Jesus Blood

Jesus Blood (1972)


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  • Release Date: 1972-12-11
  • User Rating: 5/10 from 1 ratings
  • Runtime: 0h 30min
  • Language: English
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
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Summary

A man walks towards the camera down the end of a street to the sound of 'Jesus’ Blood Never Failed Me Yet', a composition by Gavin Bryars based on a loop of an anonymous homeless man singing the song. The man’s voice is progressively intensified by an instrumental accompaniment, which increases in density and richness, before the whole thing gradually fades out. Dwoskin’s film was produced to be shown during the premiere of Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London in December 1972. For Dwoskin, it represents “… the singing voice of the last days of a London drunk (anonymous) as the orchestra raises him to heaven. The faint ghost image of a figure swims gradually to you through the grains of film low light…”

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Sound Gavin Bryars Music
Directing Stephen Dwoskin Director
Production Alan Power Producer
Sound Bob Woolford Sound
Editing Stephen Dwoskin Editor
Crew Stephen Dwoskin Cinematography