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245 00 Alexander Korda's Private lives /|cA London Film
Productions Limited ; ITV Global Entertainment Limited ;
Janus Films ; directed by Alexander Korda, Paul Czinner.
246 30 Private lives
264 1 [Irvington, N.Y.] :|bThe Criterion Collection,|c[2009]
264 4 |c©2009
300 4 videodiscs (94 min. ; 87 min. ; 93 min. ; 84 min.) :
|bsound, black and white ;|c4 3/4 in..
336 two-dimensional moving image|btdi|2rdacontent
337 video|bv|2rdamedia
338 videodisc|bvd|2rdacarrier
490 1 Eclipse|aAlexander Korda's Private Lives. ;|vSeries 16
500 The private life of Don Juan: based on a play L'homme á la
rose by Henri Bataille.
500 "Eclipse from The Criterion Collection"--Disc label.
500 The private life of Don Juan: originally produced as a
motion picture in 1934 by London Film Productions; The
private life of Henry VIII: originally produced as a
motion picture in 1933 by London Film Productions; The
private life of Catherine the Great: originally produced
as a motion picture in 1934 by London Film Productions.
Rembrandt: originally produced as a motion picture in 1936
by London Film Productions.
500 Box set.
500 GMD: videorecording.
505 00 |tPrivate life of Henry VIII --|tRise of Catherine the
Great --|tPrivate life of Don Juan --|tRembrandt.
508 The private life of Henry VIII: story and dialogue by
Lajos Biro and Arthur Wimperis ; scenario by Arthur
Wimperis ; music, Kurt Schroeder ; cinematography, Georges
Perinal ; camera, Osmond Borrodaile ; directed by
Alexander Korda. The private life of Don Juan: story &
dialogue by Frederick Lonsdale and Lajos Biro ;
photography, Georges Perinal ; camera, Osmond Borrodaile ;
musical compositions, Ernst Toch, Michael Spolianski ;
lyrics, Arthur Wimperis ; directed by Alexander Korda. The
private life of Catherine the Great: directed by Paul
Czinner, produced by Alexander Korda ; story, dailogue,
Lajos Biro, Arthur Wimperis, Melchior Lengyel ; scenario
and continuity, Arthur Wimperis, Marjorie Deans ; camera,
Robert Lapresle ; musical compositions, Ernst Toch ;
cinematography, Georges Périnal ; musical director, Muir
Mathieson. Rembrandt: director, Alexander Korda ;
screenplay, Carl Zuckmayer ; scenario, June Head ;
cinematography, Georges Périnal ; musical director, Muir
Mathieson ; musical score by Geoffrey Toye.
511 1 Douglas Fairbanks, Merle Oberon, Benita Hume, Charles
Laughton, Wendy Barrie, Elsa Lanchester, Robert Donat,
Binnie Barnes, Everlely Gregg, Elizabeth Bergner, Douglas
Fairbanks, Jr., Gertrude Lawrence, Elsa Lanchester, Edward
Chapman.
520 Though born to modest means in Hungary, Alexander Korda
would go on to become one of the most important filmmakers
in the history of British cinema. A producer, writer, and
director who navigated toward subjects of major historical
significance and mythical distinction, Korda made a name
for his production company, London Films, with the Oscar-
winning The Private Life of Henry VIII. He then continued
his populist investigation behind the scenes and in the
bedrooms of such figures as Catherine the Great, Don Juan,
and Rembrandt. Mixing stately period drama with surprising
satire, these films are exemplars of grand 1930s
moviemaking. The Private Life of Henry VIII: Charles
Laughton gulps beer and chomps on mutton, in his first of
many iconic screen roles, as King Henry VIII, the ultimate
anti-husband. Alexander Korda's first major international
success is a raucous, entertaining, even poignant peek
into the boudoirs of the infamous king and his six wives.
The Rise of Catherine the Great: A quick-witted and
compelling dramatization of the troubled marriage of
Catherine II (played by German actress Elisabeth Bergner,
in her English-language debut) to Peter III (a randy
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.) and her subsequent ascension to the
throne as Empress of Russia. The Private Life of Don Juan:
Douglas Fairbanks Sr. makes his big-screen swan song with
Korda's deliciously satiric deflation of the Don Juan
myth. After having faked his own death and escaped Seville,
the aging lothario returns, only to find that he has been
forgotten; perhaps Merle Oberon's beauty can coax him
back. Rembrandt: Charles Laughton once again teams up with
Korda for this moving, elegantly shot biopic about the
Dutch painter. Beginning when Rembrandt's reputation was
at its height, the film then tracks his quiet descent into
loneliness and isolated self-expression.
521 Not rated.
538 DVD; Dolby digital, mono; NTSC; region 1.
546 Closed-captioned.
600 00 Catherine|bII,|cEmpress of Russia,|d1729-1796.
600 00 Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn,|d1606-1669.
650 0 Don Juan (Legendary character)|vDrama.
650 0 Feature films|zGreat Britain.
651 0 Great Britain|xHistory|yHenry VIII, 1509-1547.
655 7 Video recordings for the hearing impaired.|2lcgft
700 1 Korda, Alexander,|cSir,|d1893-1956.
700 1 Czinner, Paul,|d1890-1972.
700 1 Lonsdale, Frederick,|d1881-1954.
700 1 Biró, Lajos,|d1880-1948.
700 1 Fairbanks, Douglas,|d1883-1939.
700 1 Oberon, Merle,|d1911-1979.
700 1 Laughton, Charles,|d1899-1962.
700 1 Bergner, Elisabeth,|d1897-1986.
700 1 Fairbanks, Douglas,|cJr.,|d1909-2000.
700 1 Bataille, Henry,|d1872-1922.|tL'homme à la rose.
710 2 London Film Productions.
710 2 ITV (Firm)
710 2 Janus Films.
710 2 Criterion Collection (Firm)
830 0 Eclipse (Criterion Collection (Firm)).|nSeries 16,
|pAlexander Korda's private lives.
994 02|bGPI
