Paul Robeson outsider
Body and soul: Tells the story of a minister gone corrupt. He associates with the owner of a house of gambling, forces a girl to steal, and later kills the girl's brother. Yet, when all is said and done, it's only a dream. Borderline: Set in a Swiss mountain resort town, tells the story of...
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| Language: | English |
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[Irvington, N.Y.] :
Criterion Collection,
c2007
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| Series: | Criterion collection ;
369 Criterion collection ; 371 Paul Robeson, portraits of the artist |
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| Summary: | Body and soul: Tells the story of a minister gone corrupt. He associates with the owner of a house of gambling, forces a girl to steal, and later kills the girl's brother. Yet, when all is said and done, it's only a dream. Borderline: Set in a Swiss mountain resort town, tells the story of Adah, a black woman who has an affair with Thorne, a white man, then attempts to reconcile with her husband Pete, and eventually leaves town. Thorne's wife Astrid goes mad and cuts Thorne's face and arm with a knife, then mysteriously dies. After Thorne is tried and acquitted, the mayor sends Pete a letter asking him to leave town for the good of all concerned |
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| Item Description: | DVD release of the 1925 (Body and soul) and 1930 (Borderline) motion pictures Issued as part of a 4-disc set entitled Paul Robeson : portraits of the artist Special features: Audio commentary for Body and soul by historian Pearl Bowser; About the score: Wycliffe Gordon (Body and soul) and Courtney Pine (Borderline) Title from disc label |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (154 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in |
| Format: | DVD; region 1, NTSC; 1.33:1 aspect ratio; Dolby digital stereo |
| ISBN: | 1934121193 (set) 1934121215 (disc) 9781934121191 (set) 9781934121214 (disc) |