La Comédie-française, ou, L'amour joué / La Sept/Arte & France 3 présentent ; une production Compagnie des Phares & Balises, Idéale Audience, Zipporah Films, Inc. ; un film de Frederick Wiseman ; réalisation, Frederick Wiseman ; production, Jean Labib ... [and others].

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Wiseman, Frederick, director, editor.

Labib, Jean, producer.

Comédie-Française, performer.

Sept/Arte (Firm), producer.

France 3 cinéma (Firm), producer.

Compagnie des Phares et Balises, producer.

Idéale Audience International, distributor.

Zipporah Films, producer, distributor.

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Comédie-Française.

Theater--France--Paris--History.

Theater.

France--Paris.

History.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

3 videodiscs (223 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

polychrome

Other Title:

Amour joué

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Zipporah Films, [between 2000 and 2009?]

Language Note:

In French with English subtitles.

System Details:

DVD; all-region.

digital

optical

video file

DVD video

Summary:

An unnarrated documentary on the 300-year-old Paris comedy company. Wiseman shows us every facet of the production, from the construction of the sets, casting, costume design and rehearsals for four plays to the cafeteria, to a birthday party for a retired actress who has reached 100.

Credits:

Cinematography, John Davey ; editor, Frederick Wiseman.

Notes:

Originally produced as a film in 1996.

Includes public performance rights for University of Pennsylvania only. Streaming not allowed without a separate license. Resource Sharing not permitted.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

9781885918796

1885918798

OCLC:

233029131