Jones, Robert Frank, Julian Beck, Judith Malina, Salvador Dali, Tiny Tim, Ed Emshwiller, Storm de Hirsch, Barbara Rubin, Peter Bogdanovich, Shirley Clarke, Taylor Mead...

Language

English

Country

United States

Year of release

200

Year of production

1976

Documentation

Accompanying 192-page book.

Subjects

Media studies; Sociology

Keywords

experimental film & video; immigrants; New York; USA; gold prospecting

Distribution Formats

Type

VHS

Format

PAL SECAM

Price

56 Euros (+p&p)

Availability

Sale

Duration/Size

180 minutes

Year

2003

Sponsor

Name

Ministère de la culture et de la communication

Distributor

Name

Re-voir Video

Email

info@re-voir.com

Web

http://www.re-voir.com External site opens in new window

Phone

+33 08 73 86 47 00

Fax

+33 01 42 77 93 15

Address

41 faubourg Saint-Martin
75010 Paris
France

Notes

Also known as Re:voir video. Formerly known as Light Cone Video