Topaze /

Duration: 84

Year Published: 1977

Creator: [Les Films Marcel Pagnol] ; [Scénario et dialogues, Marcel Pagnol, d'après sa pièce].

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Credits: Pagnol, Marcel, 1895-1974, film director, film producer, screenwriter.; Assouad, Albert, director of photography.; David, Louis, art director.; Scotto, Vincent, 1876-1952, composer (expression); Arnaudy, 1881-1953, actor.; Bataille, Sylvia, 1912-1993, actor.; Asso, Pierre, 1904-1974, actor.; Arbuleau, Jean, actor.; Films Marcel Pagnol, production company.; Topaze (Motion picture : 1936)

Description: 1936 adaptation of Marcel Pagnol's play, Topaze.; Aspect ratio: 1.33:1. Internet movie database lists an aspect ratio of 1.37:1.; English subtitles are printed in optically.; Credit information from Internet movie database and film's website, http://www.marcel-pagnol.com/film-topaze-2ieme- version,15.html; Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. Access by appt. only. CBPF; Written and directed by Marcel Pagnol; photographed by Albert Assouad; art direction, Louis David; music, Vincent Scotto.; Arnaudy, Sylvia Bataille, Pierre Asso, Jean Arbuleau, Léon Belières.; "In 1929 Pagnol's play Topaze was one of the most successful French stage productions ever. A Hollywood adaptation with John Barrymore and Myrna Loy was memorable in its American way but this version with Louis Jouvet (who played the role on stage) and Edwige Feuillère is far closer to the original. The delightfully cynical satire chronicles the metamorphosis of a timid, persecuted, not too clever schoolteacher whose lessons emphasize ethics and morality, into a dishonest but decidedly more confident individual when he is thrust into a crooked business scheme."--Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive program note.; PFA 1620-01-16668. D0471 via D0466 donation 04/16 /2015 CBPF; In French with English subtitles.; PFA 1620-01-16668. Edge code: Orwo. CONDITION NOTE: Inspected 2015/04/20 gc; good condition; signs of wear; R1 3 splices, R2 7 splices; gc removed scotch and masking tape splices; R1 tear 3/4 in, R2 tear over halfway in; tape adhesive residue near splices; light to fair scratches; slight warp (2)

Metadata Source:BERKELEY ART MUSEUM AND PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE