Peefeeyatko

A documentary written and directed by Henning Lohner
Broadcast in 1994, featuring various live and interview clips.
60 min.

This film features a very unique look at FZ and his work, including footage in and around Frank's studio environment and his synclavier work. Also included here is a German tv special on FZ entitled Ein Leben Als Extravaganza - Das Genie Frank Zappa.

Includes footage from:

• The True Story Of 200 Motels including:
  • Fillmore West, November 6, 1970
  • Shooting of 200 Motels Pinewood Studios, UK, Jan-Feb, 1970
  • Footage of FZ composing in hotel rooms
• The Perfect Stranger, Ballet de l'Opéra de Lyon choreographed by Lucinda Childs and Ralph Lemon, l'Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon conducted by Robert Hughes, Lyon, France, September 20, 1990
• Interview with FZ, Zappa Home, c. 1991
• Scenes from Hollywood, c. 1991
• Interview with John Cage
• Interview with FZ & Iannis Xenakis, Paris, c. 1991
• Interview with FZ & Pierre Boulez, Paris, c. 1991
• Interview with Ray Wallis, Big Foot expert
• Der Herr der Welt (Harry Piel, Deutschland, 1934)
• Interview with Karlheinz Stockhausen
• Interview with Matt Groening
• FZ ride through Hollywood and to a TV station
• Interview with Iannis Xenakis

Cast (in order of appearance): FZ Henning Lohner John Cage Iannis Xenakis Pierre Boulez Ray Wallis Bob Stone Karlheinz Stockhausen Van Theodore Carlson Diva Zappa Matt Groening

Also appearing: Mark Volman Howard Kaylan Jeff Simmons Aynsley Dunbar George Duke Big Foot Phyllis Bryn-Julson Keith Moon Ringo Starr Walter Janssen Sybille Schmitz Walter Franck George Bush

Tracks

• 00:00-00:16 Synclavier
• 00:25-00:31 Penis Dimension (from Fillmore West, November 6, 1970)
• 00:31-00:38 The Perfect Stranger (from Lyon, September 20, 1990)
• 00:38-00:55 Sleeping In A Jar (from Fillmore West, November 6, 1970)
• 00:55-01:23 The Perfect Stranger (from Lyon, September 20, 1990)
• 01:23-02:58 Synclavier
• 08:25-08:55 Bogus Pomp (from London Symphony Orchestra Vol. I & II)
• 09:09-09:35 The Girl Wants To Fix Him Some Broth (from The True Story Of 200 Motels)
• 09:45-10:56 Night School (from Jazz From Hell)
• 14:35-15:09 Synclavier
• 15:09-23:03 FZ plays the Synclavier
• 28:40-28:57 Synclavier
• 34:22-35:27 Synclavier
• 42:18-50:19 Synclavier ("Excerptis Frank Zappæ Elektronik MuZik")
• 51:22-52:10 The Perfect Stranger (from Lyon, September 20, 1990)
• 54:25-55:04 FZ plays the Synclavier
• 55:38-55:53 Synclavier
• 56:25-57:20 Synclavier
• 58:16-59:32 Synclavier

Background

Notes & Comments
A documentary concentrating on FZ's technique of composition with the Synclavier. It has some bits of dialogue, and intercut remarks by several composers such as Boulez, Xenakis, and Stockhausen (and some footage of FZ with the first two). The director also periodically inserted b&w sequences from monster movies and footage about Bigfoot.
The background music is by FZ – from his Synclavier. There is a several-minutes-long segment in the middle entitled "Electronic Music by Frank Zappa".

(extracted from comments by) Robbert Heederik

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