Le Testament d’Orphée, ou ne me demandez pas pourquoi!

November 21, 2008
Testament d’Orphée or The Testament of Orpheus
Call Number: VHS00388
by  Mathieu Kassovitz; Vincent Cassel; Hubert Kounde; Said̈ Taghmaoui; PolyGram Filmed Entertainment (Firm); PolyGram Video (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: French and English with French subtitles?
Publisher: Chico, Calif. : Tamarelle’s French Film House, [198-?]
Notes: Originally released in 1959 (83 mins.);
Summary: Modern account of the Orpheus myth dealing with narcissism and with the portrayal of the poet as one torn between the real world and that of the spirit and imagination.
OCLC #: 18187055
Added: November 21, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
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La Belle et la bête

October 28, 2008
Beauty and the Beast
Call Number: VHS 00021 Copy 1
VHS 00021 Copy 2
by Jean Marais; Josette Day; Jean Cocteau; Georges Auric;  Leprince de Beaumont, Madame; Embassy Home Entertainment (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: French with English subtitles
Publisher: Los Angeles, Calif. : Embassy Home Entertainment, 1985.
Notes: Originally released in 1946 (90 mins); Based on the fairy tale by Mme. Leprince de Beaumont;
Summary: Dramatized adaptation of the classic fairy tale. Tells the fable of the kindly beast and the self-sacrificing beauty whose love releases the prince in him. Contains such visual displays as tears that become real diamonds and walls that grow arms to light Beauty’s path through the castle of the Beast
OCLC #: 15128216
Added: October 27, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
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Le Sang d’un poète

October 27, 2008
Blood of a Poet
Call Number: VHS 00031
by Jean Cocteau; Video Images.; Reel Images.;
Format: VHS
Language: French
Publisher: [United States] : Video Images ; Monroe, Conn. : Reel Images, 1980
Notes: Originally released in 1930 (53 mins.); Edition includes program card;
Summary: An avant-garde film built around a character who lives what he creates.
OCLC #: 74387111
Added: October 27, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
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