Stranded in Canton [Hardcover]

William Eggleston (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 3, 2008

William Eggleston's pioneering video work, Stranded In Canton, has been restored and is finally available, almost thirty-five years after it was made. The book contains forty frame enlargements from the digital re-master, a brief appreciation from filmmaker Gus Van Sant, and a DVD of the 77-minute film itself, along with more than thirty minutes of bonus footage and an interview with Mr. Eggleston conducted at the 2005 Toronto Film Festival.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Shot in 1974 with a Sony Porta-Pak, the crazily careening Stranded in Canton documents a cast of hard-drinking Southerners with the intimacy, ease and instability of a seasoned participants. Whiffs of Southern Gothic are not new to Mr. Eggleston s work, but here they rise to the surface--fierce, tragic and proud. --The New York Times

Product Details

• Hardcover: 48 pages
• Publisher: Twin Palms Publishers; First-Hardcover/DVD edition (December 3, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1931885710
• ISBN-13: 978-1931885713
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 10.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #787,421 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A unique acquisition: very highly recommended, March 15, 2009

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stranded in Canton (Hardcover)

William Eggleston's pioneering video work is finally restored and available in an outstanding arts package combination consisting of the complete film on DVD with commentary, tracks, and an accompanying hard cover book. Arts collections strong in multimedia presentation will welcome the black and white close-ups from the video, and the structure of a package which cross-supports its multimedia format. A unique acquisition: very highly recommended.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must Have, February 7, 2009

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J. Riley (Utah) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stranded in Canton (Hardcover)

I am okay with this book more DVD, any time motion picture is involved with William Eggleston it's sometime hard to watch. Very scatter brained, but movie camera abilities are very good and it's not you typical home video. Entertaining and helps you see into the mystery of Eggleston's head.