{"id":837,"date":"2016-10-13T04:26:02","date_gmt":"2016-10-13T04:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.snubdom.com\/wordpress\/?p=837"},"modified":"2016-10-13T09:30:09","modified_gmt":"2016-10-13T09:30:09","slug":"motion-picture-purgatory-the-saragossa-manuscript-1965","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.snubdom.com\/wordpress\/?p=837","title":{"rendered":"MOTION PICTURE PURGATORY: \u201cThe Saragossa Manuscript\u201d (1965)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HALLOWEEN COUNTDOWN! Based on an early 19<sup>th<\/sup> century novel, this 3-hour Polish B&amp;W 1965 masterpiece by <em>Wojciech Has<\/em> has been restored by <em>Francis Ford Coppola<\/em> &amp; <em>Martin Scorcese<\/em> &amp; praised by <em>David Lynch,<\/em>\u00a0<em>Luis Bunuel &amp;\u00a0Lars von Trier<\/em>!\u00a0 Dedicated to one of the film\u2019s earliest rabid fans <em>Jerry Garcia<\/em>! In the heat of battle during the Napoleonic wars an officer discovers an ancient manuscript among the ruins &amp; starts reading! His eventual captor puts aside their differences to become equally enthralled! Storybook comes to life via exquisite performances in a labyrinthine narrative filled with ghosts, buxom bisexual temptresses, demon-possessed madmen, magic potions, breathtaking period set pieces, rotting zombies &amp; <em>Dali<\/em>-like surrealistic imagery following a captain\u2019s trials &amp; tribulations on his journey through purgatory! The heading for this Motion Picture Purgatory which originally appeared in a 2009 issue of The Montreal Mirror was \u201cMeta Within Meta Inside Of Meta On Top Of Meta!\u201d As always; the original art\u2019s for sale @ 100 bucks. More deets below or contact me for info. (To see image full-sized, click on it to open in a new window &amp; use the magnify function).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.snubdom.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/the_saragossa_manuscript.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-838 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.snubdom.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/the_saragossa_manuscript-659x1024.jpg\" alt=\"the_saragossa_manuscript\" width=\"627\" height=\"974\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.snubdom.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/the_saragossa_manuscript-659x1024.jpg 659w, http:\/\/www.snubdom.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/the_saragossa_manuscript-193x300.jpg 193w, http:\/\/www.snubdom.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/the_saragossa_manuscript-768x1193.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.snubdom.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/the_saragossa_manuscript.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 627px) 100vw, 627px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Original art for sale for $100.00 CAD. Includes three items total: The pencil art preliminaries, the original finished B&amp;W inks (signed &amp; dated by author\/artist Rick Trembles in pencil on the back), &amp; a color newsprint tear-sheet (or B&amp;W gray tones, depending on when it came out) from where it was originally published. Postage &amp; framing not included. Motion Picture Purgatory Volumes One &amp; Two available at <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fabpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">FAB Press<\/a><\/span>. For original art info, contact Rick Trembles @ ricktrembles (at) hotmail (dot) com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HALLOWEEN COUNTDOWN! Based on an early 19th century novel, this 3-hour Polish B&amp;W 1965 masterpiece by Wojciech Has has been restored by Francis Ford Coppola &amp; Martin Scorcese &amp; praised by David Lynch,\u00a0Luis Bunuel &amp;\u00a0Lars von Trier!\u00a0 Dedicated to one of the film\u2019s earliest rabid fans Jerry Garcia! 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