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Life and death of 9413 Hollywood extra / conceived and realized by Robert Florey and Slavko Vorkapich. [Coquille et le clergyman / realisée par Germaine Dulac ; screenplay, Antonin Artaud] La jetée / Argos-Films ; written and directed by Chris Marker.
LIBRA VHS PN1995.9.E96 L544 1998
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Experimental avant garde series ; vol. 12.
- Experimental avant garde series ; vol. 12. Life, death and commitment
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Drama.
- Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.).
- Genre:
- Silent films.
- Short films.
- Video recordings.
- Drama.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videocassette (71 min.) : silent and sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.
- 1/2 in.
- monochrome
- Other Title:
- Life, death , time and commitment
- First film also released as: Life and death of a Hollywood extra
- Second film also released as: Seashell and the clergyman
- Place of Publication:
- Brooklyn, NY : New York Film Annex, [1998]
- Language Note:
- Two silent films with no significant intertitles, and generic musical accompaniment added; one sound film with French soundtrack and intertitles and English subtitles.
- System Details:
- VHS.
- analog
- magnetic
- VHS
- Summary:
- Life and death of 9413 Hollywood extra is the tale of the surreal and absurd life of a nameless movie extra. Coquille et le clergyman presents a clergyman who regrets his vow of celibacy and is tormented by dreams. In La jetée a survivor of World War III travels back in time seeking help in finding a way out of a radioactive impasse. Once in the past he falls in love and attempts to remain in that time, forsaking his mission.
- Participant:
- [Life and death of 9413 Hollywood extra] Jules Raucourt, Voya George, Adrienne Marsh. [Coquille et le clergyman] Alex Allin, Bataille, Gerica Athanasiou. [La jetée] Hélène Chatelaine, Davos Hanich, Jacques Ledoux.
- Credits:
- [Life and death of 9413 Hollywood extra] Camera, Gregg Toland, Paul Ivano. [Coquille et le clergyman] photography, Paul Guichard. [La jetée] camera, Jean Chiabaud; editor, Jean Ravel; music, Trevor Duncan.
- Notes:
- Durations: 13 min., 30 min., 28 min., respectively.
- Series title from container.
- Videocassette release of two short silent films produced in 1928 (Life and death of 9413 Hollywood extra, and Coquille et le clergyman), and one short sound film (La jetée) produced in 1962.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward J. Lewis Book Fund.
- Contains:
- Life and death of 9413 Hollywood extra.
- Coquille et le clergyman.
- Seashell and the clergyman.
- Jetée.
- ISBN:
- 1558814086
- OCLC:
- 21571595
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