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VHS : Bird by Bird with Annie: A Film Portrait of Writer Anne LamottIn association with Amazon.comstarring: Linda Darnell, John Williams (II), Noel Drayton, Arthur Gould-Porter, Chester Jones directed by: Jules Bricken  Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 0658769133332 Format: Color, Dolby, NTSC Label: Vanguard International Cinema Manufacturer: Vanguard International Cinema Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Vanguard International Cinema Release Date: August 01, 1999 Running Time: 46 minutes Studio: Vanguard International Cinema Theatrical Release Date: March 07, 1956 Sales Rank: 12210 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Description: Bird By Bird With Annie is a portrait of the best selling author and laugh out- loud funny humorist Anne Lamott (Traveling Mercies, Bird By Bird, Operating Instructions, Crooked Little Heart). It is the moving story of a survivor - a recovering addict and alcoholic and a single mother who is both a born again Christian and a liberal activist. The film, a year in the life of the writer, focuses on her gift at de-mystifying the creative process, the people that inform her life and writing, and the beauty of language and the written arts. It touches upon concerns of universal interest - loss, alienation, loneliness, faith, the meaning of life and the perhaps less weighty concerns of unfirm thighs, difficult hair and retail therapy. Annie likes to pass on the "secret of life" that she found written on a computer terminal bearing a picture of Koko the gorilla: "The law of the American jungle: Remain calm and share your bananas." The film has been submitted to festivals and distributed to select art house movie theaters in major cities and theaters in cultural centers, such as the Northwest Film Center and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. The film will broadcast on public television and is available to schools, universities and lib raries. The director Freida Lee Mock heard Anne Lamott speak for the first time at the Sun Valley Writers' Conference in Idaho in l996. She was captivated by Anne's ideas, humor, honesty, and charismatic way of speaking and felt she would be a perfect subject for a film. Filming took place over a year and a half in the San Francisco Bay area, Idaho and Los Angeles. The film, supported by grants and donations from foundations and individuals, was completed late l998. Amazon.com: Anne Lamott is your run-of-the-mill recovering alcoholic and drug addict, born-again Christian, left-wing liberal, and single mother who just so happens to have written New York Times-bestselling books, including the inspiring writing guide Bird by Bird. Very ordinary. This hour-long video follows Lamott around for a year as she gives readings, raises her son, and participates in church. Topics great and small are covered, from the difficulty in doing anything with her kinky hair and how she became the class clown to her nightly drinking and the decision whether to have her baby or terminate the pregnancy. Along the way she dispenses writing tips, and if you're struggling with your own work, she is immensely comforting (she tells us of the difficult time she had working during the O.J. Simpson trial--she kept popping upstairs to see what was happening on TV). Funny and personable, Lamott is a wonderful subject for a documentary. --Jenny Brown Average Rating:
 Rating: - Anne Lamott is an inspirationI watched this film after reading "Bird by Bird" and "Hard Laughter" and found that Anne Lamott was just as I expected her to be...funny, sentimental, sometimes emotional, caring, loving, kind, passionate and considerate. She truly is a beautiful person who has grown through pain and talks very candidly about her faith and what it takes to get to a place in one's life where it feels good to be alive. I laughed and I cried when watching this video and really appreciated her honesty about the things ... Read More Rating: - Quintessential Anne Lamott!!I love this Video! I am a Lamott fan and first heard her on a radio show. I was attracted to her wit and humor BUT that humor and wit (as with so many comedians) was clearly grounded in deep personal pain and suffering. So, I started reading her books and was pleased when this short video became available! It is short! Only an hour long, but it follows Anne through some interesting vignettes in a one year period of her life. There is one scene where she presides over the gay marriage/wedding of ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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