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Die 3groschenoper [videorecording] = The 3 penny opera /

Contributor(s): Material type: Film

FilmPublisher number: CC1713D | Criterion CollectionLanguage: German Summary language: English Original language: German Series: Criterion collection ; 405.Publication details: [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, c2007.Description: 2 videodiscs (110 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (24 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.)Content type:

two-dimensional moving image

Media type:

video

Carrier type:

videodisc

ISBN:

1934121835
9781934121832

Other title:

3groschenoper (Criterion Collection Edition)
3 penny opera
Three penny opera

Uniform titles:

Dreigroschenoper (Motion picture : 1931)

Subject(s):

Contents:

Disc One. Feature film ; Audio commentary ; Documentary -- Disc Two. French language version ; Presentation ; Archival view ; Galleries of production photos.

Production credits:

Photography, F.A. Wagner ; edited by Hans Oser ; music by Kurt Weill.

Cast: Lotte Lenya, Rudolph Forster, Carola Neher, Reinhold Schünzel, Fritz Rasp, Valeska Gert, Hermann Thimig, Ernst Busch, Vladimir Sokoloff.Summary: The sly melodies of composer Kurt Weil and the daring of dramatist Bertolt Brecht come together on-screen under the direction of German auteur G.W. Pabst in this classic adaptation of the Weimar-era theatrical sensation. Set in the impoverished back alleys of Victorian London, The Threepenny Opera follows underworld antihero Mackie Messer (a.k.a. Mack the Knife) as he tries to woo Polly Peachum and elude the authorities. With its palpable evocation of corruption and dread, set to Weill's irresistible score, The Threepenny Opera remains a benchmark of early sound cinema. It is presented here in both its celebrated German and rare French versions.

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Video Recording	Carleton University, AVRC	SP456 - Collections Room	DVD 1752 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		16050129479

Special features: restored high-definition digital transfer ; audio commentary by scholars David Bathrick and Eric Rentschler ; archival introduction by stars Fritz Rasp and Ernst Busch ; documentary tracing The threepenny opera's journey from stage to screen ; Pabst's French language version of the film, L'opéra de quat'sous, adapted by Solange Térac with dialogue by André Mauprey, starring Albert Préjean, Florelle, Gaston Modot and Margo Lion ; a multimedia presentation by film scholar Charles O'Brien on the differences between the versions ; archival interview with Fritz Rasp ; galleries of production photos by Hans Casparius and production sketches by art director Andrej Andrejew ; a new essay by film critic Tony Rayns.

Run time: approx. 110 min.

Disc One. Feature film ; Audio commentary ; Documentary -- Disc Two. French language version ; Presentation ; Archival view ; Galleries of production photos.

DVD ; region 1 ; full screen presentation (aspect ratio 1.19:1) ; Dolby digital mono.

In German ; with optional English subtitles.

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Die 3groschenoper [videorecording] = The 3 penny opera /