From Pixies front man; Black Francis; comes a bold and visually arresting illustrated novel about art; conflict; and the origins of a certain type of cinema.In 1907; the French battleship Ieacute;na was destroyed when munitions it was carrying exploded; killing 120 people. A nitrocellulose-based weapon propellant had become unstable with age and self-ignited.In 1908; La Bonne Auberge became the earliest known pornographic film. It depicted a sexual encounter between a French soldier and an innkeeperrsquo;s daughter. Like all films at the time; and for decades afterward; it was made with a highly combustible nitrocellulose-based film stock.Loosely based on these historical events; The Good Inn follows the lone survivor of the Ieacute;na explosion as he makes his way through the French countryside; has a sexual adventure with an innkeeperrsquo;s daughter; and even more deeply into a strange counter universe. It is a volatile world where war and art exist side by side. It is also the very real story of the people who made the first narrative pornographic film. The novel weaves together real historical facts to recreate this lost piece of history; as seen through the eyes of a shell-shocked soldier who finds himself the subject and star of the worldrsquo;s first stag film. Through Soldier Boyrsquo;s journey we explore the power of memory; the simultaneously destructive and healing power of light; and how the early pioneers of stag films helped shape the film industry for generations to come.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful. This books was much better than I expectedBy Lee B. SobelThis books was much better than I expected. It ambitiously covers a lot of genres but it misses the boat by leaving out the early 2000s which was an incredible time in NYC when The Strokes took off and in their wake we not only had New York bands who made it like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Interpol but tons of amazing bands like Radio 4; The Rapture; The Bravery; Longwave; The Fever; Ambulance LTD and so many more. The NYC club scene was exploding at clubs like Luna Lounge; Don Hills; Arlenes Grocery; Mercury Lounge; Bar 13 (when they had the occasional band play live); Pianos; Rothko and so many other places long gone that I cant even remember the names of. In the early 2000s I was going out almost every night in New York City and there was always a cool band playing. Steven Blush - add a chapter about how The Strokes impacted the NYC music scene - say what you will about them because they were "rich kids" or whatever but their first album is a classic and they singlehandedly made NYC the place to be a band in 2001-2006.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy DexterPolyesterVery interesting book; discusses music scenes in NYC that rarely get covered.3 of 8 people found the following review helpful. Shoddy Research !By Lynn ReynerI returned this item. I discovered that the information it was based on was false there were mistakes revealing shoddy research. For example I am mentioned in this book (the reason I bought it) my name is misspelled â—
