'Secret Life of Plants', rare 1979 film

topic posted Thu, July 12, 2007 - 3:31 AM by  Abulafia
'Secret Life of Plants', the classic 1979 documentary with music and songs composed by Stevie Wonder, is available for viewing online here:

video.google.com/videoplay

For more background on the film see:
www.psychobotany.com/projects/SLOP.htm
posted by:
Abulafia
Israel
  • Re: 'Secret Life of Plants', rare 1979 film

    Fri, July 13, 2007 - 3:43 PM
    Awesome find. I've never seen it before (even though my father directed it). It's so hard that not only my dad couldn't find a copy, but one of the editors couldn't find a copy and neither could one of the cinematographers (who did all the time-lapse photography). I sent a link to both of them.

    If you can get past the nearly unbearable "sing-along" in the beginning it's pretty darn interesting and amazing that my dad & co. managed to find some of these people to interview. It's also really cool that Tomkins did some of the narration as well. There are some truly cheesy late 70s pieces in this film that don't quite stand the test of time, but are fun to watch because of their cheesiness.

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