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3 unusual facts about Land of Look Behind


Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein

Among his many collaborations with other directors, Schmidt-Reitwein is notable for his cinematographic achievement in shooting Alan Greenberg's acclaimed 1982 documentary about Jamaica and death of Bob Marley, Land of Look Behind.

Land of Look Behind

In addition, Father Amde Hamilton of The Watts Prophets performs a spoken word piece during Marley's funeral service.

Werner Herzog has said in the film's DVD commentary that "This film achieves things never seen before in the history of cinema." The American director Jim Jarmusch writes in the DVD liner notes that Land of Look Behind is "striking...beautiful...near-perfect."



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