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Le joli mai = The lovely month of May /

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmLanguage: English, French Publication details: Brooklyn, NY : Icarus Films, [2013]Edition: 2-disc DVD deluxe editionDescription: 2 videodiscs (146 min.) : DVD video, sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 bookletContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
Other title:
  • Lovely month of May
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 791.43/72 23
LOC classification:
  • PN1997 .J65 2013
Contents:
Disc 1. Le joli mai: Part I. A prayer from the Eiffel Tower ; Part 2. The return of Fantomas -- Disc 2. Bonus features: Playtime in Paris / Catherine Varlin (1962, 27 min.) ; A distant gaze... / Jean Ravel (1964, 12 min.) ; Exercise in direct cinema / featuring Pierre Lhomme (1962, 5 min.) ; deleted scenes --
Booklet. Chris Marker: "passionate objectivity" -- Pierre Lhomme's account -- Sound engineer Antoine Bonfanti's account -- Chris Marker -- Interview with Pierre Lhomme -- A discussion of the restoration work on Chris Marker and Pierre Lhomme's 'Le joli mai' -- Points of reference 1962 -- Credits -- Thank you -- Chris Marker, 1921-2012 [filmography] -- Pierre Lhomme, born in 1930-cinematograher [filmography].
Production credits:
  • Screenwriter, Chris Marker, Catherine Varlin ; executive producer, Gisèle Rébillon ; photography, Etienne Becker, Denys Clerval, Pierre Villemain, Pierre Lhomme ; film editor, Eva Zora, Annie Meunier, Madeleine Lecompère ; music, Michel Legrand.
Narration by Simone Signoret (English version) and Yves Montand (French version).Summary: "Filmed just after the March ceasefire between France and Algeria, Le Joli Mai documents Paris during a turning point in French history: the first time since 1939 that France was not involved in any war."--www.icarusfilms.com
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Status Date due Barcode
Video Recording Carleton University, AVRC SP456 - Collections Room DVD-02549 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 16050192030

Title from disc surface, container and booklet.

Originally issued as a motion picture in France in 1963.

Includes booklet (23 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm) in English.

Disc 1. Le joli mai: Part I. A prayer from the Eiffel Tower ; Part 2. The return of Fantomas -- Disc 2. Bonus features: Playtime in Paris / Catherine Varlin (1962, 27 min.) ; A distant gaze... / Jean Ravel (1964, 12 min.) ; Exercise in direct cinema / featuring Pierre Lhomme (1962, 5 min.) ; deleted scenes --

Booklet. Chris Marker: "passionate objectivity" -- Pierre Lhomme's account -- Sound engineer Antoine Bonfanti's account -- Chris Marker -- Interview with Pierre Lhomme -- A discussion of the restoration work on Chris Marker and Pierre Lhomme's 'Le joli mai' -- Points of reference 1962 -- Credits -- Thank you -- Chris Marker, 1921-2012 [filmography] -- Pierre Lhomme, born in 1930-cinematograher [filmography].

DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen (1.66:1); mono.

In English and French versions.

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