promoting the works of Paul and Jane Bowles in the written, musical and theatre forms visited by people who like Paul Bowles from more than 119 countries  This website online since May 1st 2000 Copyright Notice All content on this page is the research work of The International Paul Bowles Society and has previously been published in our printed publications The International Paul Bowles Society, ©2000 The Films Below are some of the films that Paul Bowles either starred in, wrote the music for, or wrote the screenplay. 'Fantômes de Tanger' (1998) Directed by Edgardo Cozarinsky Writing credits Edgardo Cozarinsky Credited cast overview: Harry Benchimol, Abdelwahid Boulaiche, Paul Bowles, Dick Chapman, Mohammed Choukri, Brenda Gerolemou, Laurent Grévill, Mercedes Guitta, Jacob Ha-Cohen, Jacob Lasry, Younes Moktader, Rachel Mouyal, Paco Otero, Larbi Yacoubi. Review of this film (in Spanish) 'Tangier - Legend of a City' (1997) (Tanger - Legende einer Stadt) In this film about Tangier's "golden years" the myth and fascination is recreated in the fashion of a documentary homage. Tangier - Europe's gateway to Africa - with the legendary reputation during the forties and fifties when the city was an international zone and served as a playground for excentric millionaires and famous artists, a meeting place for secret agents and all kinds of crooks... More... 'Amreeki Bi Tanja' (1993) Arabischer Dokumentarfilm: 'Ein Amerikaner in Tanger' by Muhammed Awlad Muhannad more... '8 x 8' (color 70 mins, 1952) Directed by Hans Richter Eight artistic, experimental variations and interpretations on the game of chess, which use Dadaist poets, painters and other non-actors as players. with Jean Arp, Marcel Duchamp, Yves Tanguy, Richard Huelsenbeck, Max Ernst, Peggy Guggenheim, Dorothea Tanning Ernst, Jean Cocteau, Paul Bowles, Ahmed Yacoubi, Alexander Calder, Jacqueline Matisse. Camera, Arnold Eagle. Produced in collaboration with Yves Tanguy, Richard Huelsenbeck, Eugene Pellegrini, W. Sandberg and Max Ernst. The Eight: 'Prelude' with Jean Arp 1) 'Black Schemes' with Jacqueline Matisse, Julien Levy 2) 'Melody' by John Latouche 3) 'New Twist' by Alexander Calder 4) 'Ventian Episode' by Ceal Bryson 5) 'The Self Imposed Obstacle' by Willem de Vogel 6) 'Middle Game' after an idea by Dorothea Tanning-Ernst 7)'Queening of the Pawn' produced and enacted by Jean Cocteau 8) 'The Fatal Move' score by Douglas Townsend, features Paul Bowles and Ahmed ben Dris el Yacoubi 'The Fatal Move' opens with the draining of a swimming pool, revealing garden furniture and a black telephone that rings. Paul Bowles (at age 41) arises from sleeping on a sun lounger, and immediately sets to work on writing a music score. He lets Ahmed Yacoubi out of a luggage valise, who then immediately starts playing his flute, to which Paul responds with a piano piece. Yacoubi leaves and heads for the woods, carrying two valises. Arriving at a fast-moving river, he undresses and robes himself with a large red evening dress from Paul's luggage, and continues to play his flute. Paul arrives in the woods and calls out for Ahmed. The rest....ah well..... '8 x 8' Review ©The International Paul Bowles Society, ©2000 'Dreams that Money Can Buy' (1926-29) (1947) Produced and Directed by Hans Richter This film won a medal for the most important contribution to the art of cinematography at the 1947 'Venice Biennale.' The film consists of seven dream sequences shaped after the visions of seven contemporary artists: Max Ernst, Fernand Leger, Man Ray, Marcel Duchamp, Alexander Calder (two dreams), and the film's producer and director, Hans Richter, a painter as well as a filmmaker. Music was written by John Cage, Darius Milhaud, Paul Bowles, Louis Applebaum and John Latouche (who wrote the lyrics, too, for the song, The Girl with the Prefabrica . Max Ernst's 'La Semaine de la Bonte' music by Paul (segments 'Desire' and 'Ballet')- Man Ray's Ruth roses and revolvers music by Darius Milhaud. Hans Richter's Narcissus played by Jack Bittner - Alexander Calder's mobiles and wire sculptures in motion music by Edgar Varese - The girl with the prefabricated heart with Fernand Leger's mannequins [New version] Marcel Duchamp's Rotsoreliefs and Nude descending a staircase / music by John Cage. Probably the first feature length avant-garde film produced in America, this classic surrealistic film is an omnibus work consisting of seven parts. Each dream episode, offered for sale by Joe, a poor young poet, is shaped by one of the contributing visual artists. Film Scores with Music by Paul Bowles 'Bride of Samoa' (1933) 'Innocent Island' (1934) 'Venus and Adonis' (1935) by Harry Dunham Sponsored by the Federal Music Project. Music by Paul Bowles: 'Sonata No. 1 for Flute and Piano', 'La Femme de Dakar', 'Guayanilla' 'Café Sin Nombre', 'Portrait of KMC' and 'Portrait of BAM' This was the first time that a complete Bowles concert happened '145 W.21' (1936) Directed by Rudolf Burckhardt John Latouche, Paula Miller, Aaron Copland and Edwin Denby 'America's Disinherited' (1937) 'Chelsea Through the Magnifying Glass' (1938) 'How to Become a Citizen of the US' (1938) 'The Sex Life of the Common Film' (1938) 'Film Made to Music' (1939) 'Roots in the Earth' (1940) 'Congo' (1944) Radio Promotion of 'Congo' in New York A film made by the Belgian Government. Paul composed African rhythmic music for this film. In his autobiography 'Without Stopping' Paul said: 'I tried to write some sequences which would sound like the music of Pygmies, in which each man plays only one note, but plays it as part of a regularly recurring rythmic pattern' 'Cyrano de Bergerac' (1946) (Garcia Lorca) Jose Ferrer, Ruth Ford, Leif Erickson, Ralph Clanton, Hiram Sherman, Paula Lawrence and Melchor Ferrer ScreenPlay 'Senso' (1953) By Paul Bowles and Tennessee Williams English adaption by Lucchino Visconti Home Dedicated to the life and work of Paul and Jane Bowles © The International Paul Bowles Society, 2000