El Doctor, Joy Street & Asparagus Review

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(More customer reviews)Suzann Pitt is primarily an artist, who occasionally does an animated film. The three she has produced, all presented here along with a good profile of the artist, are quite remarkable.
"Asparagus," with its surreal and sexual imagery, made a major impact on its appearance in 1979, and toured midnight shows with David Lynch's film "Eraserhead."
"Joy Street" is an emotional roller-coaster ride with a woman in crisis--an unusually sophisticated presentation for animation.
"El Doctor" is her first "story" animation--an elderly doctor flashes back to what he could have done differently--also very unusual for animation.

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For over three decades, Suzan Pitt has been an internationally renowned creator of beautiful, strange and fiercely original animation. Collected here for the first time are three of Pitt's pioneering and unforgettable masterworks. Also included is a new documentary, Suzan Pitt: Persistence of Vision, which explores Pitt's inspirations, animation techniques, and more. AsparagusThis candy colored, sexually charged nightmare rocked audiences upon its release and catapulted Pitt to the front ranks of indie animation. (1979) "One of the most lavish and wondrous animated shorts ever made . . . an overwhelming visual experience." - Oscar-winning Animator John CanemakerJoy StreetA "vivid, intriguing, and bizarre" (The New York Times) masterpiece, Joy Street captures a woman's journey from suicidal despair to personal renewal, with the help of an unlikely spirit guide. (1995)El Doctor Inspired by the art of Mexico, El Doctor follows a melancholic physician in a Mexican hospital who prefers drinking to doctoring. Transformed by the visit of a psychedelic saint, he begins to perform miracles on an odd assortment of hospital patients. (2006)"Delightful, visual ecstasy!" - LA WeeklySuzan Pitt is a multi-faceted artist whose paintings and animated films have won numerous prizes worldwide. Her film Asparagus played with David Lynch's Eraserhead for two years on the Midnight Movie circuit, while Joy Street premiered at the New York Film Festival.

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