A Canterbury tale / Janus Films ; a production of the Archers ; written, produced and directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger.
Reworking of Chaucer's epic 14th century tale, largely set in 1940s wartime Kent, with three modern-day incarnations of Chaucer's pilgrims: a plainspoken American Army sergeant, a resourceful British sergeant, and a melancholy girl. While enroute to Canterbury they are waylaid and forced to solve a...
| Uniform Title: | Criterion collection ;
341. Rovi Media Collection. Movies. |
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| Language: | English |
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Dialogue in English; closed captioned. |
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Irvington, N.Y. :
Criterion Collection,
[2006], ©2006.
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| Edition: | Standard format (1.33:first). |
| Series: | Criterion collection ;
341. Rovi Media Collection. Movies. |
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| Physical Description: | 2 videodiscs (124 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| Summary: |
Reworking of Chaucer's epic 14th century tale, largely set in 1940s wartime Kent, with three modern-day incarnations of Chaucer's pilgrims: a plainspoken American Army sergeant, a resourceful British sergeant, and a melancholy girl. While enroute to Canterbury they are waylaid and forced to solve a local crime, the mystery of a man who pours glue over the hair of village girls at night. |
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| Note: | Standard format. Based on the work: The Canterbury tales / by Geoffrey Chaucer. Special features (disc 1): Optional audio commentary by film historian Ian Christie; "American version excerpts" featuring the prologue and ending sequence of the American version with Kim Hunter (12 min). Special features (disc 2): "Sheila Sim interview" featuring Sim's recollections of the production (20 min.); "John Sweet: a pilgrim's return," a documentary on Sweet's 2000 return to Canterbury to speak at the Kent International Film Festival (23 min.); "A Canterbury trail," a tour-guide documentary of the actual film locations (24 min.); "Listen to Britain," a 2001 video-installation piece by English artist Victor Burgin inspired by the film of the same name with an introduction by Burgin (7 min.); "Listen to Britain," a 1942 documentary by Humphrey Jennings (19 min.). Program notes on container insert include an essay "A Canterbury Tale: 'Glorious, isn't it?'" by film writer Graham Fuller, an essay "A tribute" by film historian Peter von Bagh, and an excerpt from "The Making of A Canterbury tale" from an essay by actor Sweet, originally featured on the Powell and Pressburger Appreciation Society's website. Videorecording. |
| Call Number: | CO4 D0069116 VideoDVD PN1997 .C367 2006 VideoDVD |
| Audience: |
Not rated. |
| ISBN: | 1559409878 : 9781559409872 |
| Credits: | Photography, Erwin Hillier ; editor, John Seabourne ; original music, Allan Gray. |
| System Details: | DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital mono. |
| Cast: |
Eric Portman, Sheila Sim, Dennis Price, John Sweet. |