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With sonny bono, john waters, norm niver, petre melvin. Once known as the california riviera, the salton sea is now called one of americas worst ecological disasters. But you dont ever hear about the salton sea, do ya. Plagues and pleasures on the salton sea by chris metzler. Released september 19th, 2004, plagues and pleasures on the salton sea stars john waters the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 26 min, and received a score of 72 out of 100 on metacritic. Plagues and pleasures on the salton sea directed by chris metzler, jeff springer.

Plagues and pleasures on the salton sea 2004 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Plagues and pleasures on the salton sea 2004 stream. Plagues and pleasures on the salton sea 2006 financial. Pretty good documentary on the people living around the sea. This documentary reveals the troubled history of salton sea, which was once the site of a wonderful resort in the california desert, but soon turned into a fetid, largely abandoned area. Plagues and pleasures on the salton sea popmatters. Plagues and pleasures on the salton sea 2004 movie. Financial analysis of plagues and pleasures on the salton sea 2006 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Fabulously offbeat and refreshingly upbeat, this lovable film gets friendly with the natives of the salton sea. But the pleasures portion of the title is an equally important factor in the films tone, which has room for both scientific inquiry and. Directed by filmmakers chris metzler and jeff springer, the 2006 documentary tells the tale of the lake, from its accidental.

I loved the quirkly narration waters provided as this documentary revealed the creation, the marketing hype of the salton sea and its sad surrealistic present day condition. Rent the salton sea 2002 starring val kilmer and vincent donofrio on dvd and bluray. Oct 28, 2016 watch plagues and pleasures on the salton sea movie online free download on onchannel. Renowned cult film director john waters narrates this quirky exploration of the salton sea, the massive southern california lake that was created by accident a century ago, became a popular desert. The actual sea, which is 35 miles long and 15 miles wide and was created by accident in californias imperial valley by a diversion of the colorado river, briefly flourished as a resort area from the 50s to the 70s until massive flooding and the seas. An inland ocean with a close proximity to the urban areas of southern california, the salton once clocked in as a veritable paradise many tagged it the california riviera. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. If you look at a map of southern california, the salton sea sits near the middle. Plagues and pleasures on the salton sea filed under. Plagues and pleasures on the salton sea 2004 documentary. Plagues and pleasures on the salton sea is a documentary about the strange case of the salton sea, a manmade lake in the california desert that was once a tourist resort destination, but is now a muchdiminished salt lake notorious for its brackish water and rank odor.

Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. The desert is even more interesting when you add a huge inland sea to the mix especially when that sea was a mistake that resulted from a colorado river flooding over a hundred years ago. John waters narrates this quirky documentary about southern californias salton sea, a manmade lake that was once considered a prime. The fate of this socalled ecological time bomb and the community that surrounds it remain uncertain, as the salton sea might just dry up. Sea of faith free in this sixpart series, don cupitt explores the history of christianity in the modern world. A century later the place remains a massacre, a beautifully awful paradise where success and failure collide.

Once known as the california riviera, the salton sea is now considered one of americas worst ecological disasters. Plagues and pleasures on the salton sea, a film about. Sonny bono as himself paul clement as himself harold gaston as himself steve horvitz as himself leonard knight as himself petre. Plagues and pleasures on the salton sea offers an offbeat portrait of the people who populate the shores of the once california riviera, which is now considered one of americas worst ecological. And its because, unfortunately, the plagues outweigh the pleasures at the salton sea. Plagues and pleasures is a thoroughly engrossing account, both humorous and disheartening, of a once bustling community ravaged by. Plagues and pleasures on the salton sea dvd, 2007 for. The documentary plagues and pleasures on the salton sea does not look or feel like a serious film about the environment. This documentary covers the historical, economic, political, and environmental issues that face the sea, it more importantly offers up an offbeat portrait of the eccentric and individualistic people who populate its shores. Narrated by john waters, plagues and pleasures on the salton sea is an odd bird wacky and poignant, funny and sobering, but this portrait of a forgotten paradise is a mustsee. Renowned cult film director john waters narrates this quirky exploration of the salton sea, the massive southern california lake that was created by accident a century ago, became a popular desert resort and has since developed into a refuge for a community of oddballs. Rhetorical references notes human communication therefore is a symbolic action because we draw upon language and other symbols to construct a framework for understanding and valuing and to bring the wider world to others attention. Plagues and pleasures on the salton sea louis proyect.

Plagues and pleasures on the salton sea reveals, mostly through a. Plagues and pleasures on the salton sea promo season 2. Plagues and pleasures on the salton sea details and. Come meet the friendly residents of californias newest environmental disaster.

The only problem ive had with the new documentary plagues and pleasures on the salton sea is remembering the title. The film paints a disconcerting portrait of a corroded land, inhabited by people too encased in fear and poverty to make a move to a better life, preferring to ride out the roulette wheel of. Watch plagues and pleasures on the salton sea movie online. Since a large number of people bought land in the region solely as an investment, the small towns surrounding the salton sea have become an. This corner of the earth gradually transforms from affluent resort to ecological massacre. Filmmakers chris metzler and jeff springer let salton residents break it down in this charming, yet sad documentary.