Bartleby

Image Not Available Starring: Crispin Glover Director: Jonathan Parker Dvd Release: 4th October, 2004 Number Of Discs: 1 Format: PAL, Region 2 Encoding

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The head of a public records office advertises for a new employee. Only one person responds, Bartleby. A former postal worker who at first works like a man possessed, then for no reason lapses into sloth like apathy & later into an almost catatonic ghost like state. To both the amusement & bemusement of his fellow workers, Bartleby stands all day looking at an air vent in the ceiling & responding to every request from his boss & co-workers with, I would prefer not to. Lost as to how to handle the situation the boss retaliates with passive-aggressive acts aimed at getting rid of the man. Till the very end, however, Bartleby remains an enigma, who refuses to give up his secrets. The film itself is visually striking, with a comic book technicolor feel almost looking like a black & white film which has been artificially colourised. And the surreal angles & spooky theremin soundtrack just add to the overall deadpan quirky feel of the movie. Mix this in with a unique story, subtle satire on corporate life, & the driving attempts to put right those who are outside of the norm, Bartleby is a very interesting & engaging film.

Crispin Glover is the second single from Scarling. s debut album. It was released in the USA on two separate 7 vinyl records on November 7, 2004 on the Sympathy for the Record Industry label. Each record has its own cover art — one a portrait of the songs titular actor, the other a photo of the band — & a unique b-side. The title track on both discs has been remixed from the version of Crispin Glover on Sweet Heart Dealer. // Christian Hejnal — guitar, vocals,bass. Posters Of Back To The Future

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