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at 10:30, 14 Oct 2006 Posts: 0	yes words and no words Sally, Finally purcahased and watched YES! I attended your 'performance' at Port Eliot. It was certainly the emotionaly closest and most inspirational few moments of the whole weekend. I'm beginning to see film making as potentially the most effective and valid form of art. It was so interesting to witness that particular flow of political debate. At times I felt art itself was getting a bashing for it's efforts to visualise and narrate the catastrophes that we invoke on one another. You were somehow the medium for this angst, and at a very sane festival that felt to me like it had nothing to do with the present and everything to do with literati, I thought you were great at handling this tricky balance of politics/ art/ personal aims in the discussion that emerged from the film. And the films amazing, well done, and well done for making it. I like to write poetry but find it hard to think about full stories and full characters. I am at present working on a film idea(?)that will involve some sort of poetic prose. Given the style you chose to write YES in, I wondered if you have any small fragments of advice on this front - how to extend the narrative outwards away from the language, how to give the narrative space that allows the subtle effects of the language to do its job. I felt you acheived this in YES as the story was strong enough to speak and breathe for itself, and so the language and the performance allowed in fact enabled the beauty of it all to come in, despite the pain. I've only just stopped crying. I even cried at the making-of featurette, it was in a way the same emotion. That is the strength of the story again I suppose. Amongst other things.... thanks, Lucy. Have I missed your London workshop?
webmaster at 15:25, 14 Oct 2006 Posts: 1	MASTERCLASS There is still the possibility of a place on the masterclass on 28 October. If you are interested, please email admin@adventurepictures.co.uk asap. Thank you.
lucyharvest at 15:11, 18 Oct 2006 Posts: 2	responses thankyou webmaster for your response. just watched the film again with my mum and she forgot about the pentameter and then remembered it in the same place that i did when I first watched it; after they walk through the blossoms. my questions sound silly now i re read/ re watch. it is the flow between them he and she that keep the language sacred. it's a beautiful film, timeley and timeless, we concluded. what a great site.
sally potter at 05:01, 19 Oct 2006 Posts: 193	REPLY.... Your questions do not sound silly to me. The balance between narrative and language is like that between sound and silence. when writing a film (whether on the page of the screenplay or during a shoot in the directorial decisions that make up its authorship) one is constantly working with this tension and other polarities. I think your tears may have come because the balance was right for you...between idea and feeling, story and speech, memory and hope, or even the global and the personal. Perhaps there was enough contradiction to the pervading mono-reality, which does not acknowledge enough of our complexities, for a door to open. All the best with your project.
magnardo at 06:41, 18 Nov 2006 Posts: 17	prostitution as a way of life FROZEN **TAIL I cut a piece of my leg and made myself shoes of human skin. I want to walk but do not know where to begin. Empty spaces look the same. Is this a smile or is this laughter? Can your teeth show in a smile or,... You have to be laughing? What's the difference then? Will I dance when the music's over? Of course! .................. DON'T Do not get dressed! Don't close the window! Don't even lock the door! Don't waste time no more! Nevermind the rain,. Get a fast train,... And brake this chain. I'm waiting for You,... You should know what to do. So many people here but the place feels empty. Come then,... Come quick! I'm dancing alone ...... and it feels so wrong. ..................... BUTCHER'S KNIFE Carving silence with a toothpick,... I invented music. Few steps on this old concrete,... And I learned to dance. Looking through a dirty window,.... I discovered Love. What else needs to be done? ............ LIQUID EXPRESSO I'm alone on this lonely island And,..... It sucks! There should be other lonely people here. There should be a lonely band playing. There should be lonely flowers growing. There should be a lonely moon or a lonely sky's steps across a lonely sky. ....Some lonely birds flying for some lonely trees. But,... There's nothing! I'm all alone on this strangely empty island. And it's cold outside. I'm all alone,.. And is cold inside. Sometimes,... I try lo like it,... I try to learn to love it,.. I try ro free my need for it. I'm brutally trying but it doesn't seem to work. Somewhere I , somehow , must be lying. When I ask the Green Eye,... "Should I stay or should I go?" The clock is screaming,... "You stupid ass,...There's no time to know!!" ....I bought myself fake flowers. Do You want them???.... ................................ LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT If you were a blanket,... I would be a tree. If you were a tree,... I would be a bicycle. If you were be a bicycle,.... I would be a song. If you were a song,... I would be a cloud. If you were a cloud,... I would be a woman. If you would be a woman,... I would be a man. If you would love me,... I would love you back. .............................. SHUT UP!!!!! The stars were whispering in silence. ............................................ No!....I'm lying!! The stars were not whispering,...but ,.... There was silence........... Silence for today and ,....silence for tomorrow. Silence for knowing and,.... silence for not knowing. Silence for wanting and,... silence for not wanting. Silence for thinking and,..... silence for not thinking. Silence for dead and,....silence for the alive. Silence for the future and,....silence for the past. Silence for is and,....silence for is not. Silence for could be and,.....silence for cannot be. Silence for fear and,....silence for courage. Silence for feeling and,....silence for not feeling. Silence for loving and,...silence for not loving. ......Silence,.... Silence all around,.... It was truly beautiful. Of course it had to be a noise,.... .....The loudest fart ever invented. I understood. It's human nature,... but,... I couldn't shake a feeling of loss. Why do we have to talk? Why couldn't it all be silence...? Who's there? A voice inside me?!... ....It is !..You Stupid idiot. ................................. PUZZLE The morning after,... I stuffed my shipwrecked thoughts Into an empty bottle. The lonely bird's singing .... Suddenly, seemed appropriate. Don't ask me why! I don't know. All those little pieces of me , Unanimous in their pointless revolt, Were pretending to be in need of..... Color. The only thing I need ? It's an ocean! So I can finish the game. THE REBEL WHO JUST LOST HIS JUST CAUSE Sitting alone in the dark, After I threw away my glasses, And than closed my eyes, Not wanting to see .... The world around me ,anymore,... I couldn't help but surrender To an ridiculously honest smile : - It smelled too damn good! RED BLUE'S Your beauty was drowning me. I tried to swim it away, But I couldn't move Any of me. The stillness of it was too strong. As raindrops of melted ice , My thoughts, Couldn't establish their freedom. A weak projection of my courage, Sculpted the time Into a house with no windows. Running away, From the place i wanted to be in , I realized, I forgot my silence. My me had surrendered To a broken flag. It's late in the season Of corrupted glory but,... I'm still waiting. Is it time yet?! Colored by random laughter , I try crying ... Myself to sleep. Happiness is a landmark, Built of faking sorrows. Somehow ,... I know by heart,... All the answers,... To the most meaningless questions. For a while anyways. If love is made out of u and me,.... Which one are u? .................. ................................................ SOLIDARITY OF SINNERS True love is nothing else but a broken dream That takes shape as soon as we commit a sin. We go to church and pray aloud And lie without a smile,but still in doubt. We believe each other But we ignore the rest, Because we know we are the best. Shame on you! We tell the sinner That acts like a beginner, And requesting for a break, Admits to his mistake. You have to close an eye!.. And here soon after ,close them both. There's no need to cry!... For We can always sacrifice a goat. We have to love each-other!... Nobody else will even bother. Love me as I don't love You!.... And love yourself 'cause nothing's new. Forget the past! Forgive the present! 'Cause You'll truly last Merely for a moment! Let's stay together! Let's pray together! Let's love alike! And,... Stop this strike! With dirty minds, There's no time to chose,... With empty hearts, There's no respect to lose,.. Where is no mark,... Of course there's no place to park. .... And when I die I want to go to haven! ....Got a problem with that?! ...................................... UNIVISION I'm sitting alone at my table . There's laughter all around me, But it is not true. There's some hope around me , But it ain't true. There's lots of trust around me, But that , of course,....It's not true. She's with him, But that's not truly true! The truth behind the broken curtain?!.... It's black! It's blue! It's mad! The truth behind the broken curtain?!.... It's white! It's clean! It's sad! The truth behind the broken