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Come Back, Africa
directed by Lionel Rogosin, 1924-2000; produced by Lionel Rogosin, 1924-2000; performed by Zacharia Mgabi, fl. 1959-1959, Vinah Bendile, fl. 1959-1959 and Miriam Makeba, 1932-2008 (Harrington Park, NJ: Milestone Films, 1959), 1 hour 26 mins
Lionel Rogosin’s 1959 powerful classic Come Back, Africa is one of the bravest and best of all political films. After witnessing firsthand the terrors of fascism as a soldier in World War II, Lionel Rogosin vowed to fight against it wherever and whenever he saw it reemerging. In an effort to expose "what people...
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directed by Lionel Rogosin, 1924-2000; produced by Lionel Rogosin, 1924-2000; performed by Zacharia Mgabi, fl. 1959-1959, Vinah Bendile, fl. 1959-1959 and Miriam Makeba, 1932-2008 (Harrington Park, NJ: Milestone Films, 1959), 1 hour 26 mins
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Lionel Rogosin’s 1959 powerful classic Come Back, Africa is one of the bravest and best of all political films. After witnessing firsthand the terrors of fascism as a soldier in World War II, Lionel Rogosin vowed to fight against it wherever and whenever he saw it reemerging. In an effort to expose "what people try to avoid seeing," Rogosin traveled to South Africa and secretly filmed Come Back, Africa, which revealed the cruelty and injustice...
Lionel Rogosin’s 1959 powerful classic Come Back, Africa is one of the bravest and best of all political films. After witnessing firsthand the terrors of fascism as a soldier in World War II, Lionel Rogosin vowed to fight against it wherever and whenever he saw it reemerging. In an effort to expose "what people try to avoid seeing," Rogosin traveled to South Africa and secretly filmed Come Back, Africa, which revealed the cruelty and injustice suffered by black and colored peoples under apartheid. Before beginning the production of Come Back, Africa, Rogosin spent several months touring Africa, becoming accustomed to the way of life in South Africa and acquiring a sense of the apartheid government’s sensitivity to anti-government “conspiracies” — such as the very film he wished to create. Much of Come Back, Africa was filmed in Sophiatown, a ghetto reserved for blacks and a vibrant center of music, art, literature and politics that has since become legendary. Residents included Desmond Tutu, Nelson Mandela, Father Trevor Huddleston, Hugh Masekela and three of the film’s main contributors – author/journalists Bloke Modisane and Can Themba and the already celebrated singer, Miriam Makeba. But even as they filmed, Sophiatown was already in the process of being demolished and its residents forcibly removed. Shortly after production ended, Sophiatown was emptied, razed and rebuilt as a whites-only suburb called Triumf. (Makeba, later known world-wide as "Mamma Africa," helped popularize "Meadowlands," a song against the forced removals, and in 1959 recorded "Sophiatown is Gone.") In making Come Back, Africa, Rogosin’s goal was to reveal the harsh injustice of apartheid. In order to make a film that honestly and accurately portrayed the life of people in Sophiatown (as he did with his first film, On the Bowery), the filmmaker spent almost a year meeting with activists and writers, both black and white. Rogosin cast the film before writing the screenplay, basing the story on the experiences of the cast and crew. The final script was little more than a sketch of plot points; the actors created their own dialogue in order to create an authentic representation of their lives.
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Zacharia Mgabi, fl. 1959-1959, Vinah Bendile, fl. 1959-1959, Miriam Makeba, 1932-2008
Contributor
Lionel Rogosin, 1924-2000
Author / Creator
Lionel Rogosin, 1924-2000, Zacharia Mgabi, fl. 1959-1959, Vinah Bendile, fl. 1959-1959, Miriam Makeba, 1932-2008, Lewis Nkosi, 1937-2010, Bloke Modisane, 1923-1986
Date Published / Released
1959
Publisher
Milestone Films
Topic / Theme
Race discrimination, Race relations, City life, Apartheid, South Africa, 1948-1994, Himself 1, Herself 1, Herself 2
Copyright Message
©1959 Lionel Rogosin Films
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Le mystère Picasso
directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1907-1977; produced by Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1907-1977, Filmsonor; performed by Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973, Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1907-1977 and Claude Renoir, 1913-1993 (Harrington Park, NJ: Milestone Films, 1956), 1 hour 19 mins
Like a matador confronting a bull, the artist approaches his easel, his eyes blazing. As he wields his brush, we see through the canvas as the artwork unfolds, erupts, dances into being before our eyes. Pablo Picasso, the most influential artist of the twentieth century, is making a painting, and Henri-Georges Clo...
