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The Josephine Baker collection / Kino International ; production companies, La Centrale Cinématographique (Siren of the tropics); Les Films H. Roussillon, Productions Ary (Zou Zou); Productions Arys (Princesse Tam Tam).
Van Pelt - Video Collection (ask at Circulation Desk) DVD 035 526 disc 1-3
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- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- French
- No linguistic content
- Subjects (All):
- Abatino, Pepito--Film adaptations.
- Abatino, Pepito.
- Women dancers--Drama.
- Women dancers.
- Fame--Drama.
- Fame.
- Man-woman relationships--Drama.
- Man-woman relationships.
- Comedy films.
- Foreign films.
- France.
- Genre:
- Feature films.
- Comedy films.
- Dance films.
- Silent films.
- Show business films.
- Motion pictures, French.
- Drama.
- Film adaptations.
- Physical Description:
- 3 videodiscs (256 min.) : silent, sound, color tinted and black and white ; 4 3/4 in
- Edition:
- Deluxe three-DVD set.
- Distribution:
- New York, N.Y. : Kino International Corp., {distributor]
- Place of Publication:
- New York, N.Y. : Kino Lorber Inc., [2007]
- Language Note:
- "Siren of the tropics", silent film with English intertitles; "Zou Zou" and "Princess Tam Tam" in French with optional English subtitles.
- System Details:
- DVD, NTSC, Region 1; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono.
- digital optical mono Dolby digital
- NTSC
- video file DVD video region 1
- Summary:
- Josephine Baker stars as an innocent girl from the tropics who has come to Paris and becomes a music hall performer, a laundress who stands in for the star of a musical and steals the show, and a North African woman who rises through Parisian society with the help of a French author.
- Contents:
- [disc 1]. Siren of the tropics = [La Sirène des tropiques] (1927, 86 min., color tinted, silent with English intertitles)
- [disc 2]. Zou Zou = [Zouzou] (1934, 93 min., black and white, French with English subtitles)
- [disc 3]. Princess Tam Tam = [Princesse Tam Tam] (1935, 77 min., black and white, French with English subtitles).
- Siren of the tropics (1927, 86 min., col. tinted) / directed by Henri Étiévant, Mario Nalpas ; written by Maurice Dekobra
- Zou Zou (1934, 93 min.) / produced by Arys Nissotti ; directed by Marc Allégret ; screenplay by Carlo Rim
- Princess Tam Tam (1935, 77 min.) / produced by Arys Nissotti ; directed by Edmond T. Greville ; written by Pepito Abatino, Yves Mirande.
- Participant:
- Josephine Baker ; "Siren of the tropics": Pierre Batcheff, Régina Dalthy, Regina Thomas ; "Zou Zou": Jean Gabin, Pierre Larquey, Yvette Lebon ; "Princess Tam Tam": Albert Prejean, Robert Arnoux, Germaine Aussey.
- Credits:
- "Siren of the tropics": director, Henri Étiévant; screenwriter, Maurice Dekobra; music composed and performed by Donald Sosin ; "Zou Zou": producer, Arys Nissotti; director, Marc Allégret; screenwriter, Carlo Rim; based on the novel by G. Abatino ; "Princess Tam Tam": producer, Arys Nissotti; director, Edmond T. Greville; screenwriters, Pepito Abatino, Yves Mirande.
- Notes:
- Title from container.
- "DVD release date: May 15, 2007"--From http://www.amazon.com/Josephine-Baker-Collection-Princess-Tropics/dp/B000OQDX40, viewed 04/25/2016.
- Originally produced as motion pictures: 1927-1935.
- Special features: disc 1. Josephine's short film "The fireman of the Folies Bergère," a Cabaret performance of "Oh, Papitou," interviews, a rare video clip, and memoir illustrations ; disc 2. a tour of Chez Josephine (NYC), interviews, song selections, and a stills gallery ; disc 3. Interviews, song selections, and a stills gallery.
- Originally released/produced in 1927-1935.
- For private home use only.
- Contains:
- Container of: Siren of the tropics.
- Container of: Zou Zou.
- Container of: Princess Tam Tam.
- Container of: Sirène des tropiques (Motion picture). French.
- Container of: Zouzou (Motion picture). French.
- Container of: Princesse Tam Tam (Motion picture). French.
- OCLC:
- 947717141
- Publisher Number:
- 738329050924 ([set] ; slipcase)
- 738329039929 ([disc 1] ; container 1)
- 738329040024 ([disc 2] ; container 2)
- 738329040123 ([disc 3] ; container 3)
- K509 Kino International ([set] ; slipcase)
- K399 Kino International (container 1)
- K400 Kino International (container 2)
- K401 Kino International (container 3)
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