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Patience (after Sebald) [videorecording (DVD)] : a walk through The rings of Saturn / Soda Pictures ; an Artevents production of a Grant Gee film ; filmed and directed by Grant Gee ; produced by Sarah Caddy, Gareth Evans, Di Robson.

Contributor(s): Gee, Grant | Caddy, Sarah | Evans, Gareth, 1967- | Robson, Di | Pryce, Jonathan | Darke, Chris | Hulse, Michael, 1955- | Soda Pictures (Firm) | Artevents (Firm) | Cinema Guild.
Material type: materialTypeLabelVisual materialPublisher: London : [New York] : Soda Pictures ; Cinema Guild/Spark, ©2012Description: 1 videodisc (90 min.) : sd., b&w with col. sequences ; 4 3/4 in.ISBN: 9780781514125; 0781514126.Other title: Walk through The rings of Saturn.Contained works: Sebald, W. G. 1944-2001.Subject(s): Sebald, W. G. (Winfried Georg), 1944-2001 -- Criticism and interpretation | Sebald, W. G. (Winfried Georg), 1944-2001 -- Influence | Sebald, W. G. (Winfried Georg), 1944-2001 -- Psychology | Sebald, W. G. (Winfried Georg), 1944-2001 -- Appreciation | Sebald, W. G. (Winfried Georg), 1944-2001. Ringe des Saturn | Documentary films | Biographical films | East Anglia (England) -- Description and travelGenre/Form: Travelogues (Motion pictures) | Experimental films. | Nonfiction films.DDC classification: 833.91209
Production Credits: Music, the Caretaker ; editors, Grant Gee, Jerry Chater.
Interviewers, Grant Gee, Chris Darke.Summary: Comprising elements of travelogue, history lesson, biography, critical analysis, psychological study, and fan testimonial, this documentary explores the work and influence of German writer W.G. Sebald, via a long walk through coastal East Anglia, retracing the steps he took in his most famous book, The rings Of Saturn. Includes interviews with writers, artists, and filmmakers.
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Documentary filmmaker Grant Gee (Meeting People Is Easy, Joy Division) shifts his focus from music to literature with this film examining the career and lasting influence of German author and academic WG Sebald, whose book The Rings of Saturn established him as one of the most respected writers in his generation. A variety of interviewees including Andrew Motion, Adam Phillips, Rick Moody, and Robert Macfarlane offer thought-provoking insight into Sebald's work. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Includes excerpts from Sebald's The rings of Saturn, translated by Michael Hulse and read by Jonathan Pryce.

Originally released as a documentary film in 2012.

Special feature: Ambient visual representation of the film by the Caretaker (2012) (20 min.)

Music, the Caretaker ; editors, Grant Gee, Jerry Chater.

Interviewers, Grant Gee, Chris Darke.

Filmed on location in the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk.

Comprising elements of travelogue, history lesson, biography, critical analysis, psychological study, and fan testimonial, this documentary explores the work and influence of German writer W.G. Sebald, via a long walk through coastal East Anglia, retracing the steps he took in his most famous book, The rings Of Saturn. Includes interviews with writers, artists, and filmmakers.

Not rated.

DVD format ; Region 2, widescreen' Dolby digital 2.0.

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Library Journal Review

W.G. Sebald's (1944-2001) novel The Rings of Saturn (1995) is structured around a walking tour of Suffolk, England, describing the character W.G. Sebald's reaction to things he sees and people he meets, frequently spinning off on historical or literary tangents. Black-and-white photos illustrate the text, though their meaning is not always readily apparent. In Patience (After Sebald), a number of writers react to the novel, and the film shows us many of the places the novel describes, often in footage as oblique as the book's photos. Fans will be entranced, while the uninitiated may well dismiss this as pretentious blather. VERDICT Though the devotion the novel has inspired is undeniable, this remains a very specialized work most suitable for academic libraries, or public libraries with a critical mass of enthusiastic Sebald readers.-John Hiett, formerly with Iowa City P.L. (c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.