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directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1907-1977; produced by Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1907-1977, Filmsonor; performed by Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973, Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1907-1977 and Claude Renoir, 1913-1993 (Harrington Park, NJ: Milestone Films, 1956), 1 hour 19 mins
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Like a matador confronting a bull, the artist approaches his easel, his eyes blazing. As he wields his brush, we see through the canvas as the artwork unfolds, erupts, dances into being before our eyes. Pablo Picasso, the most influential artist of the twentieth century, is making a painting, and Henri-Georges Clouzot, the famous French director (The Wages of Fear and Diabolique), is making a movie. And what a movie! The Mystery of Picasso stands...
Like a matador confronting a bull, the artist approaches his easel, his eyes blazing. As he wields his brush, we see through the canvas as the artwork unfolds, erupts, dances into being before our eyes. Pablo Picasso, the most influential artist of the twentieth century, is making a painting, and Henri-Georges Clouzot, the famous French director (The Wages of Fear and Diabolique), is making a movie. And what a movie! The Mystery of Picasso stands alone as the greatest film about art and the creator. In 1955, Clouzot joined forces with his friend Picasso to make an entirely new kind of art film "a film that could capture the moment and the mystery of creativity." Together, they devised an innovative technique the filmmaker placed his camera behind a semi-transparent surface on which the artist drew with special inks that bled through. Clouzot thus captured a perfect reverse image of Picasso's brushstrokes and the motion picture screen itself becomes the artist's canvas. Here, the master creates, and sometimes obliterates, 20 works (most of them, in fact, destroyed after the shoot), ranging from playful black-and-white sketches to Cinemascope color murals "artworks which evolve in minutes through the magic of stop-motion animation. Unavailable for more than a decade, The Mystery of Picasso is exhilarating, mesmerizing, enchanting and unforgettable. It is simply one of the greatest documentaries on art ever made. The French government agreed" in 1984 it declared the film a national treasure. "When we are all dead, you and me and everyone," said Clouzot to Picasso, "the film will still continue to be projected."
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Biography, Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973, Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1907-1977, Claude Renoir, 1913-1993
Contributor
Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1907-1977, Filmsonor, Georges Auric, 1899-1983
Author / Creator
Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1907-1977, Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973, Claude Renoir, 1913-1993
Date Published / Released
1956
Publisher
Milestone Films
Topic / Theme
Painting (Techniques), Painters, Himself 1, Himself 2, Himself 3
Copyright Message
©1956 Filmsonor
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On the Bowery
directed by Lionel Rogosin, 1924-2000; produced by Lionel Rogosin, 1924-2000, Rogosin Films; performed by Ray Salyer, 1916-1963, Gorman Hendricks, fl. 1956 and Frank Matthews, fl. 1956 (Harrington Park, NJ: Milestone Films, 2000), 1 hour 5 mins
ON THE BOWERY chronicles three days in the drinking life of Ray Salyer, a part-time railroad worker adrift on New York's skid row, the Bowery. When the film first opened it 1956, it exploded on the screen, burning away years of Hollywood artifice, jump-starting the post-war American independent scene and earning a...
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directed by Lionel Rogosin, 1924-2000; produced by Lionel Rogosin, 1924-2000, Rogosin Films; performed by Ray Salyer, 1916-1963, Gorman Hendricks, fl. 1956 and Frank Matthews, fl. 1956 (Harrington Park, NJ: Milestone Films, 2000), 1 hour 5 mins
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ON THE BOWERY chronicles three days in the drinking life of Ray Salyer, a part-time railroad worker adrift on New York's skid row, the Bowery. When the film first opened it 1956, it exploded on the screen, burning away years of Hollywood artifice, jump-starting the post-war American independent scene and earning an Oscar nomination. Restored by the Cineteca di Bologna, ON THE BOWERY is simultaneously an incredible document of a bygone era and a v...
