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The mesmerist / Hypnotic Pictures presents ; a Bill Morrison film ; revision directed by Bill Morrison.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- No linguistic content
- Subjects (All):
- Bells (Motion picture : 1926)--Film adaptations.
- Bells (Motion picture : 1926).
- Mesmerists--Drama.
- Mesmerists.
- Video art.
- Genre:
- Experimental films.
- Short films.
- Drama.
- Video recordings.
- Film adaptations.
- Physical Description:
- 1 streaming video file (16 min.) : digital, sound, color
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- [Brooklyn, New York] : [Distributed by] Icarus Films, [2020]
- Language Note:
- Silent film with English intertitles, credits, and musical accompaniment.
- System Details:
- System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- video file
- Summary:
- Made by re-editing a deteriorated nitrate print of The Bells (1926), this work shows the fragility of the film image while foreshadowing the Holocaust.
- Participant:
- Lionel Barrymore [and 3 others].
- Credits:
- Music composed and performed by Bill Frisell ; original photography by L. William O'Connell.
- Notes:
- Title from title frames.
- "A revision of Chadwick Pictures' The Bells (1926), directed by James Young. Adapted from 'Le Juif Polonaise' written by Alexandre Chatrian and Emile Erckmann"--Title frames.
- Originally produced by: Hypnotic Pictures, ©2003.
- Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed September 16, 2020).
- Publisher Number:
- if-mesm Docuseek2
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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