curtain?!... It's a fake! It's a mistake! It's red! The truth behind the broken curtain?!.... I'm sorry! I'm sorry! But I already ,....love You! Crawling away in my stillness, Weeping silently over my dead self, Removing the stains of my soul, ........I pretend I'm happy. I'm cheating! I know! I'm strong for my....mine. I'm strong for my ....your's. The fuel is running, The engine is dying, I need a spark, But all the lights are dark. The music is loud And I try to be proud. The music is good But I'm not in the mood. The music is here Someone,....Bring me another beer! ** it! Tomorrow is gonna be another day. ........Or is it?! I'm not gonna hide! No more! No more! No more! If I could,..... I would reach inside of me And rip my heart out And then drown it with sand. I would stop breathing. If I could,.... I would try dying. If I could. .....But I can't 'cause I already love You. I want to hide You inside of me So deep,.... That,... Nobody else would know where You'll be. The truth behind the broken curtain?! It's a dark crow! It's a sweet blow! ....To the heart. .......... But all the lights are dark. ..................................... DISCIPLINE We the people,.. We are amazing businessmen. We manage to sell the same thing over and over again. We sell it late every night and then, first thing we do when we awake in the morning is,.... run to the thrift store to pick it back up for free. We cannot be sure all the time which one was ours. There are so many of them! That's when We pick one , randomly , off the rack and then reinsert it without a frown, ...... 'Cause used souls always fit.
magnardo at 06:42, 18 Nov 2006 Posts: 17	prostitution as a way of life FROZEN **TAIL I cut a piece of my leg and made myself shoes of human skin. I want to walk but do not know where to begin. Empty spaces look the same. Is this a smile or is this laughter? Can your teeth show in a smile or,... You have to be laughing? What's the difference then? Will I dance when the music's over? Of course! .................. DON'T Do not get dressed! Don't close the window! Don't even lock the door! Don't waste time no more! Nevermind the rain,. Get a fast train,... And brake this chain. I'm waiting for You,... You should know what to do. So many people here but the place feels empty. Come then,... Come quick! I'm dancing alone ...... and it feels so wrong. ..................... BUTCHER'S KNIFE Carving silence with a toothpick,... I invented music. Few steps on this old concrete,... And I learned to dance. Looking through a dirty window,.... I discovered Love. What else needs to be done? ............ LIQUID EXPRESSO I'm alone on this lonely island And,..... It sucks! There should be other lonely people here. There should be a lonely band playing. There should be lonely flowers growing. There should be a lonely moon or a lonely sky's steps across a lonely sky. ....Some lonely birds flying for some lonely trees. But,... There's nothing! I'm all alone on this strangely empty island. And it's cold outside. I'm all alone,.. And is cold inside. Sometimes,... I try lo like it,... I try to learn to love it,.. I try ro free my need for it. I'm brutally trying but it doesn't seem to work. Somewhere I , somehow , must be lying. When I ask the Green Eye,... "Should I stay or should I go?" The clock is screaming,... "You stupid ass,...There's no time to know!!" ....I bought myself fake flowers. Do You want them???.... ................................ LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT If you were a blanket,... I would be a tree. If you were a tree,... I would be a bicycle. If you were be a bicycle,.... I would be a song. If you were a song,... I would be a cloud. If you were a cloud,... I would be a woman. If you would be a woman,... I would be a man. If you would love me,... I would love you back. .............................. SHUT UP!!!!! The stars were whispering in silence. ............................................ No!....I'm lying!! The stars were not whispering,...but ,.... There was silence........... Silence for today and ,....silence for tomorrow. Silence for knowing and,.... silence for not knowing. Silence for wanting and,... silence for not wanting. Silence for thinking and,..... silence for not thinking. Silence for dead and,....silence for the alive. Silence for the future and,....silence for the past. Silence for is and,....silence for is not. Silence for could be and,.....silence for cannot be. Silence for fear and,....silence for courage. Silence for feeling and,....silence for not feeling. Silence for loving and,...silence for not loving. ......Silence,.... Silence all around,.... It was truly beautiful. Of course it had to be a noise,.... .....The loudest fart ever invented. I understood. It's human nature,... but,... I couldn't shake a feeling