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GRASS Marihuana War Die Umstrittenste Droge Des 20 Panorama/IFB 2000 GRASS Dokumente GRASS GRASS Regie: Ron Mann Kanada 1999 Dokumentarfilm Sprecher Woody Harrelson Länge 79 Min. Format 35 mm, 1:1.85 Farbe und Schwarz-weiß Stabliste Buch Solomon Vesta Schnitt Robert Kennedy Ton Rosnick Mackinnon Musik Guido Luciani Grafik Maury Whyte Zeichnungen Paul Mavrides Produzent Ron Mann Co-Produzentin Sue Len Quon Executive Producer Keith Clarkson Produktion Sphinx Productions 24 Mercer St,2nd Floor CDN-Toronto Ontario M5V IH3 Tel.:416-971 91 31 Fax:416-971 60 14 Weltvertrieb GRASS Films Transit Marihuana war die umstrittenste Droge des 20. Jahrhunderts. Mittlerweile 402 est,rue Notre Dame CDN-Montréal haben es mehrere Generationen von Musikern, Studenten und Berufstäti- Québec H2Y IC8 gen geraucht, ohne daß sie schwerwiegende Gesundheitsschäden davon- Tel.:514-844 33 98 getragen hätten. Und dennoch wird der Genuß von Marihuana nach wie Fax:514-844 72 98 vor von den Regierungen der meisten Länder unter Strafe gestellt. Jahr- zehntelang ist Marihuana sowohl Gegenstand stürmischer Huldigungen wie auch staatlicher Repression gewesen. Nicht nur für Kiffer, auch für die Bundesbeamten des amerikanischen Fede- ral Bureau of Narcotics besitzt Marihuana eine unwiderstehliche Faszina- tion. Wie es dazu kam, erzählt Ron Mann unter Verwendung von seltenem Archivmaterial, in dem die Anti-Marihuana-Hysterie prächtig zum Ausdruck kommt, und mit Hilfe der psychedelischen Comic-Zeichnungen des Under- ground-Cartoonisten Paul Mavrides. In Filmausschnitten erweisen sich unter anderem die engagierten Marihuana-Bekämpfer Richard Nixon und Ronald Reagan als profunde Kenner der Materie. Zu Wort kommen auch Robert Mitchum und der Jazz-Musiker Gene Krupa, zwei frühe Opfer der Strafverfolgung seitens der Behörden. Neben Originalsongs von Mark Mothersbaugh (Ex-Devo) sind dazu ein- schlägige Hits zur Thematik zu hören, Stücke wie der Swing-Klassiker „Ree- fer Man“, Bob Dylans „Rainy Day Woman“ und die alte Hippie-Klage „One Toke Over the Line“. Bei TWIST, Ron Manns vorangegangenem Film, haben die Zuschauer im Kino getanzt.Was werden sie wohl diesmal tun? GRASS Marihuana was the most controversial drug of the twentieth century. Gen- erations of musicians, students and the working population have smoked it without suffering any serious damage to their health. And yet, in most countries, the consumption of marihuana is still illegal. For decades, mari- huana has been the subject of many an impassioned homage as well as Filmografie state prohibition. 1973 THE STRIP Kurzfilm Marihuana holds an irresistible fascination not only for dope smokers but 1976 FLAK also for officials working for the Federal Bureau of narcotics. Using rare 1979 THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN archive footage which wonderfully documents anti-marihuana hysteria Kurz-Animationsfilm and with the aid of psychedelic comic strips by the underground cartoon- 1981 IMAGINE THE SOUND ist Paul Mavrides, Ron Mann explains how this all came about. In film clips, Dokumentarfilm 1982 POETRY IN MOTION committed opponents to marihuana, such as Richard Nixon and Ronald Dokumentarfilm Reagan exhibit a surprisingly profound knowledge of this substance. Also 1983 ECHOES WITHOUT SAYING appearing in the film are Robert Mitchum and the jazz musician Gene TV-Dokumentation Krupa, who were two early victims of the government’s criminal prosecu- 1984 LISTEN TO THE CITY tion of users. 