简介：“Amotionpicturecomposedofbriefdiaristicscenesnotusedincompletedfilmsfromtheyears1960-2000;andself-referentialvideofootagetapedduringtheediting.Briefglimpsesoffamily,friends,girl-friends,theCity,seasonsoftheyear,travels.OccasionallyItalk,reminisce,orplaymusicItapedduringthoseearlieryears,plusmorerecentpianoimprovisationsbyAugusteVarkalis.It’sakindofautobiographical,diaristicpoem,celebrationofhappinessandlife.Iconsidermyselfahappyman.”–J.M. “Inafilmofamazingdelicacyandpoeticinsight,Mekascelebratesthebeautyofimperfectimages…”–AmyTaubin “OUT-TAKESstartswithMekasaloneatnightwhilethecitysleeps,editinghisoldfilms.Ashelooksbackoverhislifehestartstotalk,insistingthathislife’sworkamountsto‘justimages,somefragmentsofthisworld’thathewillbringtogetherforhimselfandafewfriends.Butasimagesofthepeoplewhobroughtjoyintohislifepassby,werealizethatmostofthemarenolongeralive.Mekasseesthemagain,butheisseeingthemalone.Asmuchasitisabouthishappylife,thefilmisalsoaboutemptiness,loss,andalongingforsomesortofspiritualconsolation.AtonemomentthecoverofStJohnoftheCross’sMEDITATIONSappearsonscreen.ThisisMekas’slongdarknightofthesoul.”–RichardDorment,THETELEGRAPH Out-TakesfromtheLifeofaHappyMan,JonasMekas USA/UK,2012,68min,16mm&video,color,mono…