![]() Vermeersch’s approach is risky, which is what makes it so energising.” (Ivan Hewett - The Telegraph) “Flat Earth Society, a tight 15-piece band led by clarinettist and composer Peter Vermeersch, late of X-Legged Sally. ![]() It’s as if a night scene in a Raymond Chandler novel were suddenly invaded by a flock of seagulls. "The music is full of bizarre and shocking juxtapositions…but once you’ve got over the sheer oddity, the juxtaposition becomes poetic, though in a surreal way. This DVD is a co-production of the Royal Film Archives in Brussels and Bonk vzw, with the support of Gent Film Festival and the Flemish Community.: Rochester Jazz Festival : Rochester Jazz Festival : Le Poisson Rouge, New York : Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Pittsburgh : The Jam Factory, Toronto : Ottawa Jazz Festival Jules Van Volxem made a beautiful report of this race on nitrate film, which is also a fascinating document of historical importance and a hilarious tranche de vie. This used to be a very famous international bicycle race, attracting busloads of supporters. Apart from 'The Oyster Princess', the DVD also contains a second film that was accompanied with music by FES: 'The 12th cycle race of Brasschaet'. The result of this experiment has appeared on DVD. At the festival several years ago, Peter Vermeersch and his band Flat Earth Society (FES) accompanied the screening of the Ernst Lubitsch movie 'The Oyster Princess' with live music. By doing so he turns the enterprise into chaos. Nucki orders his personal lackee Jozef to investigate the marriage proposal. Matchmaker Seligson brings her into contact with pennyless prince Nucki, a notorious boozer and party animal. ![]() This is not the case for his daughter Ossi who urgently wants a husband - a prince at the very least. Oyster King Quaker has everything in life that can be bought. ![]()
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