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Tarpon

4.8
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
4.8 Stars (23 Reviews)
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Edition Type: Limited Edition Slipcover
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Description

Considered one of the first true fly-fishing films, Tarpon brings together famed American authors Richard Brautigan, Tom McGuane, and Jim Harrison with legendary flats guides Woody Sexton, Gil Drake, and Steve Huff as they muse about life, art, nature, and fishing the majestic Tarpon.

Shot in the wild panorama of 1970s Key West, the tarpon fishing and stunning cinematography transports the viewer to another era – a time and place where the line between philosopher, scoundrel, hippie, and eccentric was nearly indiscernible.  Accompanied by original music composed for the film by a then up-and-coming young musician named Jimmy Buffet, and narrated by Jim Harrison from his own text, this 4K restoration from negatives rescued from a barn in Normandy in 2008 marks the first time TARPON is available to audiences in HD.

Details

Director(s): Christian Odasso, Guy de la Valdene

Starring: Richard Brautigan, Jimmy Buffett, Jim Harrison, Thomas McGuane

Release Year: 1973

Runtime: 54 min

Aspect Ratio(s): 1.37:1

Language(s): ENG- English

Sound: DTS-HD MA 2.0

Subtitles: English

Format: Blu-ray

Disc Info: Region A Blu-ray

Packaging Artist(s): Stephanie Monohan

Genre: Documentary

SKU: FMC-009 SLIP

Bonus Content
  • Video essay by filmmaker Hunter Whaley
  • Video introductions by Diana Odasso and Ianthe Brautigan-Swensen
  • 16 page booklet with essay by author David N. Meyer II
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Label Bio

Founded in 2002 as one of the first-ever subscription film services with its DVD-of-the-Month Film Club, Film Movement is now a North American distributor of award-winning independent and foreign films based in New York City. In 2015, Film Movement launched the reissue label Film Movement Classics featuring new restorations released theatrically as well as on home video, with an emphasis on films by auteur directors such as Eric Rohmer, Peter Greenaway and Takeshi Kitano.

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Customer Reviews
4.8
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
Based on 23 reviews
100%would recommend this product
23 reviews
  • JF
    Joe F.
    Flag of United States
    Verified Buyer
    2 months ago
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    It's a state of mind

    One part fishing documentary, one part slice of life documentary down in Key West accompanied by the music of Jimmy Buffett. You don't have to love fishing to enjoy this one, it's a documentary for all fans Americana on film.

    Quality / PackagingRated 5.0 on a scale of 1 to 5
    Shopping ExperienceRated 5.0 on a scale of 1 to 5
  • AM
    Andrew M.
    Flag of United States
    Verified Buyer
    2 months ago
    Rated 4 out of 5 stars
    Always a Pleasure. . .

    Finding another niche, poetic documentary that captures the local color of a past time and place.

    Quality / PackagingRated 5.0 on a scale of 1 to 5
    Shopping ExperienceRated 5.0 on a scale of 1 to 5
  • KG
    Kelsey G.
    Flag of United States
    Verified Buyer
    6 months ago
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Must-see if you love short, strange docs

    As much its own artwork as it is a true documentary, it really captures a slice of time and a fleeting mindset that both comes with fishing and time spent just getting weird with your friends on the rare times you're all together. The section about knowing the value of something only after it passes hits that much harder when you know the speaker's ultimate fate.

    Quality / PackagingRated 5.0 on a scale of 1 to 5
    Shopping ExperienceRated 5.0 on a scale of 1 to 5
  • TN
    Thomas N.
    Flag of United States
    Verified Buyer
    8 months ago
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Florida History on Film

    I’m always going to be a sucker for Florida on film and this is no exception. Hard to believe we almost lost this one, and it feels so utterly important in every way.

    Quality / PackagingRated 5.0 on a scale of 1 to 5
    Shopping ExperienceRated 5.0 on a scale of 1 to 5
  • BD
    Billy-Jack D.
    Flag of Australia
    Verified Buyer
    8 months ago
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    A Future Rarity

    This will become a valuable release in the future. Was a very unusual and obscure documentary that feels very reminiscent on something we would have had on tape in Australia from Starbase Video. Love it. Brilliant artwork too

    Quality / PackagingRated 5.0 on a scale of 1 to 5
    Shopping ExperienceRated 5.0 on a scale of 1 to 5

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