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William J. Eggleston – Stranded in Canton [+Extras] (1974)

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“Shot in 1974 with a Sony Porta-Pak, the crazily careering 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

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 DVD of the 77-minute film is accompanied by more than 50 minutes of bonus footage and an interview with Eggleston conducted at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival. Featuring appearances by, among many other broke-dick motherfuckers, Furry Lewis, Jim Dickinson, and Big Star’s very own Alex Chilton!

Bonus Features
Feature-length audio commentary by director William Eggleston
Feature-length audio commentary by Marcia Hare, Randell Lyon, and Jim Dickinson
Bonus Scenes (52:05)
Eggleston panel interview at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival (32:41)