of loss. Why do we have to talk? Why couldn't it all be silence...? Who's there? A voice inside me?!... ....It is !..You Stupid idiot. ................................. PUZZLE The morning after,... I stuffed my shipwrecked thoughts Into an empty bottle. The lonely bird's singing .... Suddenly, seemed appropriate. Don't ask me why! I don't know. All those little pieces of me , Unanimous in their pointless revolt, Were pretending to be in need of..... Color. The only thing I need ? It's an ocean! So I can finish the game. THE REBEL WHO JUST LOST HIS JUST CAUSE Sitting alone in the dark, After I threw away my glasses, And than closed my eyes, Not wanting to see .... The world around me ,anymore,... I couldn't help but surrender To an ridiculously honest smile : - It smelled too damn good! RED BLUE'S Your beauty was drowning me. I tried to swim it away, But I couldn't move Any of me. The stillness of it was too strong. As raindrops of melted ice , My thoughts, Couldn't establish their freedom. A weak projection of my courage, Sculpted the time Into a house with no windows. Running away, From the place i wanted to be in , I realized, I forgot my silence. My me had surrendered To a broken flag. It's late in the season Of corrupted glory but,... I'm still waiting. Is it time yet?! Colored by random laughter , I try crying ... Myself to sleep. Happiness is a landmark, Built of faking sorrows. Somehow ,... I know by heart,... All the answers,... To the most meaningless questions. For a while anyways. If love is made out of u and me,.... Which one are u? .................. ................................................ SOLIDARITY OF SINNERS True love is nothing else but a broken dream That takes shape as soon as we commit a sin. We go to church and pray aloud And lie without a smile,but still in doubt. We believe each other But we ignore the rest, Because we know we are the best. Shame on you! We tell the sinner That acts like a beginner, And requesting for a break, Admits to his mistake. You have to close an eye!.. And here soon after ,close them both. There's no need to cry!... For We can always sacrifice a goat. We have to love each-other!... Nobody else will even bother. Love me as I don't love You!.... And love yourself 'cause nothing's new. Forget the past! Forgive the present! 'Cause You'll truly last Merely for a moment! Let's stay together! Let's pray together! Let's love alike! And,... Stop this strike! With dirty minds, There's no time to chose,... With empty hearts, There's no respect to lose,.. Where is no mark,... Of course there's no place to park. .... And when I die I want to go to haven! ....Got a problem with that?! ...................................... UNIVISION I'm sitting alone at my table . There's laughter all around me, But it is not true. There's some hope around me , But it ain't true. There's lots of trust around me, But that , of course,....It's not true. She's with him, But that's not truly true! The truth behind the broken curtain?!.... It's black! It's blue! It's mad! The truth behind the broken curtain?!.... It's white! It's clean! It's sad! The truth behind the broken curtain?!... It's a fake! It's a mistake! It's red! The truth behind the broken curtain?!.... I'm sorry! I'm sorry! But I already ,....love You! Crawling away in my stillness, Weeping silently over my dead self, Removing the stains of my soul, ........I pretend I'm happy. I'm cheating! I know! I'm strong for my....mine. I'm strong for my ....your's. The fuel is running, The engine is dying, I need a spark, But all the lights are dark. The music is loud And I try to be proud. The music is good But I'm not in the mood. The music is here Someone,....Bring me another beer! ** it! Tomorrow is gonna be another day. ........Or is it?! I'm not gonna hide! No more! No more! No more! If I could,..... I would reach inside of me And rip my heart out And then drown it with sand. I would stop breathing. If I could,.... I would try dying. If I could. .....But I can't 'cause I already love You. I want to hide You inside of me So deep,.... That,... Nobody else would know where You'll be. The truth behind the broken curtain?! It's a dark crow! It's a sweet blow! ....To the heart. .......... But all the lights are dark. ..................................... DISCIPLINE We the people,.. We are amazing businessmen. We manage to sell the same thing over and over again. We sell it late every night and then, first thing we do when we awake in the morning is,.... run to the thrift store to pick it back up for free. We cannot be sure all the time which one was ours. There are so many of them! That's when We pick one , randomly , off the rack and then reinsert it without a frown, ...... 'Cause used souls always fit.
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