Shot in France in 1984, MYSTERY, MR. RA turns an interested outsider's eye on Ra as a musician, bandleader, philosopher, shaman, commune leader and cosmic messenger, adeptly mixing on- and off-stage footage, interviews and the subtly dramatic juxtaposition of voice-overs with artful still photos. Highlights include that majestic Watusi fanfare "Love in Outer Space," tenor sax titan John Gilmore's neo-Coleman Hawkins smoke on the classic "Blue Lou," alto-sax alchemist Marshall Allen's free-form torching of the '20s standard "Tea for Two" and especial "Nuclear War" and "1984." -- Michael Shore

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A DOCUMENTARY FROM 1984 FEATURING SUN RA ON ? LOCATION ? IN FRANCE.

FEATURING JOHN GILMORE and MARSHALL ALLEN.