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  1. Sep 2, 2022 · What sets “Fragments of Paradise” apart is how much of the movie is built around never-before-seen footage Mekas shot himself. There are clips from his acclaimed diary films “Walden” and ...

  2. Oct 26, 2023 · Fragments of Paradise: Directed by K.D. Davison. With Peter Bogdanovich, Jim Jarmusch, Benn Northover, Martin Scorsese. For over 70 years, Jonas Mekas, internationally known as the "godfather" of avant-garde cinema, documented his life in what came to be known as his diary films.

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    • K.D. Davison
    • 2023-10-26
  3. Jun 19, 2023 · Fragments of Paradise: Jonas Mekas documentary offers a tidily drawn portrait of an avant-garde evangelist. K.D. Davison’s documentary delivers a conventional but worthwhile primer on avant-garde filmmaker Jonas Mekas, featuring testimonials from the likes of Martin Scorsese and Marina Abramovic. Jonas Mekas with his Bolex and a young Oona ...

  4. Sep 2, 2022 · Cobbled together from home movies, archival footage, and interviews with contemporaries and fans alike, KD Davison’s “Fragments of Paradise” illuminates the multi-hyphenate artist, often allowing Mekas’ obsessive need to document his life to speak for itself. It’s a wonder of a documentary for the cinema-loving, but also, oddly, a bit conventional.

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  5. Full Review | Sep 2, 2022. Christian Blauvelt indieWire. TOP CRITIC. Fragments of Paradise is a more than skin-deep overview of the late Mekas’ life, one that feels like a final message from him ...

  6. The traumas of his early life and exile stayed with him. Fragments of Paradise is an intimate look at his life and work constructed from thousands of hours of his own video and film diaries ...

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  8. Nov 14, 2022 · Fragments Of Paradise has conquered the festival circuit, from the 79 th Venice International Film Festival to the 49 th Telluride Film Festival, from BFI London Film Festival 2022 to the American Film Festival 2022. Director KD Davison shows great sensitivity with her third feature, in chronicling the personal and artistic journey of this extraordinary figure.

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