Rose Hobart, pt. 1 of 2

[ieatlbjshit]

this was hard to watch for me

[dlewis4621]

renata2405 It was not at all unusual for underground filmmakers to use music that was wildly anachronistic for films that were in some cases very old. In the mid-60s, Harry Smith was using a Beatles LP as background music for "Early Abstractions." When I first saw Rose Hobart in an art gallery around 1982 or so, it was dead silent. I'm not sure where the Latin music soundtrack came into play or how it may reflect Cornell's intentions.

[mikeinvegas2003]

I love Dali,but I do agree that he was a shameless self promoter. I love Cornell's work and his life is very intriguing

[corto1912]

in reply to the comment of the stupid music

and in the mist of reading Utopia Parkway, a biography of Cornell

i am quite sure that this is the kind of music that Cornell chose for his film

even if not the exact piece used during the famous Dali fit projection

the irritation provked by combining these images and this music

is part of what was intended.

[CreoleCommando]

Whats with the stupid music? I'm sure it was not part of the flim.

[oobleckboy]

@CreoleCommando:

Read the description.

[renata2405]

@oobleckboy the music of this album is from 1957 if i am not mistaken. How does it end up as soundtrack for a film from 1936? Was it like this in 1936 or was music added later? Anyway thanks for posting!

[KRH6626]

Thank you so much. I am writing a paper on this film and it's readily available presence on Youtube has been invaluable.

[matr118762]

come si chiama la prima canzone?

[loopyctv]

Indeed, to read about this ('Sounds Unbound') and then be able to view it is truly a modern miracle in service of the arts community, thanks for sharing this wonderful piece of film and art ;-)

[turody1]

Thank you for making this available!

[zombielove77]

This is one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen. I am researching Cornell right now and appreciate you sharing his films!

[marsmannix]

thanks for providing this and your excellent synopsis .

[killiewilly]

thank you 00bleckboy for uploading this !

i like people who upload this kind of amazing history stuf of cinema

btw: excuse me for my english !

[leelookeleher]

Those who like this film should see anything directed by Canadian filmmaker Guy Maddin. Gimli Hospital is my favorite.

[bdflynn]

Fascinating film! I had read about this recently and wondered if there was still a print in existence. Good old YouTube comes through again.

I think you can make a connection between this film and later films by Kenneth Anger, Andy Warhol and even up to David Lynch's "dreamier" films.

[nodgnoc]

I understand Cornell's fascination with Hobart because I share it. She's mesmerizing. For those that might be interested, Rose wrote an autobiography called "A steady Digression to a Fixed Point". Not Pulitzer material (she wrote it when she was 87) but it does provide an insight into a most beautiful and charismatic woman.

[rosemhs]

Brilliant! Cornell was a wonderful artist. I haven't seen this film since the 70s, thanks so much for posting with the music.

[theemonumental]

During the screening, Dali became outraged at Cornell's movie, claiming he had just had the same idea of applying collage techniques to film. After the screening, Dali remarked to Cornell that he should stick to making boxes and to stop making films. Traumatized by this event, the shy, retiring Cornell never showed his films publicly again. - Wikipedia.

Dali was a dick. The art scene never changes.

[imringolovemee]

Dali actually knocked the projector over (Cornell was operating it) in a rage! Crazy.

[nswick1]

@theemonumental dont believe everything you read. especially on wikipedia

[theemonumental]

@nswick1 "Don't believe everything you read on Senses of Cinema" would have been funnier.

xx

[zerojeanli]

fyi: this is an alternate soundtrack, one of several versions cornell might play on his 78's along with the film--in other words the soundtrack is *not* married to the film.

[satanlover3]

thank god

[leonocusto]

Oh, I dreamt this yesterday...

[oobleckboy]

Yes, Dali did claim that Cornell "stole" his dream. (I've got that story in the discription of part 2) I've always wondered if Dali was just drawing attention to himself, or if he really was that nuts. Dali was such an opertunistic self-promoter I assume he had wished he'd made the film and wished to claim it as his own. After all, Dali greatest work of art was "Dali".

[gooserberrytales]

WOW! You, my friend, are an educated human being! Not only that. But an expert!

[edmame]

eternally haunting. think it was dali who saw this and claimed cornell had stolen his dream:P

[ChuChu353]

This film was also added to the National Film Registry in 2001

[ChuChu353]

Correction..... I saw it on Turner Classic Movies, not AMC. My bad :(

[ChuChu353]

I remember seeing this on AMC several years ago and never forgot it. Later, I wound up purchasing the entire "Treasures From American Film Archives" collection just to get this film. It was worth it :)