French cancan : une comédie musicale /
Nineteenth-century Paris comes alive in Jean Renoir's tale of the opening of the Moulin Rouge. Jean Gabin plays Danglard, who makes the cancan all the rage while juggling the love of two beautiful women: an Egyptian belly-dancer and a naïve working girl-turned-cancan star. Includes a cameo by E...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | French |
| Language Notes: | In French with optional new and improved English subtitles. |
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[Irvington, N.Y.] :
Criterion Collection,
[2004]
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| Edition: | RSDL dual-layer ed. |
| Series: | Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ;
243. |
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| Summary: | Nineteenth-century Paris comes alive in Jean Renoir's tale of the opening of the Moulin Rouge. Jean Gabin plays Danglard, who makes the cancan all the rage while juggling the love of two beautiful women: an Egyptian belly-dancer and a naïve working girl-turned-cancan star. Includes a cameo by Edith Piaf. |
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| Item Description: | "Gaumont"--Container. Originally released as a motion picture in 1955. A foreign film (France). Aspect ratio 1.33:1. New high-definition digital transfer, with restored image and sound. Special features: Video introduction by Peter Bogdanovich -- Jean Renoir parle de son art: part two of Jacques Rivette's three-part interview with Renoir -- Video interview with set designer Max Douy -- A collection of rare production stills -- An original essay by film critic Andrew Sarris. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert. |
| Format: | DVD; Dolby digital, mono. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Michel Kelber ; editor, Borys Lewin ; music, Georges Van Parys. |
| ISBN: | 0780028724 |