Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

Jacques Brel is alive and well and living in Paris / the Ely Landau Organisation, Inc. and Cinévision Ltée present ; the American Film Theatre ; an Eric Blau film ; produced by Cinévideo, Paul Marshall and Filmel ; screenplay, Eric Blau ; director, Denis Héroux.

Edition:

Letterboxed.

Publisher, Date:

New York : Kino on Video, 1975, [2003]

Description:

1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

digital optical

video file DVD video region 1

Summary:

A plotless four-person musical revue based on the songs of Belgian balladeer Jacques Brel, the show opens on a dark and rainy Parisian night. Three strangers--a cab driver, a soldier, and a meek woman--find themselves in a theater. After watching a puppet show, they venture backstage and then onto a beach, where they sing songs during increasingly surreal events.

Target Audience Note:

MPAA rating: PG.

Series:

American Film Theatre series

American Film Theatre series.

American Film Theatre. Collection 2.

Subjects:

Theater -- France -- Paris -- Drama.

Theater audiences -- France -- Paris -- Drama.

Genre:

Feature films.

Musical films.

Other Author:

Héroux, Denis, 1940 July 15-2015.

Marshall, Paul.

Blau, Eric.

Brel, Jacques.

Shuman, Mort.

Stone, Elly.

Masiell, Joe, 1939-1985

Feingold, Michael.

Landau, Edie.

Jouannest, Gérard.

Ely Landau Organization.

Cinévision Ltée.

American Film Theatre.

Cinévideo (Firm)

Filmel (Firm)

Kino International Corporation.

Other Title:

Title on container's spine: Jacques Brel's Jacques Brel is alive and well and living in Paris

Notes:

Originally released as a motion picture in 1975.

Based on the stage play written by Eric Blau, Mortimer Shuman and Jacques Brel.

Features such songs as "Marathon," "Timid Frieda," "Marieke," "Ne Me Quitte Pas," "The Middle Class," "Jackie," "Au Suivant," "Chanson des Vieux Amours" and "Carousel (La Valse a Mille Temps)."

Special features: theatrical trailer; an essay by Michael Feingold; the AFT Cinebill; an interview with Edie Landau; "Ely Landau: in front of the camera," AFT promotional reel from 1974; the American Film Theatre trailer gallery; the American Film Theatre scrapbook.

Music, Jacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest ; musical director, François Rauber ; photographer, René Verzier ; film editor, Yves Langlois ; choreographer, Moni Yakim ; produced for DVD by Brian Shirey.

Elly Stone (lady with shopping bag), Mort Shuman (taxi driver), Joe Masiell (Marine), Jacques Brel (himself).

DVD, enhanced for 16x9 TVs.

In English.

Contents:

Features such songs as "Marathon," "Timid Frieda," "Marieke," "Ne Me Quitte Pas," "The Middle Class," "Jackie," "Au Suivant," "Chanson des Vieux Amours" and "Carousel (La Valse a Mille Temps)."

Publisher Number:

K295

Other Number:

53435974

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

780489

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

DVD MOVIE Jacques