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Incredible Floridas

A study of composer Richard Meale and his homage to the 19th century French poet, Arthur Rimbaud.
Year : 1972 | Total Duration : 12 Minutes | Producer : Malcolm Otton
Director : Peter Weir |
Opening scene-setting shots with period photographs in Paris contrasted with moody shots of Adelaide. WS house of composer Richard Meale. Portraits of Meale and Arthur Rimbaud.
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Access No. 133699 | 55 secs | 1970s | Adelaide, SA, Australia | © NFSA Restricted Access - Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
WS house of composer Richard Meale and MS Meale smoking as he leaves the house and walks down wintry street lined with bare trees. WS sandstone university building and GS Meale entering. VS Meale standing and playing piano piece for gathered seated students. VS Meale talking to students in front of blackboard full of musical notation and VS students listening to him.
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Access No. 133711 | 1 min 22 secs | 1970s | Adelaide, SA, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Various drawings of Rimbaud and WS composer Richard Meale sitting with small audience in darkened theatre watching film. VS Meale's reactions. VS scenes from film. Rimbaud speaking of the poem which inspired his work ÔIncredible Floridas'.
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Access No. 133713 | 1 min 25 secs | 1970s | Adelaide, SA, Australia | © NFSA Restricted Access - Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
WS composer Richard Meale walking along darkened Adelaide street towards camera and GS entering his house. VS Meale sitting at desk seen through window at night writing with voice over of him reading Rimbaud poem. CUs paintings and GS writing desk.
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Access No. 133714 | 1 min 32 secs | 1970s | Adelaide, SA, Australia | © NFSA Restricted Access - Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
CU strings from bow of violin slowly running across strings on fingerboard. Pull focus on ECU instrument mouthpiece in players mouth. Same on woman's pursed lips blowing over mouthpiece of flute, bridge of string instrument and ECU percussion instrument with fan inside. CU chalk drawing, pull focus on lips and teeth of male singer. CU fingers on piano keyboard, drawing of young girl's face and zoom out from bearded male singer's lips.
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Access No. 133798 | 43 secs | 1970s | Adelaide, SA, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS Richard Meale conducting. MS bearded piano player and pan across other musicians in session including violinist, cellist, flautist and oboist. CUs art works and portrait of Rimbaud. CU Meale and MSs singers and flautist. VS photographs, portraits and drawings of Rimbaud by various artists such as Munch, Picasso, Giacometti and Cocteau.
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Access No. 133800 | 2 mins 13 secs | 1970s | Adelaide, SA, Australia | © NFSA Restricted Access - Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
MS man playing small drum kit and zoom out to high angle shot over all musicians and conductor. VS photographs and drawings. MS Richard Meale energetically conducting. MS man playing glockenspiel. Zoom out to violin player and pans to other musicians with Meale conducting. MS gong with oriental symbols being struck with ECU of soft white head of stick. CU piano keyboard being played.
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Access No. 133801 | 2 mins 7 secs | 1970s | Adelaide, SA, Australia | © NFSA Restricted Access - Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
High angle shot over musicians and conductor Richard Meale. CU hands on piano keyboard. Various drawings. Tilt down photograph of Rimbaud's gravestone over inscription. MS Meale at work at his desk. CU stills of Meale.
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Access No. 133802 | 1 min 15 secs | 1970s | Adelaide, SA, Australia | © NFSA Restricted Access - Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
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