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Once Upon A Time In America Opium Scene Please visit http://www.OpiumMuseum.com/ Directed by Sergio Leone of "spaghetti western" (More) Please visit http://www.OpiumMuseum.com/ Directed by Sergio Leone of "spaghetti western" fame, Once Upon A Time In America (1984; reissued director's cut 2003) features a rare attempt to portray opium smoking outside the Orient. Although the storyline spans four decades, an opium-smoking scene featuring Robert De Niro is supposed to be taking place in New York City circa 1933. The opium den depicted here is based on old photos that survive of an opium den in New York in the early 20th century. Certain elements of this set were obviously taken from these photos, although the size of the den has been enlarged for this scene and the decor has been enhanced. The system of tiered bunks lining the walls was a typical feature of downmarket opium dens in Asia as well as North America. However in real life they never stretched so high as these do -- the highest bunk would have been only about eye-level with a person standing before one. The giant image of the Mahayana Buddhist deity, the clusters of flickering candles and lamps, and the mock-Chinese erotica, are all details that are more fitting of one of Manhattan's early 21st century über-hip Asian-fusion restaurants than a mid-20th century opium den. If I wanted to get really nitpicky I could also mention that Chinese men were no longer wearing their hair in queues (that long pig-tail) after the fall of the Qing dynasty in 1911, nor would it be likely that the "Chinese theatre" that is adjacent to the opium den in this film would feature Indonesian "wayang kulit" shadow puppetry accompanied by "gamelan" music (Yes, I'm sure New York was very cosmopolitan even back then, but come on!). Still, it's a magical scene, and Leone's depiction of an opium den outside the Orient is vastly superior to another that comes to mind -- that featured in the opening scenes of From Hell starring Johnny Depp as Jack the Ripper. That depiction of an opium den in Victorian London is wholly and laughably groundless, being based on the tabloid journalism and trash novels of the day which were meant to scandalize Londoners with the goings on within the foggy confines of the Limehouse dockyards. No such dens of posh debauchery ever existed in London. New York's opium dens were, on the other hand, fact not fiction, and were minutely described by Dr. H.H. Kane in an article in Harpers Weekly in 1881. According to author Nick Tosches, the last opium den in New York City was raided and shut down in the 1950s. For those interested in learning more about antique Chinese opium-smoking accouterments, as well as opium history and lore, please inquire at the website for Silkworm Books. The publisher has just released a photograph-driven art book entitled The Art of Opium Antiques, by Steven Martin. www.opiummuseum.com (Less)
Jimmy O Dedication The Once Upon a Time Palomino Club of North H This is an interview with Jimmy O, a blues musician and dear friend of mine from California. He (More) This is an interview with Jimmy O, a blues musician and dear friend of mine from California. He passed away May 2003. I am dedicating this video to Jimmy O and his widow, Mary. This is archive footage that I filmed in 1999 and produced and edited in 2008. This is a One Eye Open Productions production in Austin, Texas. Spcial effects in edi (Less)
2003 - moi Caprice - Once Upon A Time in the North
2009-02-16 - extension: rar - size: 59 MB
2003 - moi Caprice - Once Upon A Time in the North
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