Saragossa Manuscript

[W. Satterthwaite]

  Has' "Saragossa Manuscript" has just recently been released on VHS
(courtesy of the Chicago Polish Society), and should be available
at specialty video outlets in NYC.  I saw this film many times
in the '60s and '70s and found its narrative complexity
fascinating, though it hardly matches GR.  There's a certain paranoia
mixed in, though not of the 20thC. kind.  Great visual style and 
music/sound by the young Krzystof Penderecki.  Haven't seen the video,
but my understanding is that the print is good, and it's letterbox
format (the movie was filmed in wide-screen B/W).
  The movie was patterned after portions of Potocki's book, which,
until a recent edition (Penguin USA 656PP 0-670-83428-9 $27.95 hardcover)
was published fragmentarily.  Current title is "The Manuscript Found in
Saragossa"; I was introduced to the work via a portion entitled "The New
Decameron", published in the 70's.  I believe there was a review of the
Penguin edition mid-summer or fall of last year in the NYT Book Review.
  
	Bill

Concerning:

> From: RR.TFCNY at mail.fdncenter.org (RICHARD ROMEO)
> Date: Wed, 21 Feb 1996 10:46 EST
> To: pynchon-l at sfu.ca
> Subject: Sargossa Manuscript
> Sender: owner-pynchon-l at sfu.ca
> Precedence: bulk
> Status: R

> Has anyone seen this film.  I know the novel has been re-released (?) .  
> Does the movie mirror the book?  It was showing last Sunday here in NY 
> but for only that day.  I guess it's not available on VHS.  Can recall 
> mention on the list way back.
> rich
> nyc