The village detective : a song cycle
DVD |
Widescreen ed. |
Kino Lorber,
[United States] :
2021.
- 1 of 1 Copy Available at Libraries in Niagara Cooperative
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Branch | Call Number | Location | Holdable? | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grimsby | 947.084 Vil | DVD - Non-Fiction | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
About
During the summer of 2016, a fishing boat off the shores of Iceland made a most curious catch: four reels of 35mm film, seemingly of Soviet provenance. Unlike the film find explored in Bill Morrison's Dawson City: Frozen Time, it turned out this discovery wasn't a lost work of major importance, but an incomplete print of a popular comedy starring beloved Russian actor Mihail Žarov. Does that mean it has no value? Morrison thought not. To him, the heavily water-damaged print, and the way it surfaced, could be seen as a fitting reflection on the life of Žarov, who loved this role so much that he even co-directed a sequel to it. In The Village Detective: a song cycle Morrison uses the story as a jumping off point for his latest meditation on cinema's past, offering a journey into Soviet history and film accompanied by a gorgeous score by Pulitzer and Grammy-winning composer David Lang.
Details
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 81 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.videodiscvideorecording
- Edition: Widescreen ed.
- Publisher: [United States] : Kino Lorber, 2021.
- General Note: English, Russian audio; English subtitles.11/23/2021
- Creation/Production Credits Note: Director, Bill Morrison.
- Participant or Performer Note: Mihail Zarov.