政变的配乐

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  • Nothinglessthanamasterfullystructuredfilmessay,fil… Nothinglessthanamasterfullystructuredfilmessay,filmmakerandmultimediaartistJohanGrimonprez’s(DoubleTake)newdocumentaryisanexplosivecocktailofgeopolitics,jazzmusic,cold-warintrigues,andcolonizationpractices,havingCongoandthemurderofPatriceLumumba,itsfirstdemocraticallyelectedprimeminister,asitsbackdrop.Bothexhaustinglydetailedinitsresearchanddata,andabsolutelyingeniousandfreeinitsformat,thefilmfollowsLumumba’srisetopowerandthecolonialists’resistancetoreleasingcontrolofthecountryintothehandsofitscitizens.Simultaneously,thefilmchroniclestheUSA’sattempttoinfluencethecountrythroughdispatchedjazzmusicianssuchasNinaSimone,DukeEllington,LouisArmstrongwhofoundthemselvesinthecountryinordertoplaymusic,ignoranttothefactthattheywerenothingmorethanadiversionforCIA’smachinations.Theoutcomeisafilmvibratingwithmusicandcinematicenergywhileembodyinganintensepolitical“J’accuse”towardstheghostsofcolonizationthatstillrefusetobeputdown.(源自:TIDF)