ON THE BOWERY chronicles three days in the drinking life of Ray Salyer, a part-time railroad worker adrift on New York's skid row, the Bowery. When the film first opened it 1956, it exploded on the screen, burning away years of Hollywood artifice, jump-starting the post-war American independent scene and earning an Oscar nomination. Restored by the Cineteca di Bologna, ON THE BOWERY is simultaneously an incredible document of a bygone era and a vivid and devastating portrait of addiction that resonates today just as it did when it was made. For songwriter Woody Guthrie, his guitar was a machine that 'kills fascists.' For Lionel Rogosin, the weapon of choice was a movie camera and his first battle was waged on the streets of New York City. Exploring the underworld of the city's skid row, Rogosin developed his signature style. After months drinking with men he met on the Bowery, Rogosin worked with them to write a screenplay that reflected their lives and then cast his drinking buddies as themselves.
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Performer / Ensemble
Ray Salyer, 1916-1963, Gorman Hendricks, fl. 1956, Frank Matthews, fl. 1956
Contributor
Lionel Rogosin, 1924-2000, Rogosin Films, Charles Mills, 1914-1982
Author / Creator
Lionel Rogosin, 1924-2000, Ray Salyer, 1916-1963, Gorman Hendricks, fl. 1956, Frank Matthews, fl. 1956, Richard Bagley, fl. 1948, Mark Sufrin, fl. 1956
Date Published / Released
1956, 2000
Publisher
Milestone Films
Topic / Theme
Alcoholism, Poverty, Himself 1, Himself 2, Himself 3
Copyright Message
©1956 Lionel Rogosin Prods.
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And Now, Miguel
directed by Joseph Krumgold, 1908-1980; produced by United States Information Agency; performed by Miguel Chavez, fl. 1953 (Harrington Park, NJ: Milestone Films, 1953), 1 hour 3 mins
AND NOW, MIGUEL is known today as the beloved novel by Joseph Krumgold that won the Newberry Medal for excellence in American children's literature in 1954. But few know that the story actually originated as a motion picture for the US Department of State directed by the Academy Award®-winning Krumgold. Magnifice...
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directed by Joseph Krumgold, 1908-1980; produced by United States Information Agency; performed by Miguel Chavez, fl. 1953 (Harrington Park, NJ: Milestone Films, 1953), 1 hour 3 mins
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AND NOW, MIGUEL is known today as the beloved novel by Joseph Krumgold that won the Newberry Medal for excellence in American children's literature in 1954. But few know that the story actually originated as a motion picture for the US Department of State directed by the Academy Award®-winning Krumgold. Magnificently photographed with an emphasis on local customs and practices, this video debut mastered from the best 35mm material will be an imp...
AND NOW, MIGUEL is known today as the beloved novel by Joseph Krumgold that won the Newberry Medal for excellence in American children's literature in 1954. But few know that the story actually originated as a motion picture for the US Department of State directed by the Academy Award®-winning Krumgold. Magnificently photographed with an emphasis on local customs and practices, this video debut mastered from the best 35mm material will be an important addition to Latino film studies.
Miguel Chavez, 12 years-old, has dreamed of visiting the Sangre de Cristo Mountains since he was very little. This summer, he is going to work hard and pray until his father and grandfather realize that he is ready to take the trip with the rest of the older men. His prayers are granted when his older brother is drafted. His father needs an extra body and grudgingly allows Miguel to accompany them.
