Monday, May 9, 2011

The Claymation Adventures of Mark Twain

I saw a play a few years back called "The Apple Tree" and one of the acts was based on "The Diary of Adam and Eve". I wanted to find a video clip of it, but there wasn't a lot to choose from. However in the process of searching I came across this really strange children's movie called the Adventures of Mark Twain. It is not extremely relevant but it has some of the stories we've read, and I thought some of you might get a kick out of it.

Part 1 - the introduction and Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn meeting Mark Twain
Part 2 - the Jumping Frog of Calaveras County
Part 3 - the Diary of Adam and Eve
Part 4 - the fall of Adam and Eve and a lightning storm
Part 5 - The Mysterious Stranger
Part 6 - Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven
Part 7 - Adam and Eve after the fall
Part 8 - meeting the comet
Part 9 - Dual Twains


Parts are a little weird or even creepy, but it is an interesting interpretation and representation. It also has direct quotes from his works. The last segment relates to the lecture on the first day of class about Twain's two selves.

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