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Trouble in paradise /

"When thief Gaston Monescu meets his true love in pickpocket Lily, they embark on a scam to rob lovely perfume company executive Mariette Colet. But when Gaston becomes romantically entangled with Mme. Colet, their larcenous ruse is jeopardized and Gaston is forced to choose between two beautif...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Universal Pictures (Firm), Paramount Publix Corporation, Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other Authors: Lubitsch, Ernst, 1892-1947, Hopkins, Miriam, 1902-1972, Francis, Kay, 1905-1968, Marshall, Herbert, 1890-1966, Ruggles, Charlie, 1886-1970, Horton, Edward Everett, Smith, C. Aubrey (Charles Aubrey), 1863-1948, Greig, Robert, 1879-1958, Aladar, Laszlo, Harling, W. Franke (William Franke), 1887-1958
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired.
Published: [New York?] : Criterion Collection, [2003]
Edition:RSDL dual-layer ed.
Series:Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 170.
Subjects:
Thieves > Drama.
Love > Drama.
Comedy films.
Romance > Feature > Videodisc.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Motion pictures, American.
Feature films.
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Summary:"When thief Gaston Monescu meets his true love in pickpocket Lily, they embark on a scam to rob lovely perfume company executive Mariette Colet. But when Gaston becomes romantically entangled with Mme. Colet, their larcenous ruse is jeopardized and Gaston is forced to choose between two beautiful women"--Container.
Item Description:Based on the play by Laszlo Aladar.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1932.
Aspect ratio 1.33:1.
Special features: New digital transfer, with restored image and sound -- Audio commentary by Lubitsch biographer Scott Eyman (Ernst Lubitsch : laughter in paradise) -- New video introduction by Peter Bogdanovich -- Ernst Lubitsch's silent film Das fidele Gefängnis (The merry jail, 1917), with Emil Jannings, featuring a new score recorded exclusively for this release -- 1940 Screen Guild Theater radio program featuring Ernst Lubitsch, Jack Benny, Claudette Colbert, and Basil Rathbone -- Tributes to Lubitsch written by Billy Wilder, Leonard Maltin, Cameron Crowe, Roger Ebert, and others.
Program notes by Armond White and Enno Patalas inserted in container.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (82 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet ([10] pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.)
Format:DVD; Dolby digital mono.
Audience:Not rated.
Production Credits:Photography, Victor Milner ; music, W. Franke Harling, Aljoscha Zimmerman (Das fidele Gefängnis) ; lyrics, Leo Robin ; DVD producer, Johanna Schiller ; camera, Matt Ehling (Peter Bogdanovich introduction) ; editor, Gary Bradley (Peter Bogdanovich introduction).
ISBN:1559409290