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'''Swimming to Cambodia''' is a [[1987]] [[Jonathan Demme]] film. The film is based upon [[Spalding Gray]]'s monolouge which centered around such themes as his trip to Southeast Asia to create the role of the U.S. Ambassadors Aide in [[The Killing Fields]] directed by [[Roland Joffé]], the [[Cold War]], [[Cambodia]] [[Year Zero]] and his search for his "perfect moment". |
'''Swimming to Cambodia''' is a [[1987]] [[Jonathan Demme]] film. The film is based upon [[Spalding Gray]]'s monolouge which centered around such themes as his trip to Southeast Asia to create the role of the U.S. Ambassadors Aide in [[The Killing Fields]] directed by [[Roland Joffé]], the [[Cold War]], [[Cambodia]] [[Year Zero]] and his search for his "perfect moment". |
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Swimming to Cambodia was originally a theatre piece Gray spent two years writing. He performed them at [[The Performing Garage]] in New York City where he was a founding member of the experimental [[Wooster Group| |
Swimming to Cambodia was originally a theatre piece Gray spent two years writing. He performed them at [[The Performing Garage]] in New York City where he was a founding member of the experimental [[The Wooster Group|Wooster Group]]. Those performed monolougues won Gray an [[Obie]] award. |
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The music in Swimming to Cambodia was created by performance artist [[Laurie Anderson]]. |
The music in Swimming to Cambodia was created by performance artist [[Laurie Anderson]]. |
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Revision as of 18:46, 21 March 2005
Swimming to Cambodia is a 1987 Jonathan Demme film. The film is based upon Spalding Gray's monolouge which centered around such themes as his trip to Southeast Asia to create the role of the U.S. Ambassadors Aide in The Killing Fields directed by Roland Joffé, the Cold War, Cambodia Year Zero and his search for his "perfect moment".
Swimming to Cambodia was originally a theatre piece Gray spent two years writing. He performed them at The Performing Garage in New York City where he was a founding member of the experimental Wooster Group. Those performed monolougues won Gray an Obie award.
The music in Swimming to Cambodia was created by performance artist Laurie Anderson.
While Sam Watterson and Ira Wheeler are credited as additional cast in this film, they are only shown in clips from the film The Killing Fields.
The monolouges have also been published in book form.