Roadside Picnic

Perry Noid coolwithdoc at gmail.com
Fri Dec 18 08:14:27 CST 2015


Yeah we discussed Solaris but we figured it would be better to spend our
money on a wider representation so we showed Stalker with Per Adua as Astra
and Amphibian Man

On Friday, December 18, 2015, Johnny Marr <marrja at gmail.com> wrote:

> Can you remember any of the other films screened on the Soviet scofield
> weeeend? Solaris would be another obvious choice, even at the risk of
> Tarkovsky overload. There's also a Sukorov film which I can't recall the
> title of, something similar to End of Days ...
>
> Hard To Be A God by Alexei German roved too inchoate for my tastes, but
> it's a worthy part of the same tradition (and another Strugasky adaptation
> I believe)
>
> On Friday, December 18, 2015, Perry Noid <coolwithdoc at gmail.com
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','coolwithdoc at gmail.com');>> wrote:
>
>> I worked at a university film center a while back and was fortunate
>> enough to see stalker multiple times over the Soviet sci fi weekend we
>> held. Private screenings too. Our whole sick crew got to pick and book all
>> of the films over the four years. We lost the university a profound sum of
>> money.
>>
>> It was certainly one of the more memorable films we screened even if we
>> only sold a handful of tickets. Most of the occupied seats for any given
>> screening were occupied by our friends.
>>
>> Stalker was also made into a couple-three computer games. I have not
>> played them but they are well-regarded. I have played the
>> Stalker-inspired game-based-on-a-book Metro 2033 however and that one is
>> brilliant. Extremely difficult as well so I wouldn't recommend it to anyone
>> just passively interested.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thursday, December 17, 2015, John Bailey <sundayjb at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I've finally been spending a few days with the Strugatsky Brothers'
>>> Roadside Picnic - I'm pretty sure it was on the P-list that I first
>>> read several recommendations. It's such a great book! Buy it! Or there
>>> seems to be a pdf floating around online if screen reads are more your
>>> caper.
>>>
>>> Was also the basis for Tarkovsky's Stalker which I saw maybe 20 years
>>> ago and which altered my consciousness quite profoundly. The (slim)
>>> book is quite different but man, both are things I can highly
>>> recommend. Stalker should be seen in a cinema if possible, though, and
>>> DEFINITELY in one sitting.
>>> -
>>> Pynchon-l / http://www.waste.org/mail/?list=pynchon-l
>>>
>>
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