| Description |
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.. |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 243
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 243.
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| System Details |
DVD, region 1, fullscreen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby digital. |
| Cast |
Jean Gabin, Françoise Arnoul, Maria Félix, Giani Esposito, Franco Pastorino, Edith Piaf, Patachou. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Michel Kelber ; editor, Borys Lewin ; music, Georges Van Parys. |
| Note |
Film first produced in France in 1955. |
| 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 naive working girl-turned-cancan star. |
| Note |
Special features: video introduction by Peter Bogdanovich ; interviews with Renoir and set designer Max Douy ; stills gallery ; Jean Renoir parle de son art (pt. 2 of an interview with Jean Renoir) ; essay by Andrew Sarris in accompanying booklet. |
| Language |
French dialogue with optional English subtitles. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Moulin-Rouge (Night club : Paris, France) -- Drama.
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Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.) -- France -- Paris -- Drama.
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Cancans -- Drama.
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France -- Social life and customs -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Comedy films.
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Feature films.
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Foreign films.
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Musical films.
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| Added Author |
Renoir, Jean, 1894-1979. Director. Screenwriter.
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Antoine, André-Paul.
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Wipf, Louis. Producer.
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Gabin, Jean, 1904-1976. Actor.
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Arnoul, Françoise. Actor.
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Félix, María, 1914-2002. Actor.
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Esposito, Giani. Actor.
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Pastorino, Franco. Actor.
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Piaf, Edith, 1915-1963. Actor.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Jean Renoir parle de son art.
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| ISBN |
0780028724 |
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9780780028722 |
| Standard No. |
037429194027 |
| Music No. |
FRE050 Criterion |
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