1985 MARCIA RESNICK’S BAD BOYS Kurz-Dokumentarfilm The film’s soundtrack includes original songs by ex-Devo musician Mark 1988 COMIC BOOK CONFIDENTIAL Mothersbaugh as well as many apposite hit songs on the subject, such as (COMIC BOOK CONFIDENTIAL) the swing classic ’Reefer Man‘, Bob Dylan’s ’Rainy Day Woman‘ and the old Dokumentarfilm hippy anthem ’One Toke Over the Line‘. Ron Mann’s previous film, TWIST, 1992 TWIST (TWIST) had them dancing in the cinema aisles. How, one wonders, will audiences Dokumentarfilm 1994 DREAM TOWER Ron Mann react this time? TV-Dokumentation 1998 THE BEAT Biografie GRASS TV-Dokumentation Geboren 1958 in Toronto.Dreht als 12jähri- La marijuana fut la drogue la plus contestée du 20e siècle. Entre-temps, des BRAKHAGE ger seinen ersten Film,absolviert später ein générations entières de musiciens, d’étudiants et de travailleurs en ont Regie:Jim Shedden, Filmstudium an der Universität von Toronto. Executive Producer 1981 debütiert er als Dokumentarfilm- fumé sans avoir jamais souffert de quoi que ce soit. La consommation de 1999 DANGER LURKS! Regisseur mit dem Jazzfilm IMAGINE THE marijuana est cependant toujours illégale dans la plupart des pays du Regie:Rick Prelinger, SOUND.Hat neben seinen Kinofilmen zu monde. Pendant des décennies, cette drogue fit l’objet d’un culte passion- Executive Producer Themen der amerikanischen Popularkultur né autant que d’une répression systématique. GRASS – über Schriftsteller,Comiczeichner und La fascination irrépressible de la marijuana s’exerce sur les amateurs de joints Twist-Musiker – auch TV-Dokumentationen realisiert und zahlreiche CD-ROMs produ- tout comme sur les fonctionnaires du bureau fédéral américain des narco- ziert. tiques. Ron Mann raconte comment on en est arrivé là. Il utilise du matériel d’archives peu connu illustrant parfaitement l’hystérie généralisée contre Biography l’herbe ainsi que les bandes dessinées psychédéliques de Paul Mavrides, Born in Toronto in 1958.Made his first film dessinateur de l’underground. Des extraits de films montrent que les adver- at the age of twelve,later graduating in film from the University of Toronto.Directed his saires les plus farouches de la drogue comme par exemple Richard Nixon et first documentary,a jazz film entitled Ronald Reagan étaient des experts en la matière.Robert Mitchum et le musi- IMAGINE THE SOUND,in 1981.Besides mak- cien de jazz Gene Krupa, deux anciennes victimes de poursuites pénales ing films for theatrical release focusing on menées par les autorités, témoignent également de leur expérience. various aspects of American pop culture, En plus des airs composés spécialement par Mark Mothersbaugh (ex Devo), such as writers,cartoonists and twist musi- cians,he has also made television docu- la bande son comporte des chansons en rapport avec le sujet comme mentaries and produced numerous CD « Reefer Man », un classique du swing, « Rainy Day Woman », de Bob Dylan, ROMS. et la vieille complainte hippie, « One Toke Over the Line ». Aux projections de TWIST, le film précédent de Ron Mann, les spectateurs dansaient dans la Biographie salle. Que vont-ils faire cette fois-ci ? Né à Toronto en 1958.Tourne son premier film à 12 ans,étudie plus tard le cinéma à l’université de Toronto.Réalise en 1981 son premier film documentaire,IMAGINE THE SOUND,qui traite du jazz.Auteur de films sur la pop’culture américaine,réalise égale- ment des documentaires pour la télévision et produit de nombreux cédéroms..
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