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A Night at the Peking opera
- Title
- A Night at the Peking opera [motion picture] / Claude Jaeger, France.
- Publication
- New York : Film Images, 1957.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Moving image | By appointment only | J M16 761 N | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Moving image | By appointment only | J M16 761 N | Offsite |
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- Description
- 1 film reel (20 min.) : sd. col.; 16 mm.
- Summary
- Four vignettes using traditional music and costumes from Chinese opera. 1. A fairy tale - the legend of the monkey king and the jade emperor, in which all the gods punish the monkey for eating the forbidden fruit. 2. A comedy ballet of errors - an innkeeper tries to kill a sleeping highwayman in the dark. 3. A beauteous lady - while enroute on a journey, a beautiful lady is finally transported across the river in an imaginary punt.
- Subjects
- Credits (note)
- Directors, Marc Maurette and Victoria Mercanton; adapted for the American screen by Paul Falkenberg.
- LCCN
- fia59000542
- Title
- A Night at the Peking opera [motion picture] / Claude Jaeger, France.
- Imprint
- New York : Film Images, 1957.
- Credits
- Directors, Marc Maurette and Victoria Mercanton; adapted for the American screen by Paul Falkenberg.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Mercanton, Victoria.Maurette, Marc.Beijing Jing ju tuan.
- Branch Call Number
- J M16 761 N