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Ô saisons, ô châteaux = O seasons, o castles / Icarus Films ; Pierre Braunberger présente ; réalisation, Agnès Varda ; production, Films de la Pléiade.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Castles--France--Loire River Valley--History.
- Castles.
- Historic sites--France--Loire River Valley--History.
- Historic sites.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Short films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 video file (21 min.)) : sound, color
- Other Title:
- O seasons, o castles
- Place of Publication:
- [Brooklyn, New York] : Icarus Films, [1956]
- Language Note:
- In French with English subtitles.
- System Details:
- System requirements: An Internet browser with HTML5 support.
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- digital
- Summary:
- This early Agnès Varda short looks at the castles of the Loire Valley--and the unusual histories and personalities behind them. Punctuated by first-person accounts, excerpts from well-known poems, and stylish re-creations, the film juxtaposes stunning images of the castles and their unique architecture with the lives of those who work and live on the grounds and nearby.
- Participant:
- Narrator, Daniele Delorme; poems read by Antoine Bourseiller.
- Credits:
- Camera, Q. Albicocco ; editor, Janine Verneau ; music, André Hodeir.
- Notes:
- Film restored and digitized by Les Films de la Pléiade.
- Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed September 14, 2023).
- Publisher Number:
- if-osais Docuseek2
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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