Hi Efren & Listers
I have to insist, Colin, that the movie was entitled "12 Stories about John Zorn"!!
I think we'll have to agree to differ on that one. They're still her stories, it's still her film, despite the title. I suppose she kind of cheated a bit. There are not strictly 12 "stories". 12 chapters, maybe. I see it really as 1 story - her quest to get the film made & how her love for his music has affected her life. It's one that resonates for me. Also, one thing which bugged me a bit - her title kind of alludes to Francois Girard's masterpiece "32 Short Short Films About Glenn Gould" which really does what it says on the label. And it's 100% about its subject in the way that Bookshelf is maybe 70% (I'm guessing) about JZ. As a piece of film, though it's improper to compare them, Bookshelf is not even half the Glenn Gould film (. . . well, she'd need at least 4 more stories for that!) And I agree with the guy who complained about the number of times she goes on about how she got that bookshelf in the sky title. It's a silly title, for sure, but one that sticks, one that makes you ask questions. Maybe it has greater resonance for Germans or something. It certainly reflects Mr Zorn's obsession with cultural capital, tho. All that STUFF he owns, all stacked up on bookshelves. I read somewhere he had to take out his kitchen to make way for more stuff. (His KITCHEN for chrissakes!) c