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Miguel Chavez, fl. 1953
Contributor
United States Information Agency, Louis Applebaum, 1918-2000
Author / Creator
Joseph Krumgold, 1908-1980, Miguel Chavez, fl. 1953
Date Published / Released
1953
Publisher
Milestone Films
Topic / Theme
Sheep, Ranch life, Ambition, Family farms, Family relationships, Himself 1
Copyright Message
©1953 USIA
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I'll Sell My Shirt
produced by Dan Sonney, 1915-2002, Sonney Amusement Enterprises; performed by Beetlepuss Lewis, 1901-1955 and Charlie Crafts, 1895-1974 (Los Angeles, CA: Flicker Alley, 2015), 10 mins
Low comedy meets high technology in I'll Sell My Shirt, a burlesque film unseen anywhere in 3-D for over 60 years. Corky Marshall, known as "The Clown Princess of Comedy" and "Da Brooklyn Lovebird," receives top billing but the real mirthmakers are George "Beetlepuss" Lewis and Charlie Crafts, cited as "One of Bur...
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produced by Dan Sonney, 1915-2002, Sonney Amusement Enterprises; performed by Beetlepuss Lewis, 1901-1955 and Charlie Crafts, 1895-1974 (Los Angeles, CA: Flicker Alley, 2015), 10 mins
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Low comedy meets high technology in I'll Sell My Shirt, a burlesque film unseen anywhere in 3-D for over 60 years. Corky Marshall, known as "The Clown Princess of Comedy" and "Da Brooklyn Lovebird," receives top billing but the real mirthmakers are George "Beetlepuss" Lewis and Charlie Crafts, cited as "One of Burlesque's Greatest Comedy Teams" by Billboard magazine. This restoration of I'll Sell My Shirt was taken from the original 35mm left/rig...
Low comedy meets high technology in I'll Sell My Shirt, a burlesque film unseen anywhere in 3-D for over 60 years. Corky Marshall, known as "The Clown Princess of Comedy" and "Da Brooklyn Lovebird," receives top billing but the real mirthmakers are George "Beetlepuss" Lewis and Charlie Crafts, cited as "One of Burlesque's Greatest Comedy Teams" by Billboard magazine. This restoration of I'll Sell My Shirt was taken from the original 35mm left/right elements and displays Thompson's deep stereoscopic widescreen cinematography better than ever before. (It was only shown in red/green anaglyphic 3-D in its original release.) The short was rescued just in time. The elements are shrunken and rapidly deteriorating with vinegar syndrome.
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Beetlepuss Lewis, 1901-1955, Charlie Crafts, 1895-1974
Contributor
William C. Thompson, 1889-1963, Dan Sonney, 1915-2002, Sonney Amusement Enterprises
Author / Creator
Beetlepuss Lewis, 1901-1955, Charlie Crafts, 1895-1974
Date Published / Released
1953, 2015
Publisher
Flicker Alley
Topic / Theme
Burlesque, Humor, Himself 1, Himself 2
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2015 by Flicker Alley, LLC
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Rocky Marciano, Champion vs. Jersey Joe Walcott, Challenger
produced by Nathan L. Hapern, 1919-2004; performed by Rocky Marciano, 1923-1969, Jersey Joe Walcott, 1914-1994 and Jimmy Powers, 1902-1995 (Los Angeles, CA: Flicker Alley, 2015), 17 mins,
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The first and only 3-D newsreel, Rocky Marciano vs. Jersey Joe Walcott documents the heavyweight championship bout between champ Marciano and challenger Walcott at the Chicago Stadium on May 15, 1953, presented by the International Boxing Club.
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produced by Nathan L. Hapern, 1919-2004; performed by Rocky Marciano, 1923-1969, Jersey Joe Walcott, 1914-1994 and Jimmy Powers, 1902-1995 (Los Angeles, CA: Flicker Alley, 2015), 17 mins,
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Source: www.imdb.com
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The first and only 3-D newsreel, Rocky Marciano vs. Jersey Joe Walcott documents the heavyweight championship bout between champ Marciano and challenger Walcott at the Chicago Stadium on May 15, 1953, presented by the International Boxing Club.
