The blue bird : Maeterlinck's world famous masterpiece / adapted for the screen by Charles Maigne ; an Artcraft Picture, Famous Players-Lasky ; [directed by Maurice Tourneur].
Two young children go on an allegorical voyage that bridges the chasm between the conscious and the unconscious as they search for the Blue Bird of Happiness.
| Uniform Title: | Blue bird (Motion picture : 1918) |
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| Language: | No linguistic content English |
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Silent film with English intertitles and accompanying music. |
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[United States] :
Kino International,
[2005]
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| Series: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (81 min.) : sound, color tinted ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| Summary: |
Two young children go on an allegorical voyage that bridges the chasm between the conscious and the unconscious as they search for the Blue Bird of Happiness. |
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| Note: | Based upon Nobel Prize-winner Maurice Maeterlinck's play, Oiseau bleu. "This print is from the George Eastman House". Originally produced as a silent film in 1918. Special features: includes excerpts from the 1910 edition of Maeterlinck's play, Maurice Tourneur biography and filmography, and the 1918 New York Times review of the film. Videorecording. |
| Call Number: | CN9 D0056149 VideoDVD |
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MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Credits: | Photography, John Van Den Broeck ; scenic effects by Ben Carré ; edited by Clarence Brown ; musical score compiled and performed by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra. |
| System Details: | DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital. |
| Cast: |
Tula Belle, Robin Macdougall, Lillian Cook. |