Stranded in Canton

In 1973, photographer William Eggleston picked up a Sony PortaPak and took to documenting the soul of Memphis and New Orleans.
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Category:

• Documentary

Starring:

• Furry Lewis

Directed by:

• William J. Eggleston

Produced by:

• Caldecot Chubb
• Robert Gordon

Written by:

• William J. Eggleston

Tags:

• william
• eggleston
• modern
• art
• video
• american
• south
• memphis
• new
• orleans
• vhs
• beta

[Raynestar420]

if you wait until about 2.40 he explains himself. Must be patient and have an attention span longer than 30 seconds

[z3br4m4n]

Absolutely terrific.. Bravo!

And now i'm going to order the DVD

[kaschak75]

I Saw the King..What a rare Concert it is...

[animeheather78]

@anth3r there are some scenes from the Peabody and Newby's in Memphis.

[gonetubing]

The narrator sounds like William S. Burroughs.

[gonetubing]

Wow, how did I find this? Fantastic movie. I knew I'd love it right from the opening scene with the two kids.

[anth3r]

I saw this at Eggleston's exhibit at the Corcoran Gallery in DC. I think the description is inaccurate here. Wasn't it filmed in Canton, Mississippi? Hence the title...

[bladey1010]

If there was any famous photographer that I had the opportunity to meet, it would be William Eggleston. He's quite unique. Maybe one day while in Memphis....

[Sound4Sense]

brilliant!

[jmtv57]

Thank you, cinetic, for posting this important work. For a great 'behind the scenes' look at this film and some of it's larger than life characters, check out 'It Came from Memphis' by Robert Gordon. And to those of you who 'don't get it' or are 'confused' I can only say this- That thing in your hand (not that hand) is called a 'mouse'. Use it to click to something more on your level!  Cheers

[firebird116]

its like Gummo only real people.