Jean Painleve: Science is Fiction

Saturday, October 11
Admission: Free, $10 minimum
Doortime: 7:30pm
reservations are recommended

One of the greatest scenes in this collection of Jean Painlevé's films is the sight of an extended "third" tentacle impregnating the female octopus through her air sac. Imagine what that might sound like in the hands of Yo La Tengo.

There was this review of the British DVD release with the Yo La Tengo soundtrack:

"The additional disc presents an aural re-interpretation of Painlevé's films by Yo La Tengo. A modern reading might be expected to acknowledge anachronisms in the way Painlevé presented his subjects. For the most part, Yo La Tengo remain faithful to the spirit of Painlevé's endeavour. Their score excels when exploring the wondrous beauty of these worlds. Sea Urchins drifts between Brian Eno's 'Music for Films' and Fleetwood Mac's 'Albatross', whereas Liquid Crystals, with its chaotic imagery of fractals merging and multiplying, feels like Yo La Tengo's ruminative party has been gate-crashed by John Zorn. The Love Life of the Octopus works best, with the group capturing the sly and threatening movement of Painlevé's beast. Only the humour of the original recordings is missing, their quirky sounds hinting at the eccentricity of this remarkable filmmaker." — Ian Haydn Smith, Kamera.co.uk

Jean Painlevé's Wikipedia page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Painlevé