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Film
Content Type
Newsreel
Performer / Ensemble
Rocky Marciano, 1923-1969, Jersey Joe Walcott, 1914-1994, Jimmy Powers, 1902-1995
Contributor
John W. Boyle, 1891-1959, Nathan L. Hapern, 1919-2004
Author / Creator
Rocky Marciano, 1923-1969, Jersey Joe Walcott, 1914-1994, Jimmy Powers, 1902-1995
Date Published / Released
1953, 2015
Publisher
Flicker Alley
Topic / Theme
Boxing, Fights, Himself 1, Himself 2, Narrator
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2015 by Flicker Alley, LLC
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Stardust in Your Eyes
directed by Phil Tucker, 1927-1985; produced by Phil Tucker, 1927-1985, Three Dimension Pictures; performed by Slick Slavin, 1923-2017 (Los Angeles, CA: Flicker Alley, 2015), 6 mins,
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Shot by producer-director Phil Tucker in May 1953 as an opening for his 3-D cult favorite Robot Monster, Stardust in Your Eyes showcases "My Heart is Owned and Operated By You," a song composed by nightclub comic Slick Slavin--misspelled "Slaven" in the credits--who is actually Trustin Howard, a respected comedy w...
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directed by Phil Tucker, 1927-1985; produced by Phil Tucker, 1927-1985, Three Dimension Pictures; performed by Slick Slavin, 1923-2017 (Los Angeles, CA: Flicker Alley, 2015), 6 mins,
Source: www.imdb.com
Source: www.imdb.com
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Shot by producer-director Phil Tucker in May 1953 as an opening for his 3-D cult favorite Robot Monster, Stardust in Your Eyes showcases "My Heart is Owned and Operated By You," a song composed by nightclub comic Slick Slavin--misspelled "Slaven" in the credits--who is actually Trustin Howard, a respected comedy writer (The Joey Bishop Show), actor (Career, King Creole, The Bride and the Beast), composer (he wrote the classic rockabilly title son...
Shot by producer-director Phil Tucker in May 1953 as an opening for his 3-D cult favorite Robot Monster, Stardust in Your Eyes showcases "My Heart is Owned and Operated By You," a song composed by nightclub comic Slick Slavin--misspelled "Slaven" in the credits--who is actually Trustin Howard, a respected comedy writer (The Joey Bishop Show), actor (Career, King Creole, The Bride and the Beast), composer (he wrote the classic rockabilly title song for 1958's Speed Crazy and also sang it in the film) and author (Winchell and Runyon: The True Untold Story)--and highlights his impressions of Cary Grant, Jimmy Stewart, Ronald Colman, James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart, Larry Parks as Al Jolson (a great in-joke for movie buffs), Peter Lorre, Sydney Greenstreet and Charles Laughton. This delightful standup routine has proven to be a big hit at 3-D festivals.
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Performer / Ensemble
Slick Slavin, 1923-2017
Contributor
Jack Greenhalgh, 1904-1971, Phil Tucker, 1927-1985, Three Dimension Pictures, Slick Slavin, 1923-2017
Author / Creator
Phil Tucker, 1927-1985, Slick Slavin, 1923-2017
Date Published / Released
1953, 2015
Publisher
Flicker Alley
Topic / Theme
Comedians, Songs, Musical performances, Technology, Himself 1
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2015 by Flicker Alley, LLC
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Reverón
directed by Margot Benacerraf, 1926-; produced by Henry Nadler, fl. 1951-1959, Caroni Films C.A.; performed by Armando Reverón, 1889-1954 (Harrington Park, NJ: Milestone Films, 1952), 23 mins
This film, directed by Margot Benacerraf, is a portrait of a day in the life of artist Armando Reverón. It depicts the retreat on the Venezuelan Caribbean coast in which he lives and his various paintings.
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directed by Margot Benacerraf, 1926-; produced by Henry Nadler, fl. 1951-1959, Caroni Films C.A.; performed by Armando Reverón, 1889-1954 (Harrington Park, NJ: Milestone Films, 1952), 23 mins
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This film, directed by Margot Benacerraf, is a portrait of a day in the life of artist Armando Reverón. It depicts the retreat on the Venezuelan Caribbean coast in which he lives and his various paintings.
