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Paul Robeson : outsider.

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Body and soul tells the story of a minister gone corrupt. He associates with the owner of a house of gambling, forces a girl to steal, and later kills the girl's brother. Yet, when all is said and done, it's only a dream. Borderline, set in a Swiss mountain resort town, tells the story of...

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Corporate Author: Pool Films
Other Authors: Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976 (Actor), Gilbert, Mercedes (Actor), Russell, Julia Theresa (Actor), Chenault, Lawrence, 1877- (Actor), Robeson, Eslanda Goode, 1896-1965 (Actor), H. D. (Hilda Doolittle), 1886-1961 (Actor), Arthur, Gavin (Actor), Arthur, Charlotte (Actor), Lewin, Blanche (Actor), Micheaux, Oscar, 1884-1951 (Director, Producer, Screenwriter), Macpherson, Kenneth (Screenwriter, Director)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:Silent films with English intertitles and musical acc.
Published: [United States] : Criterion Collection, [2007]
Series:Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 371.
Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 369.
Subjects:
African Americans > Drama.
Clergy > Drama.
Interracial dating > Drama.
Racism > Drama.
Race relations > Drama.
Silent films.
Feature films.
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Summary:Body and soul tells the story of a minister gone corrupt. He associates with the owner of a house of gambling, forces a girl to steal, and later kills the girl's brother. Yet, when all is said and done, it's only a dream. Borderline, set in a Swiss mountain resort town, tells the story of Adah, a black woman who has an affair with Thorne, a white man, then attempts to reconcile with her husband Pete, and eventually leaves town. Thorne's wife Astrid goes mad and cuts Thorne's face and arm with a knife, then mysteriously dies. After Thorne is tried and acquitted, the mayor sends Pete a letter asking him to leave town for the good of all concerned.
Item Description:Title from disc label.
DVD release of the 1925 (Body and soul) and 1930 (Borderline) motion pictures.
Dolby digital stereo.; 1.33:1 aspect ratio.
Issued as part of a 4-disc set entitled Paul Robeson : portraits of the artist.
Special features include: audio commentary for Body and soul by Oscar Micheaux historian Pearl Bowser; musical scores by jazz recording artists and composers Wycliffe Gordon (Body and soul) and Courtney Pine (Borderline).
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (154 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD. Dolby digital, mono.; region 1; NTSC.
ISBN:1934121215 (disc)
9781934121214 (disc)
1934121193 (set)
9781934121191 (set)