Sherlock Jr ; and, Three ages.

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Widely regarded as one of the most visually inventive silent comedies ever made, Sherlock Jr. offers fast-paced slapstick as well as a brilliant deconstruction of the filmmaking process. Keaton stars as a movie theater projectionist who dreams of becoming a super-sleuth and, in one breathtaking sequ...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Kino International Corporation
Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra
Club Foot Orchestra
Metro Pictures Corporation
Other Authors: Keaton, Buster, 1895-1966
McGuire, Kathryn, 1897-1978
Keaton, Joe, 1867-1946
Leahy, Margaret, 1902-1967
Beery, Wallace
Schenck, Joseph M., 1877-1961
Cline, Edward, 1892-1961
Havez, Jean, 1872-1925
Mitchell, Joseph A.
Bruckman, Clyde, 1894-1955
Israel, Robert, 1963-
Erwin, Lee
Language:English
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
Silent with English intertitles and musical score.
Published: New York : Kino International, [2010], ©2010.
Edition:Ultimate second-disc edition.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Motion picture projectionists > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Man-woman relationships.
Motion picture projectionists.
Feature films.
Silent films.
Comedy films.
Slapstick comedy films.
Fiction films.
Drama.
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films.
Silent films.
Comedy films.
Slapstick comedy films.
Fiction films.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (approximately 108 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Buster Keaton : Sherlock Jr. and Three ages.
Sherlock Junior.
Three ages.
3 ages.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Widely regarded as one of the most visually inventive silent comedies ever made, Sherlock Jr. offers fast-paced slapstick as well as a brilliant deconstruction of the filmmaking process. Keaton stars as a movie theater projectionist who dreams of becoming a super-sleuth and, in one breathtaking sequence, literally steps into the screen to bring his fantasies to life.
Another comedy for film-lovers (that plays upon the conventions of cinema), Three Ages is a clever spoof of D.W. Griffith's Intolerance. In Keaton's multi-narrative epic, man's primal quest for love is played out in the Stone Age, Ancient Rome, and the Jazz Age.
Note:Special features: Sherlock Jr. : audio commentary by film historian David Kalat ; documentary short on the making of the film, written by film historian David B. Pearson ; visual essay on the film's locations by Silent Echoes author John Bengtson. Three ages: Man's Genesis (1912) a nine-minute excerpt of the D.W. Griffith prehistoric romance that inspired Keaton's parody ; visual essay on the film's locations by Silent Echoes author John Bengtson ; Three Ages re-cut as a trio of stand-alone short films.
Videorecording.
Call Number:CW9 D0127053 VideoDVD
Audience:
Not rated.
Credits:Sherlock Jr.: photographed by Byron Houck and Elgin Lessley ; music by The Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra and The Club Foot Orchestra ; Three ages: photographed by Elgin Lessley and William McGann ; music arranged and conducted by Robert Israel ; organ score by Lee Erwin.
System Details:DVD; NTSC; HD from archival 35 mm; 2.0 stereo.; 5.1 surround sound (Sherlock Jr.).
Cast:
Sherlock Jr.: Buster Keaton, Kathryn McGuire, Joe Keaton; Three ages: Buster Keaton, Margaret Leahy, Wallace Beery.