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The oyster princess a grotesque comedy in 4 acts

DVD

2007

Format:	DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials
Uniform Title:	Austernprinzessin. English.
Title:	The oyster princess [videorecording] : a grotesque comedy in 4 acts / by Hanns Kräly and Ernst Lubitsch ; directed by Ernst Lubitsch ; Union. I don't want to be a man = Ich möchte kein Mann sein : a comedy in three acts / by Ernst Lubitsch ; director, Ernst Lubitsch ; Union.
Publisher, Date:	New York : Kino International, [2007]
Description:	1 videodisc (105 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Summary:	The Oyster Princess: a comedy in which a pampered American oyster tycoon plans to find a prince to marry his much-indulged daughter, but things don't go his way. I don't wanna be a man: while her father is away, a teenage tomboy impersonates a man in this gender-bending absurdist comedy.
Series:	Lubitsch in Berlin.
Subjects:	Mistaken identity -- Drama. Silent films. Silent films -- Germany. Feature films -- Germany. Comedy films. Sex role. Fathers and daughters -- Germany -- 20th century -- Drama. Young women. Germany -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Drama.
Other Author:	Lubitsch, Ernst, 1892-1947. Kraly, Hans, 1885-1950. Oswalda, Ossi, 1897?-1948. Janson, Victor, 1885-1960. Liedtke, Harry, 1882-1945. Goetz, Curt, 1888-1960. UFA (Firm) Kino International Corporation. Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung.
Other Title:	Ich möchte kein Mann sein. English. I don't wanna be a man.
Notes:	Titles from screen credits for each film; 1st film has German original title on container: Austernprinzessin. 35mm restoration by the F.W. Murnau Foundation. Special features: Lubitsch filmography. Cinematography, Theodor Sparkuhl ; new music, Aljoscha Zimmermann (1st film), Neil Brand (2nd film). Ossi Oswalda, Victor Janson. Harry Liedtke, Julius Falkenstein (1st film) ; Kurt Götz, Ferry Sikla, Margarete Kupfer (2nd film). Originally released on film in 1919 (1st work) and 1920 (2nd work). DVD; 1.33:1 aspect ratio. Silent films with English intertitles translated from the German.
Contents:	The oyster princess (1919 ; 60 min.) -- I don't wanna be a man (1920 ; 45 min.)
Publisher Number:	K515 DVD
System Availability:	1
Current Holds:	0
# Local items:	1
Control Number:	189753
# Local items in:	1
# System items in:	1
Call Number:	DVD MOVIE Oyster p
Medium:	[videorecording]

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