In anticipation of Goran Bregovic & His Wedding and Funeral Orchestra‘s June 17 show at the Bass Concert Hall, Austin Public Library will be screening five films that have been scored by the Balkan composer, including 1994’s Arizona Dream. We haven’t seen it in years, but we remember rather loving Emir Kusturica‘s trippy little comedy, which stars Johnny Depp, Vincent Gallo, Lili Taylor, Faye Dunaway, and Jerry Lee Lewis. The clip below, which combines context-free scenes from the film with Bregovic’s “This Is a Film,” gives you a pretty good indicator of the film’s many surreal charms. That’s Iggy Pop, by the way, sounding off about a man and a fish.
The film series kicks off tonight at 6pm at APL’s Manchaca Road Branch with Time of the Gypsies. Go here for more on the series. Note: The films take place at different branches every week, but all screenings are free.
This article appears in May 29 • 2009.
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A graduate of the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas, Kimberley has written about film, books, and pop culture for The Austin Chronicle since 2000. She was named Editor of the Chronicle in 2016; she previously served as the paper’s Managing Editor, Screens Editor, Books Editor, and proofreader. Her work has been awarded by the Association of Alternative Newsmedia for excellence in arts criticism, team reporting, and special section (Best of Austin). The Austin Alliance for Women...
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