Msn new zealand latest news, hotmail, outlook, photos. Narrated by john waters, plagues and pleasures on the salton sea is an odd bird wacky and poignant, funny and sobering, but this portrait of a forgotten paradise is a mustsee. An inland ocean with a close proximity to the urban areas of southern california, the salton once clocked in as a veritable paradise many tagged it the california riviera. John waters, sonny bono, friends of dean martinez, chris metzler, jeff springer. This documentary reveals the troubled history of salton sea, which was once the site of a wonderful resort in the california desert, but soon turned into a fetid, largely abandoned area. The water flowing into the salton sea will be cut dramatically at the end of this year, causing the lake to shrink faster than ever and sending more dust blowing through lowincome, largely latino. Plagues and pleasures on the salton sea movie posters from. It is a highly informative video of the area, and will give you a good laugh in the process. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. Join scott hirsch for an indepth discussion in this video, exporting the finished product for digital and physical release, part of learning studio one 3. Tom has a secret, tragic past that leads him to run around. Come meet the friendly residents of californias newest environmental disaster. The salton sea is a shallow, saline, endorheic rift lake located directly on the san andreas fault, predominantly in the u. Plagues and pleasures on the salton sea popmatters.
Rent the salton sea 2002 starring val kilmer and vincent donofrio on dvd and bluray. An offbeat environmental documentary about the people who have carved out their own slice of paradise on the shores of californias newest ecological disaster. Plagues and pleasures on the salton sea louis proyect. You cant miss the whiff as you drive along the 10 freeway in california heading to or from arizona, a strange and. If you have time, i highly recommend plagues and pleasures on the salton sea, an hour long youtube video. Plagues and pleasures on the salton sea 2004 plagues. Learning studio one 3 exporting the finished product for. Once known as the california riviera, the salton sea is now called one of americas worst ecological disasters. Plagues and pleasures on the salton sea penetrates the sadness and inertia of the local residents who still try to make their livelihood in and around this monumental manmade blemish, which was once a gem. Plagues and pleasures on the salton sea offers an offbeat portrait of the people who populate the shores of the once california riviera, which is now considered one of americas worst ecological. Download the microsoft news app for complete covid19 coverage ad sponsored. At first plagues and pleasures on the salton sea had me feeling a little hesitant. Once its there, that water replenishes the sea without adding extra salts, so that the need to extract brine from the sea would be lessened. The documentary free revisits a project launched in the italian town of.
Buy plagues and pleasures on the salton sea movie posters from movie poster shop. Plagues and pleasures on the salton sea posters for sale online. One audio commentary offers the filmmakers selfevaluation and a second track pairs two of the salton sea locals, norm niver and steve horvitz. Renowned cult film director john waters narrates this quirky exploration of the salton sea, the massive southern california lake that was created by accident a. Kilmer plays danny parker, a speed freak who was once a talented horn player named tom van allen. Plagues and pleasures on the salton sea is a beautifully photographed depiction of a forgotten and deteriorating lake in california. This awardwinning film from directors chris metzler and jeff springer details the rise and fall of the salton sea, from its heyday as the california. The salton sea is about 270 feet downhill from the top of that rise, so hydroelectric turbines could be built to capture some of the energy the freshwater expends in going down to the salton sea. Plagues and pleasures on the salton sea directed by chris metzler, jeff springer. But it wasnt always like this, as chris metzler and jeff springers thoroughly engrossing documentary, plagues and pleasures on the salton sea reveals, mostly through a. With sonny bono, john waters, norm niver, petre melvin.
Fabulously offbeat and refreshingly upbeat, this lovable film gets friendly with the natives of the salton sea an inland ocean of massive fish kills, rotting resorts, and 120 degree nights located just minutes from urban southern california. Plagues and pleasures on the salton sea by chris metzler. Docuramas dvd of plagues and pleasures on the salton sea is presented in a colorful flat encoding. I loved the quirkly narration waters provided as this documentary revealed the creation, the marketing hype of the salton sea and its sad surrealistic present day condition. Rent the salton sea 2002 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Renowned cult film director john waters narrates this quirky exploration of the salton sea, the massive southern california lake that was created by accident a century ago, became a popular desert resort and has since developed into a refuge for a community of oddballs. Narrated by legendary counterculture filmmaker john waters, the film. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters.
John waters narrates offbeat documentary on an environmental. Maybe it was john waters narration that had me wondering at what level this film would be exploiting the salton sea and its inhabitants. Plagues and pleasures on the salton sea lisa derrick 20120109. The filmmakers have a good eye for the salton seas grotesque ruins and bizarre denizens. Since a large number of people bought land in the region solely as an investment, the small towns surrounding the salton sea have become an. A brief history of the bizarre creation of californias salton sea. The actual sea, which is 35 miles long and 15 miles wide and was created by accident in californias imperial valley by a diversion of the colorado river, briefly flourished as a resort area from the 50s to the 70s until massive flooding and the seas. Plagues and pleasures on the salton sea promo season 2.
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