Noirs de France : de 1889 á nos jours : une histoire de France

Uniform Title: Noirs de France (Compagnie des Phares et Balises)
Language: French. In French; La revue des revues is a silent film with French intertitles and musical accompaniment.
Imprint: [France] : Compagnie des Phares et Balises, [2012]
Physical description: 2 videodiscs (PAL, 3 hrs. 14 min.) : DVD video, sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

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Creators/Contributors

Contributor: Gélas, Juan, film director.; Blanchard, Pascal screenwriter.; Francys, Joe, film director.; Vautel, Clément, 1876-1954, screenwriter.; Hallier, Helene, actor.; Baker, Josephine, 1906-1975 dancer.; Carise, Erna, dancer.; Compagnie des Phares et Balises production company.; Folies-Bergère.; Moulin-Rouge (Night club : Paris, France)

Contents/Summary

Contents

Noirs de France (2011) / une production Compagnie des Phares et Balises en coproduction avec l'Ina avec la participation de France Télévison de Public Sénat, TV5 Monde ; un film de Pascal Blanchard et Juan Gélas (2 hr 44 min.)
La revue des revues (1927) : comédie en 8 parties / de Clement Vautel ; réalisation, Joe Francys ; production, Alex Nalpas (1 hr. 30 min.; original aspect ratio was 1.33.1)

Summary

Noirs de France: A documentary in 3 episodes on the history of blacks in France based on the book La France noire, edited by Pascal Blanchard.

La revue des revues is largely a collection of footage of acts from Parisian varietiy shows and the Foliles Bergere and Moulin Rouge, wrapped in a framing story about a young woman who wants to enter show business. Much of the footage is in color, and the acts include 2 numbers by Josephine Baker.

Subjects

Subject: Blacks > France > History.

Genre: Documentary television programs; Nonfiction television programs; Feature films; Fiction films; Silent films; Filmed performances; Filmed dance

Bibliographic information

Publication date: 2012
Note: Noirs de France originally produced in France as a television program and broadcast in 2011; La Revue des revues originally produced in France and released in 1927; restored in 2005 by Lobster Films.; Title from disc labels.; Stereo, wide screen 1.77:1.
Production Credits: Technical credits for Noirs de France: director, Juan Gélas; editor, François Tubaut; music, Patrick Goraguer & Sodi Marciszewer.; Technical credits for La revue des revues: Cinematography by Jimmy Berlief and Maurice Guillemin ; original music by Taranta-Babu ; restoration by Eric Lange ; production by Serge Bromberg, Lobster Films.
Participant: Cast of La revue des revues: Hélène Hallier, André Luguet, Pépa Bonafé, Josephine Baker, Erna Carise, Edmond Castel, Jeanne de Balzac, Mme. Dehan & Londonia, Gretchikine, The Hoffman Girls, John Tiller's Folies Girls, Mme. Komakova Ludovic, Lila Nicolska, Skibinne, Standford, Titos, Henri Varna, Stanislawa Welska, Ruth Zackey.
Format: Region 2.
Related Work: Motion picture adaptation of (work): France noire.; Contains (work): Noirs de France (Television program); Contains (work): Revue des revues (Motion picture)

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