Research Catalog

Title

Nobilissima visione: excerpts [motion picture]

Publication

1939.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Massine, Leonide, 1896-1979
• Massine, Leonide, 1896-1979.
• Theilade, Nini
• Panaieff, Michel
• Guerard, Roland
• Luipart, Marcel, 1912-1989
• Franklin, Frederic, 1914-2013
• Semenoff, Simon, 1908-1987
• Lauret, Jeanette
• Rostova, Lubov
• Dickson, Charles
• Tchelitchew, Pavel, 1898-1957.
• Hindemith, Paul, 1895-1963.
• Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo

Description

1 reel (40 min., 964 ft.) : si., b&w; 16 mm.

Summary

Unedited footage, with scenes out of sequence; contains interruptions and repetitions. No footage for scene III. The same footage, plus scene III, appears on *MGZHB 12-1000 no. 227, which is in correct order and edited for continuity, with outtakes placed at the end of the reel. For a sound version of this film, see: *MGZHB 16-2402.

Donor/Sponsor

Sergei Denham Collection.

Note

• Filmed onstage with scenery, in rehearsal clothes, at an unidentified location.
• Choreography: Léonide Massine. Libretto: Paul Hindemith and Léonide Massine. Scenery: Pavel Tchelitchew.
• Performed by the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo: Léonide Massine (St. Francis); Michel Panaieff, Roland Guerard, and Marcel Fenchel (his companions); Simon Semenoff (his father); Nicolas Ivangin [possibly Vladimir Dokoudovsky] (beggar); Frederic Franklin (knight/wolf); Charles Dickson and Pierre Klimoff (his squires); Nini Theilade (Poverty); Jeannette Lauret (Obedience); Lubov Rostova (Chastity); and others.

Access (note)

• Permission required.

Contents

CONTENTS: Scene I. -- Excerpt from scene I, beginning with swordplay sequence. -- Excerpts from scene IV. Francis's solo, interrupted briefly by footage of scene I. Taming of the wolf; entrance and solo of Poverty. -- Excerpt from scene V. Procession and dance of monks and nuns; entrance of Francis and Poverty. Rehearsal halted before end. -- Scene V. Repeated in full. -- Excerpt from scene IV. Duet and symbolic marriage of Francis and Poverty. End of scene cut off. -- Excerpt from scene IV. Entrance of Poverty; duet with Francis; celebration of symbolic marriage with disciples. -- Scene II. End of scene cut off.

Call Number

*MGZHB 12-2104

OCLC

NYPY946005700-F

Title

Nobilissima visione: excerpts [motion picture]

Imprint

1939.

Restricted Access

Permission required.

Local Subject

Ballet in motion pictures. Nobilissima visione.

Added Author

Massine, Leonide, 1896-1979, choreographer.

Massine, Leonide, 1896-1979. Librettist

Massine, Leonide, 1896-1979, dancer.

Theilade, Nini, dancer.

Panaieff, Michel, dancer.

Guerard, Roland, dancer.

Luipart, Marcel, 1912-1989, dancer.

Franklin, Frederic, 1914-2013, dancer.

Semenoff, Simon, 1908-1987, dancer.

Lauret, Jeanette, dancer.

Rostova, Lubov, dancer.

Dickson, Charles, dancer.

Tchelitchew, Pavel, 1898-1957. Nobilissima visione.

Hindemith, Paul, 1895-1963. Composer

Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo.

Massine, Leonide, 1896-1979. Nobilissima visione.

Research Call Number

*MGZHB 12-2104