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The universe of Philippe Decouflé on film Works & process at the Guggenheim

Title
The universe of Philippe Decouflé on film [videorecording] : Works & process at the Guggenheim / [performance series producer, Mary Sharp Cronson].
Publication
2001.

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Additional Authors
  • Decouflé, Philippe.
  • Bensard, Patrick.
  • Cronson, Mary Sharp.
  • Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
Description
1 videodisc (NTSC) (85 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
This program contains excerpts from Decouflé's film work, including filmed segments of multimedia performances as well as stand-alone experimental films and television commercials. The films Caramba, Codex, and Le P'tit Bal are among those excerpted. Decouflé discusses such influences as Hollywood musicals and the works of early 20th-century cinema pioneer Georges Méliès, and his collaboration with commercial artist and director Jean-Paul Goude. The program also includes two short Méliès films.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Works & process at the Guggenheim, Mary Sharp Cronson, producer.
Series Statement
Works & process at the Guggenheim collection ; 161
Uniform Title
Works and process at the Guggenheim.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Video.
  • Educational/cultural works.
Credits (note)
  • Filmmaker: Philippe Decouflé́.
Event (note)
  • Recorded as part of the Works & process performance series at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, on April 29, 2001.
Funding (note)
  • With support from The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation, digitization and DVD authoring of the Works & process at the Guggenheim video archive was done by StreamingCulture at the Graduate Center of The City University of New York.
Biography (note)
  • Philippe Decouflé is a French choreographer and dancer whose work has often incorporated or been exclusively based in film or video. He also staged the opening and closing ceremonies for the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. This program was presented as part of France Move, a 2001 citywide festival celebrating French Dance.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-1165
OCLC
99996843
Title
The universe of Philippe Decouflé on film [videorecording] : Works & process at the Guggenheim / [performance series producer, Mary Sharp Cronson].
Imprint
2001.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Series
Works & process at the Guggenheim collection ; 161
Works and process at the Guggenheim.
Credits
Filmmaker: Philippe Decouflé́.
Performer
Interviewee: Philippe Decouflé. Interviewer: Patrick Bensard.
Event
Recorded as part of the Works & process performance series at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, on April 29, 2001.
Funding
With support from The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation, digitization and DVD authoring of the Works & process at the Guggenheim video archive was done by StreamingCulture at the Graduate Center of The City University of New York.
Biography
Philippe Decouflé is a French choreographer and dancer whose work has often incorporated or been exclusively based in film or video. He also staged the opening and closing ceremonies for the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. This program was presented as part of France Move, a 2001 citywide festival celebrating French Dance.
Added Author
Decouflé, Philippe. Interviewee
Bensard, Patrick. Interviewer
Cronson, Mary Sharp. Producer
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-1165
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