UID:
kobvindex_ZLB14003953
Format:
2 DVD (ca. 124 Min.) : s/w
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Tonformat: DD/1.0 (engl.)
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1 Beih. (20 S.)
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Bildformat: 1,33:1 aspect ratio
Edition:
restored
Series Statement:
The Criterion collection : [DVD-Video] 341
Content:
Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's beloved classic A Canterbury Tale is a profoundly personal journey to Powell's bucolic birthplace of Kent, England. Set amid the tumult of the Second World War, yet with a rhythm as delicate as a lullaby, the film follows three modern-day incarnations of Chaucer's pilgrims̶a melancholy "landgirl", a plainspoken American GI, and a resourceful British sergeant̶who are waylaid in the English countryside en route to the mythical town and forced to solve a bizarre village crime. Building to a majestic climax that ranks as one of the filmmaking duo's finest achievements, the dazzling A Canterbury Tale has acquired a following of devotees passionate enough to qualify as pilgrims themselves. (Covertext)
Note:
Ländercode: 1
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Special edition double set features:
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Disc one: New, restored high-definition digital transfer. Audio commentary by film historian Ian Christie. Excerpts from the American version, with Kim Hunter.
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Disc two: New video interview with actress sheila Sim. "A Pilgrim'return", a documentary visiting the film locations, by David Thompson. "Listen to Britain", a 2001 video-installation piece inspired by "A Canterbury Tale", by artist Victor Burgin. "Listen to Britain", a 1942 documentary by Humphrey Jennings.
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Plus: A booklet featuring essays by Graham Fuller, Peter von Bagh, and actor John Sweet.
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Orig.: Großbritannien, 1944
Language:
English
Keywords:
A Canterbury tale
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Author information:
Pressburger, Emeric
Author information:
Powell, Michael
Author information:
Chaucer, Geoffrey
