Happiness  Le bonheur /  [videorecording] = 

 - New York :  [France] :  Icarus Films [distributor] ;  Arte Video [distributor],  [2007] 
 - 1 videodisc (DVD) (64 min.) :  si., b&w ;  4 3/4 in. 1 videodisc (DVD) (120 min.) :  sd., col. ;  4 3/4 in. 
<br/><br/>Disc 1. Happiness (64 min. + extras) -- Disc 2. The last bolshevik (2 x 60 min. + extras) 
<br/><br/>"Arte Video presents, with the support of CNC [Centre National de la Cinématographie], 'Happiness', 1934 ... Slon présente un film D'Alexandre Medvedkine ... Version Franc̨aise et bande sonore [soundtrack], Slon / 1971 ... "--Disc 1, credit frames  "Arte Video presents, with the support of CNC [Centre National de la Cinématographie], 'Happiness', 1934 ... Slon présente un film D'Alexandre Medvedkine ... Version Franc̨aise et bande sonore [soundtrack], Slon / 1971 ... "--Disc 1, credit frames "© 1971 Slon - ISKRA"--Disc 1 label  "© 1971 Slon - ISKRA"--Disc 1 label Disc 1. 'Happiness': Opérateur [Cinematography], Gleb Troianski ; musique [music], Modeste Moussorgsky ; production, Moskino Kombinat  Disc 1. 'Happiness': Opérateur [Cinematography], Gleb Troianski ; musique [music], Modeste Moussorgsky ; production, Moskino Kombinat "Arte Video presents, with the support of CNC [Centre National de la Cinématographie], 'The last bolshevik' ..."--Disc 2, credit frames  "Arte Video presents, with the support of CNC [Centre National de la Cinématographie], 'The last bolshevik' ..."--Disc 2, credit frames Disc 2. 'The last bolshevik': Les Films de l'Astrophore, Michael Kustow Productions, La Sept/Arte, en association avec, Epidem OY, Channel 4 présentent ... ; écrit/monté par [written and edited by], Chris Marker, en etroite association ave [in close association with] Andrei Pachkevitch ; musique [music], Alfred Schnittke ; avec des images de Marina Goldovskaia, Pascal Aubier, Christian Hirou  Disc 2. 'The last bolshevik': Les Films de l'Astrophore, Michael Kustow Productions, La Sept/Arte, en association avec, Epidem OY, Channel 4 présentent ... ; écrit/monté par [written and edited by], Chris Marker, en etroite association ave [in close association with] Andrei Pachkevitch ; musique [music], Alfred Schnittke ; avec des images de Marina Goldovskaia, Pascal Aubier, Christian Hirou 
<br/><br/>Disc 1. 'Happiness' - cast: Piotr Zinoviev (Khmyr), Elena Egorova (Anna) Disc 2. 'The last bolshevik' - participants: Nikolai Izvolov, Kira Paramonova, Viktor Diomen, Youli Raizman, Marina Kalasieva, Chongara Medvedkina, Lev Rochal, Vladimir Dimitriev, Antonina Pirojkova, Albert Schulte, Rhona Campbell, Marina Goldovskaia, Yacov Tolchan, Sofia Pritouliak, Youri Koliada. 
<br/><br/> "This two-disc set includes Chris Marker's tribute to Russian film director Alexander Medvedkin, Medvedkin's silent classic 'Happiness' (1934), and loads of extras." ;  "Based on the life and work of the Russian film director Alexander Medvedkin (1900-1989), 'The last bolshevik' is a tribute from one filmmaker to another. An archeological expedition into film history that reveals new cinematic treasures, the film prompts a reflection on the relation between art and politics in the former Soviet Union. The film captures the commitment, energy, struggles, illusions and disillusions of a believing but never naïve bolshevik. From Medvedkin's classic 1934 satire 'Happiness', and the 'film train' which he directed in the 1930s, to his sardonic comedies and bitter war newsreels, Chris Marker draws a panorama of the artistic, political, and moral universe of a life and a country, bringing it right up to date with his own vision of Russia today. An intricate work with many levels and layers, 'The last bolshevik' is also a distillation of the art and beliefs of one of the greatest documentarians of our time, Chris Marker, who has revolutionized documentary as his near-contemporary Jean-Luc Godard transformed film fiction, crossing boundaries and mixing genres."--Icarus Films website, viewed 20 May 2009. 
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<br/><br/><br/>DVD ; NTSC ; aspect ratio, 4:3 ; Dolby digital 2.0 
<br/><br/><br/>Disc 1. 'Happiness': silent film, with piano score by Georges Bernand, French inter-titles, English and French subtitles ; Disc 2. 'The last bolshevik': English and French (with some Russian), English and French subtitles. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Medvedkin, Alexander.<br/>Medvedkin, Alexander--Criticism and interpretation.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Motion picture producers and directors--Soviet Union--Biography.<br/>Communism and art--Soviet Union.<br/>Politics in motion pictures.<br/>Peasants--Soviet Union--Drama.<br/>Farm life--Soviet Union--Drama.<br/>Collectivization of agriculture--Soviet Union--Drama.<br/>Happiness--Drama.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Soviet Union--History.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Comedy films--Soviet Union.<br/>Rural comedies--Soviet Union.<br/>Feature films--Soviet Union.<br/>Silent films--Soviet Union.<br/>Documentary films.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>791.43