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Zizi Jeanmaire danse Roland Petit

Title
Zizi Jeanmaire danse Roland Petit [videorecording] / TAG Films Distribution ; choreography by Roland Petit.
Publication
Paris, France : TAG Films Distribution, c2003.

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Additional Authors
  • Petit, Roland, 1924-2011
  • Petit, Roland, 1924-2011.
  • Jeanmaire, Zizi, 1924-2020
  • Clavier, Josette
  • Kronstam, Henning
  • Bjørnsson, Fredbjørn
  • Manen, Hans van, 1932-
  • Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993
  • Sanders, Dirk, 1924-
  • Celada, Raoul
  • Lemaitre, Gérard
  • Chevalier, Maurice, 1888-1972
  • Constant, Marius, 1925-2004.
  • Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875.
  • Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897.
  • Clavé, Antoni, 1913-2005.
  • Young, Terence, 1915-1994
  • Cocteau, Jean, 1889-1963.
  • Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750.
  • Piltant, J. A.
  • Adam, Alfred
  • Damase, Jean-Michel, 1928-2013
  • Andréani, Jean-Louis
  • Wakhevitch, Georges, 1907-1984.
  • Ballets de Paris de Roland Petit
  • Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux
  • TAG Films Distribution
Description
1 videodisc (129 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Compilation of three ballet films featuring French ballerina Zizi Jeanmaire in choreography by Roland Petit. Bonus features include an interview with Petit and biographies of Jeanmaire and Petit.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Roland Petit.
Uniform Title
  • Carmen (Choreographic work : Petit)
  • Jeune homme et la mort (Choreographic work : Petit, R)
  • Croqueuse de diamants (Choreographic work : Petit)
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Note
  • Aspect ratio is 4:3.
  • Additional program data from wrapper.
System Details (note)
  • DVD.
Language (note)
  • In French.
Contents
  • Carmen (ca. 35 min.) / letterbox format; excerpt from the film Un, deux, trois, quatre! [France, 1960; released in the U.S. in 1962 under the title Black tights]; directed by Terence Young; music, Georges Bizet; scenario, Meilhac and Halévy; scenery and costumes, Antoni Clavé; danced by the Ballets de Paris de Roland Petit: Zizi Jeanmaire (Carmen); Roland Petit (Don Jose); Josette Clavier (the brigand woman); Henning Kronstam (the toreador); Fredbjørn Bjørnsson, Hans Van Manen (the brigands); Régine Bourry, Sally Pierce, France Arnell, Irina Radkiewiecz (cigarette girls); others; music played by the Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux, conducted by Marius Constant.
  • Le jeune homme et la mort (ca. 15 min.) / filmed in 1966; choreography and direction by Roland Petit; music, Johann Sebastian Bach (Passacaglia and fugue in C minor), played by Pierre Marichal; scenario after the mimodrama by Jean Cocteau; scenery, J.A. Piltant after Georges Wakhevitch; danced by Zizi Jeanmaire and Rudolf Nureyev.
  • La croqueuse de diamants (ca. 28 min.) / letterbox format; excerpt from the film Un, deux, trois, quatre! [France, 1960; released in the U.S. in 1962 under the title Black tights]; directed by Terence Young; music, Jean-Michel Damase; lyrics, Raymond Queneau; scenario, Roland Petit and Alfred Adam; scenery and costumes, Georges Wakhevitch; danced by the Ballets de Paris de Roland Petit: Zizi Jeanmaire (the diamond cruncher); Dirk Sanders (the young man); Bertie Eckhardt (the cafe proprietor); Raoul Celada, Gérard Lemaitre, Hans Van Manen, Elwin Carel, Claude Jourdan (the gang members); introduced by Maurice Chevalier [in French with German subtitles]; music played by the Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux, conducted by Marius Constant.
  • Bonus features: Interview with Roland Petit. Une rencontre à l'Opéra: Roland Petit (ca. 32 min.) / produced by TAG Films Distribution; directed by Jean-Louis Andreani. Includes a discussion of the ballets seen on this recording.
  • Biography of Zizi Jeanmaire (ca. 11 min.) / spoken text in French, accompanied by still photographs.
  • Biography of Roland Petit (ca. 8 min.) / spoken text in French, accompanied by still photographs.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-50
OCLC
NYPY04-F31
Title
Zizi Jeanmaire danse Roland Petit [videorecording] / TAG Films Distribution ; choreography by Roland Petit.
Imprint
Paris, France : TAG Films Distribution, c2003.
Country of Producing Entity
France.
System Details
DVD.
Language
In French.
Added Author
Petit, Roland, 1924-2011, choreographer.
Petit, Roland, 1924-2011, dancer.
Petit, Roland, 1924-2011. Director
Petit, Roland, 1924-2011. Interviewee
Jeanmaire, Zizi, 1924-2020, dancer. Singer
Clavier, Josette, dancer.
Kronstam, Henning, dancer.
Bjørnsson, Fredbjørn, dancer.
Manen, Hans van, 1932- dancer.
Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993, dancer.
Sanders, Dirk, 1924- dancer.
Celada, Raoul, dancer.
Lemaitre, Gérard, dancer.
Chevalier, Maurice, 1888-1972, actor.
Constant, Marius, 1925-2004. Conductor
Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875. Carmen.
Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897. Carmen.
Clavé, Antoni, 1913-2005. Designer
Young, Terence, 1915-1994, film director.
Cocteau, Jean, 1889-1963.
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Composer
Piltant, J. A. Designer
Adam, Alfred. Scenarist
Damase, Jean-Michel, 1928-2013, composer.
Andréani, Jean-Louis. Director
Wakhevitch, Georges, 1907-1984. Set designer
Ballets de Paris de Roland Petit.
Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux.
TAG Films Distribution.
Added Title
Carmen (Choreographic work : Petit)
Jeune homme et la mort (Choreographic work : Petit, R)
Croqueuse de diamants (Choreographic work : Petit)
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-50
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