| Description |
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([6] pages ; 19 cm) |
| Series |
Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 243.
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Criterion collection ; 243.
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| System Details |
DVD. |
| Language |
In French with optional English subtitles. |
| 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. |
| 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. Includes a cameo by Edith Piaf. |
| Note |
Includes 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. |
| Subject |
Moulin-Rouge (Night club : Paris, France) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.) -- France -- Paris -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Cancans -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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France -- Social life and customs -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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| Local Subject |
FOREIGN FILMS, FRENCH.
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| Genre |
Comedy films.
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Feature films France.
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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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Patachou, actor.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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Franco London Film.
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| Added Title |
French can can : a musical comedy |
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Jean Renoir's French cancan |
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Jean Renoir parle de son art.
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| Standard No. |
037429194027 |
| Music No. |
FRE050 Criterion |
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