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Satie and Suzanne

Title
Satie and Suzanne [videorecording] / Rhombus Media ; produced in association with Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Société Radio-Canada, A & E Networks, RTP, ZDF, ARTE, AVRO, S4C, and Philips Classics Productions ; written and directed by Tim Southam ; choreography by Debra Brown ; music by Erik Satie.
Publication
Oley, PA : Bullfrog Films [distributors], c1994.

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Additional Authors
  • Tennant, Veronica
  • Pennell, Nicholas
  • Bazinet, René
  • Chassé, Isabelle
  • Jacinto, Jinny J.
  • Louis-Binette, Nadine
  • Montague, Owen
  • Ransom, Jeremy
  • Gérard, Fred
  • Leeuw, Reinbert de, 1938-2020.
  • Satie, Erik, 1866-1925.
  • Southam, Tim.
  • Brown, Debra
  • Holmes, Eda
  • Sprague, Carl.
  • Muir, Linda.
  • Fichman, Niv.
  • Iron, Daniel.
  • Jonas, Jennifer.
  • Rhombus Media (Firm)
  • Telefilm Canada.
  • Ontario Film Development Corporation.
  • Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
  • Arts and Entertainment Network.
  • Radiotelevisão Portuguesa.
  • Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen.
  • Association relative à la télévision européene.
  • AVRO (Firm)
  • S4C (Firm)
  • Philips Classics Productions.
  • Bullfrog Films, inc.
  • DHCA.
Description
1 videocassette (53 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Summary
Film fantasy told in text, dance, and the music of Erik Satie, inspired by Satie's real-life love affair with painter Suzanne Valadon. The choreography, by Cirque du Soleil's Debra Brown, includes acrobatic dancing for four contortionists from the Cirque du Soleil.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Veronica Tennant/Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Note
  • Letterbox format.
Credits (note)
  • Produced with the participation of Telefilm Canada and Ontario Film Development Corporation ; producers, Daniel Iron, Jennifer Jonas ; associate producer, Sheena Macdonald ; executive producer, Niv Fichman ; director of photography, Paul Sarossy ; assistant choreographer, Eda Holmes ; text based on the original writings of Erik Satie ; production design, Carl Sprague ; art direction, Paul Austerberry ; costumes, Linda Muir.
Performer (note)
  • Nicholas Pennell (Erik Satie) ; Veronica Tennant (Suzanne Valadon) ; René Bazinet (chess player) ; Isabelle Chassé, Jinny J. Jacinto, Nadine Louis-Binette, Laurence Racine (cabaret dancers) ; Owen Montague, Jeremy Ransom (waiters) ; Fred Gérard (gendarme).
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-2492
ISBN
1560296224
OCLC
  • 34290461
  • NYPY97-F85
Title
Satie and Suzanne [videorecording] / Rhombus Media ; produced in association with Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Société Radio-Canada, A & E Networks, RTP, ZDF, ARTE, AVRO, S4C, and Philips Classics Productions ; written and directed by Tim Southam ; choreography by Debra Brown ; music by Erik Satie.
Imprint
Oley, PA : Bullfrog Films [distributors], c1994.
Country of Producing Entity
Canada.
Credits
Produced with the participation of Telefilm Canada and Ontario Film Development Corporation ; producers, Daniel Iron, Jennifer Jonas ; associate producer, Sheena Macdonald ; executive producer, Niv Fichman ; director of photography, Paul Sarossy ; assistant choreographer, Eda Holmes ; text based on the original writings of Erik Satie ; production design, Carl Sprague ; art direction, Paul Austerberry ; costumes, Linda Muir.
Cast
Nicholas Pennell (Erik Satie) ; Veronica Tennant (Suzanne Valadon) ; René Bazinet (chess player) ; Isabelle Chassé, Jinny J. Jacinto, Nadine Louis-Binette, Laurence Racine (cabaret dancers) ; Owen Montague, Jeremy Ransom (waiters) ; Fred Gérard (gendarme).
Performer
Music played by Reinbert de Leeuw.
Local Subject
Cinedance.
Acrobatic dancing.
Added Author
Tennant, Veronica, dancer.
Pennell, Nicholas, dancer.
Bazinet, René, dancer.
Chassé, Isabelle, dancer.
Jacinto, Jinny J., dancer.
Louis-Binette, Nadine, dancer.
Montague, Owen, dancer.
Ransom, Jeremy, dancer.
Gérard, Fred, dancer.
Leeuw, Reinbert de, 1938-2020. Musician
Satie, Erik, 1866-1925. Composer
Southam, Tim. Author. Director
Brown, Debra, choreographer.
Holmes, Eda, choreographer.
Sprague, Carl. Designer
Muir, Linda. Costume designer
Fichman, Niv. Producer
Iron, Daniel. Producer
Jonas, Jennifer. Producer
Rhombus Media (Firm)
Telefilm Canada.
Ontario Film Development Corporation.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
Arts and Entertainment Network.
Radiotelevisão Portuguesa.
Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen.
Association relative à la télévision européene.
AVRO (Firm)
S4C (Firm)
Philips Classics Productions.
Bullfrog Films, inc.
DHCA.
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-2492
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