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DVD

Henri Langlois : phantom of the cinémathèque

Call Number

  • DVD 921 L2843H (CEN)

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Languages

In French, with English subtitles.

Performers

Claude Chabrol, Lotte Eisner, Philippe Garrel, Jean-Luc Godard, Alfred Hitchcock, Mary Meerson, Eric Röhmer, François Truffaut, Jack Valenti.

Publication Information

New York : Kino on Video, [2006]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (128 minutes) : sound, color, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

For forty years, Langlois presided over the Cinémathèque Française with absolute commitment and unwavering passion. By collecting motion pictures, he preserved the priceless treasures of an art form. It wasn't always easy as Langlois went underground during the Nazi occupation of Paris and as he battled with bureaucrats. Includes rare footage and interviews.

Notes

Title from container.

Originally released as a documentary in 2005.

Special features: "Langlois monumental" (1991, 10 min., French w/English subtitles) - a film of the dedication ceremony for the Langlois Monument, featuring Sam Fuller and Marcel Carne ; "Le Musee du Cinema Henri Langlois" (1997, 3 min., French w/English subtitles) ; - featurette about the Henri Langlois Museum of Cinema, narrated by Alain Delon ; stills gallery.

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