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
Armando Reverón, 1889-1954
Contributor
Henry Nadler, fl. 1951-1959, Caroni Films C.A., Guy Bernard, 1907-1979
Author / Creator
Margot Benacerraf, 1926-, Armando Reverón, 1889-1954
Date Published / Released
1952
Publisher
Milestone Films
Person Discussed
Armando Reverón, 1889-1954
Topic / Theme
Artists, Daily life, Art criticism, Paintings, Working conditions, Himself 1
Copyright Message
©1952 Margot Benacerraf
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Colette
directed by Yannick Bellon, 1924-; produced by Jacqueline Jacoupy, 1903-1980, Les Films Jacqueline Jacoupy; performed by Colette, 1873-1954, Jean Cocteau, 1889-1963, Maurice Goudeket, 1889-1977, Pauline Tissandier, fl. 1951 and Georges Wague, 1874-1965 (Paris, Ile-de-France: Doriane Films, 1951), 29 mins
The film depicts two remarkable women : the director Yannick Bellon, and in front of the camera, the celebrated writer Colette.
In this modern and captivating portrait, Colette, seated in front of her window which overlooks the Palais Royal, wanders in her memories. We discover with delight the places where she li...
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directed by Yannick Bellon, 1924-; produced by Jacqueline Jacoupy, 1903-1980, Les Films Jacqueline Jacoupy; performed by Colette, 1873-1954, Jean Cocteau, 1889-1963, Maurice Goudeket, 1889-1977, Pauline Tissandier, fl. 1951 and Georges Wague, 1874-1965 (Paris, Ile-de-France: Doriane Films, 1951), 29 mins
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The film depicts two remarkable women : the director Yannick Bellon, and in front of the camera, the celebrated writer Colette.
In this modern and captivating portrait, Colette, seated in front of her window which overlooks the Palais Royal, wanders in her memories. We discover with delight the places where she lived, her cats, her friendship with Cocteau, her love of writing and her playful look on people and life.
Nous voici en présence de deu...
The film depicts two remarkable women : the director Yannick Bellon, and in front of the camera, the celebrated writer Colette.
In this modern and captivating portrait, Colette, seated in front of her window which overlooks the Palais Royal, wanders in her memories. We discover with delight the places where she lived, her cats, her friendship with Cocteau, her love of writing and her playful look on people and life.
Nous voici en présence de deux femmes remarquables : la réalisatrice Yannick Bellon et, devant l’objectif, l’Illustre romancière Colette. Filmée par Yannick Bellon, Colette s’anime, rit, se raconte.
Dans ce portrait moderne et captivant où Colette se promène dans ses souvenirs, assise devant sa fenêtre donnant sur le Palais Royal, on découvre avec ravissement les lieux où elle a habité, ses chats, son amitié avec Jean Cocteau, son amour de l’écriture, son regard espiègle sur les gens et la vie.
Un moment de bonheur poétique. Colette ne disait-elle pas que le cinéma « crée des prodiges de poésie »?
Des années plus tard, Yannick Bellon revit ce tournage et nous fait partager ses souvenirs.
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Film
Content Type
Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
Colette, 1873-1954, Jean Cocteau, 1889-1963, Maurice Goudeket, 1889-1977, Pauline Tissandier, fl. 1951, Georges Wague, 1874-1965
Contributor
Jacqueline Jacoupy, 1903-1980, Les Films Jacqueline Jacoupy, Guy Bernard, 1907-1979, Colette, 1873-1954
Author / Creator
Yannick Bellon, 1924-, Colette, 1873-1954, Jean Cocteau, 1889-1963, Maurice Goudeket, 1889-1977, Pauline Tissandier, fl. 1951, Georges Wague, 1874-1965
Date Published / Released
1951
Publisher
Doriane Films
Speaker / Narrator
Colette, 1873-1954
Topic / Theme
Writers, Daily life, Memories, Herself 1, Himself 1, Himself 2, Herself 2, Himself 3
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1951 Doriane Films
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