{"product_id":"central-bazaar","title":"CENTRAL BAZAAR - DVD","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eCENTRAL BAZAAR\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA film by Stephen Dwoskin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDirector, artist and advocate of independent film, Stephen Dwoskin, gathered a group of strangers together for a period of five weeks and filmed them as they explored their fantasies within a single room. The extraordinary results are documented in this visually lush experimental film.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInspired by the post-hippy encounter groups that developed on America's West Coast, this poetic precursor to TV's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBig Brother\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e explores the relationship between intimacy and performance, often to extreme effect. Men and women don make-up, stockings and ceremonial gowns while emotional and physical interactions form and rupture, pushing some participants to their very limits.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThrough his involving camerawork and dynamic use of sound - including a compelling drone score by celebrated composer Gavin-Bryars - Dwoskin creates a truly unique film that drives us to examine our own sense of 'fantasy' and to question our relationships to both other people and the film itself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSpecial features\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew High - Definition transfer created from newly restored film elements\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLaboured Party\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1974, 20 mins), Dwoskin's on-set companion piece to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCentral Bazaar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in which an unsuspecting Labour Party canvasser calls at the house and falls under the provocative and playful influence of the feature film's participants\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFully illustrated booklet with contributions from Jonas Mekas, Paul Willemen and William Fowler\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUK | 1975 | colour | French language | 142 minutes | DVD-9 | Original aspect ratio 1.33:1 | Dolby Digital mono audio (320kbps) | Region 2 DVD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BFI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46600832254126,"sku":"BFIVD817","price":10.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/central-bazaar-lime-light.jpg?v=1754409537","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-eu\/products\/central-bazaar","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}