A Poem is a Naked Person

(Les Blank, 1974/2015, USA, 90 min.)

A mix of vérité realism and mid-seventies folk philosophy, A Poem Is a Naked Person presents the beloved singer-songwriter and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Leon Russell as filmed by documentarian Les Blank between 1972 and 1974. Blank lets us into the world of Russell and his friends and fellow artists in and around his recording studio in northeast Oklahoma, capturing intimate, off-the-cuff moments and combining them with mesmerizing scenes of Russell and his band performing live. This singular film about an artist and his community never got an official theatrical release and has attained legendary status. Now, after more than forty years, it can finally be seen and heard in all its rough beauty.

Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at 7:30pm to 9:00pm

Winifred Moore Auditorium
470 E. Lockwood Ave., St. Louis, MO 63119

Event Type

Art & Performances, Film Series

Categories

School of Communications

Cost

$4-$6

Group
Webster University Film Series
Hashtag

##LeonRussell

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