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A Canterbury Tale
(DVD)
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Published
[Irvington, N.Y.?] : Criterion Collection, c2006.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (124 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (20 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.)
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| Location | Call Number | Note | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alamosa Public Library - DVD | DVD FICTION CAN | 2 DVDs | On Shelf |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Canterbury tale (Motion picture)
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -- -1400 -- Adaptations.
Country life -- England -- Kent -- Drama.
Detective and mystery films.
England -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Drama.
Feature films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Kent (England) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Drama.
Motion pictures, British.
Travelers -- England -- Kent -- Drama.
Villages -- England -- Kent -- Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 -- England -- Kent -- Drama.
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -- -1400 -- Adaptations.
Country life -- England -- Kent -- Drama.
Detective and mystery films.
England -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Drama.
Feature films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Kent (England) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Drama.
Motion pictures, British.
Travelers -- England -- Kent -- Drama.
Villages -- England -- Kent -- Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 -- England -- Kent -- Drama.
More Details
Published
[Irvington, N.Y.?] : Criterion Collection, c2006.
Format
DVD
Language
English
UPC
715515018920
Notes
General Note
Special features: (disc 1) audio commentary by film historian Ian Christie; excerpts from the American version with Kim Hunter; (disc 2) new interview with Sheila Sim; "A pilgrim's return," a documentary about John Sweet; "A Canterbury trail," a documentary vistit to film locations; "Listen to Britain," a 2001 video-installation piece by Victor Burgin inspired by the film; "Listen to Britain," a 1942 documentary by Humphrey Jennings.
General Note
Videodisc release of the 1944 British motion picture by the Archers.
Creation/Production Credits
Photography, Erwin Hillier ; editor, John Seabourne ; original music, Allan Gray.
Participants/Performers
Eric Portman, Sheila Sim, Dennis Price, Sergeant John Sweet.
Description
Reworking of Chaucer's epic 14th century tale, largely set in 1940s wartime Kent. It centers on three modern-day incarnations of Chaucer's pilgrims: a plainspoken American Army sergeant (Sweet), a resourceful British sergeant (Price), and a melancholy landgirl (Sim). While enroute to Canterbury, they are waylaid and forced to solve a bizarre village crime: the mystery of a man who pours glue over the hair of village girls at night.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD; full screen (1.33:1) aspect ratio.
Language
Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Powell, M., Pressburger, E., Portman, E., Sim, S., Price, D., & Sweet, J. (2006). A Canterbury Tale . Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Michael Powell et al.. 2006. A Canterbury Tale. Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Michael Powell et al.. A Canterbury Tale Criterion Collection, 2006.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Powell, Michael, et al. A Canterbury Tale Criterion Collection, 2006.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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