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The legend of 1900 : La légende du pianiste sur l'océan /

The story of an extraordinary man who lives a remarkable life without setting foot on land. Dubbed 1900 for the year he was born, he was abandoned atop a piano and raised by a lowly crew member in the bowels of a luxurious cruise ship. As he grows up, he is drawn to the piano and discovers he has an...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Fine Line Features, Medusa Film, New Line Home Video (Firm), Image Entertainment (Firm), Alliance Atlantis (Firm)
Other Authors: Tornatore, Giuseppe, 1956-, Roth, Tim, Taylor-Vince, Pruitt, 1960-, Williams, Clarence, III, 1939-2021, Thierry, Mélanie, Nunn, Bill, 1952-2016, Baricco, Alessandro, 1958-
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:In English or French; subtitles in English (SDH) available.
Published: Montréal, Québec : Alliance Atlantis, [2006]
Subjects:
Cruise ships > Drama.
Feature films.
Foreign films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary:The story of an extraordinary man who lives a remarkable life without setting foot on land. Dubbed 1900 for the year he was born, he was abandoned atop a piano and raised by a lowly crew member in the bowels of a luxurious cruise ship. As he grows up, he is drawn to the piano and discovers he has an amazing gift for creating music. His reputation spreads, but he refuses to leave the ship. Only when he spots a beautiful girl on-board does he try to join the outside world and live a normal life.
Item Description:Originally produced as a motion picture in 1999.
Based on the book "Novecento" by Alessandro Baricco.
Dual layer format; aspect ratio, 2.35:1.
Title from container.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1998.
Based on the novel "Novecento" by Alessandro Baricco.
"A fable by Giuseppe Tornatore"--Container.
Special features include: theatrical trailer; music video "Lost boys calling"; filmographies of Tim Roth, Giuseppe Tornatore and Ennio Morricone.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD video; DTS, 5.1 Dolby digital surround, and Dolby digital 2.0.
Audience:Canadian Home Video rating: 14A.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Lajos Koltai ; editor, Massimo Quanglia ; music composer, Ennio Morricone ; costume designer, Maurizio Millenotti ; production designer, Francesco Frigeri.