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Additional authors

1. Berlovitz, Barbra
2. Gracieux, Vincent
3. Rosen, Robert
4. Serrand, Dominique
5. Epp, Steve
6. Epp, Steve
7. Jones, Felicity
8. Walsh, Paul
9. Poling, Chandler
10. Jensen, Eric
11. Desbois, Frederic
12. Mrnak, Trina
13. Herskovits, David
14. Jacobson, Aimée
15. Schuminski, Charles
16. Donahue, John Clark
17. Corzatt, Sarah
18. Sostek, Brian
19. Collins, Michael
20. Esping, Laura
21. Sass, Joel
22. Harryman, Michael
23. Kernan, Brian
24. Hogetvedt, Nancy
25. Lewis, Angie
26. Ward, Terry
27. Anderson, Cherie
28. Boerger, Dave
29. Mattison, Ted
30. Stucker, Richard
31. Corwin, Betty L.
32. Theatre de la Jeune Lune (Minneapolis, Minn.), producer
33. New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive

Description

1. 7 videocassettes (U-matic) (168 min.) : sd., col. SP; 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Stage drama concerning the production of Marcel Carné's 1945 film Les enfants du paradis (i.e. Children of Paradise), which was made in France during the last days of the German occupation. Features characters based on Carné and a number of his lead actors (including Arletty and Jean-Louis Barrault) as well as other personnel involved in the making of the film. Sequences from the film, which was co-authored by Carné and Jacques Prévert, are re-enacted.

Subject

1. Motion picture producers and directors > Drama
2. Motion picture actors and actresses > France > Drama
3. Casarès, Maria > Drama
4. Prévert, Jacques, 1900-1977 > Drama
5. Theater > Minnesota > Minneapolis
6. Motion picture actors and actresses > Drama
7. Kosma, Joseph, 1905-1969 > Drama
8. Brasseur, Pierre, 1905-1972 > Drama
9. Carné, Marcel > Drama
10. Prévert, Jacques, 1900-1977 > Adaptations
11. Trauner, Alexandre, 1906-1993 > Drama
12. Carné, Marcel > Adaptations
13. Enfants du paradis (Motion picture) > Drama
14. Motion picture industry > France > Drama
15. Barrault, Jean-Louis, 1910-1994 > Drama
16. Soehring, Hans-Juergen > Drama
17. Arletty, 1898-1992 > Drama
18. Le Vigan, Robert > Drama
19. Motion picture producers and directors > France > Drama
20. Theatrical productions > Minnesota > Minneapolis > 1991-2000
21. Drama
22. Paulvé, André > Drama
23. World War, 1939-1945 > France > Drama
24. Rosay, Françoise > Drama
25. Herrand, Marcel > Drama

Genre/Form

1. Drama.

Call number

1. NCOV 1225

Note

1. No credits on tape. Production information gathered from program.
2. In addition to the final edit of this production, which concerns the filming of the 1945 French film Les enfants du paradis, there are two cassettes of unedited material taken from a video camera that was used onstage during the performance. This video is available under NCOV 1225-A.

Access (note)

1. Restricted to qualified researchers.

Credits (note)

1. Scenography by Vincent Gracieux ; music by Chandler Poling ; lighting by Frederic Desbois ; costumes by Trina Mrnak ; dramaturg, Paul Walsh ; musical director and additional composition, Eric Jensen ; assistant director, David Herskovits ; stage manager, Aimée Jacobson.

Performer (note)

1. Felicity Jones, Robert Rosen, Steven Epp, Charles Schuminski, John Clark Donahue, Sarah Corzatt, Dominique Serrand, Vincent Gracieux, Barbra Berlovitz Desbois, Eric Jensen, Brian Sostek, Michael Collins, Laura Esping, Joel Sass, Aimée Jacobson, Michael Harryman, Ben Kernan, Nancy Hogetvedt, Angie Lewis, Terry Ward, Cherie Anderson, Dave Boerger, Ted Mattison.
2. Violin and accordion, Sarah Corzatt.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at Theatre de la Jeune Lune, Minneapolis, Minn., March 19, 1993.

Title

1. Children of paradise: shooting a dream [videorecording] / Theatre de la Jeune Lune, Barbra Berlovitz Desbois, Vincent Gracieux, Robert Rosen, Dominique Serrand, artistic directors, Steven Epp and Felicity Jones, artistic associates, presents ; written by Steven Epp, Felicity Jones, Dominique Serrand, and Paul Walsh ; based on the work of Marcel Carné and Jacques Prévert ; directed by Dominique Serrand ; [video director] Stucker ; [video producer] Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Betty L. Corwin, director.

Imprint

1. Minneapolis, Minn., 1993.

Access

1. Restricted to qualified researchers.

Credits

1. Scenography by Vincent Gracieux ; music by Chandler Poling ; lighting by Frederic Desbois ; costumes by Trina Mrnak ; dramaturg, Paul Walsh ; musical director and additional composition, Eric Jensen ; assistant director, David Herskovits ; stage manager, Aimée Jacobson.

Cast

1. Felicity Jones, Robert Rosen, Steven Epp, Charles Schuminski, John Clark Donahue, Sarah Corzatt, Dominique Serrand, Vincent Gracieux, Barbra Berlovitz Desbois, Eric Jensen, Brian Sostek, Michael Collins, Laura Esping, Joel Sass, Aimée Jacobson, Michael Harryman, Ben Kernan, Nancy Hogetvedt, Angie Lewis, Terry Ward, Cherie Anderson, Dave Boerger, Ted Mattison.
2. Violin and accordion, Sarah Corzatt.

Event

1. Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at Theatre de la Jeune Lune, Minneapolis, Minn., March 19, 1993.

Added author

1. Theatre de la Jeune Lune (Minneapolis, Minn.), producer.
2. Berlovitz, Barbra, producer.
3. Berlovitz, Barbra, actor.
4. Gracieux, Vincent, producer.
5. Gracieux, Vincent, set designer.
6. Gracieux, Vincent, actor.
7. Rosen, Robert, producer.
8. Rosen, Robert, actor.
9. Serrand, Dominique, producer.
10. Serrand, Dominique, director.
11. Serrand, Dominique, actor.
12. Serrand, Dominique, co-author.
13. Epp, Steve, producer.
14. Epp, Steve. Children of paradise: shooting a dream.
15. Epp, Steve, actor.
16. Jones, Felicity, producer.
17. Jones, Felicity, actor.
18. Jones, Felicity, co-author.
19. Walsh, Paul, co-author.
20. Walsh, Paul, dramaturg.
21. Poling, Chandler, composer.
22. Jensen, Eric, composer.
23. Jensen, Eric, actor.
24. Desbois, Frederic, lighting designer.
25. Mrnak, Trina, costume designer.
26. Herskovits, David, production personnel.
27. Jacobson, Aimée, stage manager.
28. Jacobson, Aimée, actor.
29. Schuminski, Charles, actor.
30. Donahue, John Clark, actor.
31. Corzatt, Sarah, instrumentalist.
32. Corzatt, Sarah, actor.
33. Sostek, Brian, actor.
34. Collins, Michael, actor.
35. Esping, Laura, actor.
36. Sass, Joel, actor.
37. Harryman, Michael, actor.
38. Kernan, Brian, actor.
39. Hogetvedt, Nancy, actor.
40. Lewis, Angie, actor.
41. Ward, Terry, actor.
42. Anderson, Cherie, actor.
43. Boerger, Dave, actor.
44. Mattison, Ted, actor.
45. Stucker, Richard, videographer.
46. Corwin, Betty L.
47. New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.

Research call number

1. NCOV 1225