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The blue bird : Maeterlinck's world famous masterpiece /

Two young children go on an allegorical voyage that bridges the chasm between the conscious and the unconscious as they search for the Blue Bird of Happiness.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Artcraft Pictures Corporation, Famous Players-Lasky Corporation, Kino International Corporation, George Eastman House
Other Authors: Maigne, Charles, Belle, Tula, Macdougall, Robin, Cook, Lillian, 1898-1918, Zukor, Adolph, 1873-1976, Tourneur, Maurice, 1876-1961, Maeterlinck, Maurice, 1862-1949
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:Captions in English.
Published: [United States] : Kino International, 2005.
Subjects:
Children > Drama.
Happiness > Drama.
Feature films.
Silent films.
Fantasy films.
Description
Summary:Two young children go on an allegorical voyage that bridges the chasm between the conscious and the unconscious as they search for the Blue Bird of Happiness.
Item Description:Originally produced as a silent film in 1918.
Based upon Nobel Prize-winner Maurice Maeterlinck's play, Oiseau bleu.
Color tinted.
Special features: includes excerpts from the 1910 edition of Maeterlinck's play, Maurice Tourneur biography and filmography, and the 1918 New York Times review of the film.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (81 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; region 1; Dolby Digital.
Audience:MPAA rating: Not rated.
Production Credits:Photography, John Van Der Broeck ; scenic effects by Ben Carré ; edited by Clarence Brown ; musical score compiled and performed by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra.