Swing time
(DVD)
Contributors
Stevens, George, 1904-1975 film director.
Berman, Pandro S., 1905-1996, film producer.
Lindsay, Howard, 1889-1968, screenwriter.
Scott, Allan, 1906-1995 screenwriter.
Gelsey, Erwin, 1900-1988, screenwriter.
Berman, Pandro S., 1905-1996, film producer.
Lindsay, Howard, 1889-1968, screenwriter.
Scott, Allan, 1906-1995 screenwriter.
Gelsey, Erwin, 1900-1988, screenwriter.
Published
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2019].
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cragsmoor Free Library - Adult DVD (any type) | DVD#2528 MUSICAL | On Shelf |
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Published
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2019].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert (12 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm)
Language
English
UPC
715515231114
Notes
General Note
Title from credit frames.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1936.
General Note
Full screen (1.37:1).
General Note
Features: New 2K digital restoration; Audio commentary from 1986 featuring John Mueller, author of Astaire Dancing: the Musical Films; Archival interviews with performers Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers and choreographer Hermes Pan; New interview with George Stevens Jr.; In Full Swing, a new program on the film's choreography and soundtrack featuring jazz and film critic Gary Giddins, dance critic Brian Seibert, and Dorothy Fields biographer Deborah Grace Winer; New interview with film scholar Mia Mask on the "Bojangles of Harlem" number; An essay by critic Imogen Sara Smith.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, David Abel ; editor, Henry Berman ; art director, Van Nest Polglase ; gowns by Bernard Newman.
Participants/Performers
Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Victor Moore, Helen Broderick, Eric Blore, Betty Furness, Georges Metaxa.
Description
"In this irresistible musical, the legendary dancing duo Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers are at the pinnacle of their art as a feckless gambler and the shrewd dancing instructor in whom he more than meets his match. Director George Stevens laces their romance with humor and clears the floor for the movie's showstopping dance scenes, in which Astaire and Rogers take seemingly effortless flight in a virtuosic fusion of ballroom and tap styles. Buoyed by beloved songs by Dorothy Fields and Jerome Kern--including the Oscar-winning classic 'The Way You Look Tonight'--Swing Time is an exuberant celebration of its stars' chemistry, grace, and sheer joy in the act of performance"--Container.
Target Audience
Rating: Not rated.
System Details
DVD, NTSC, region 1; full frame (1.37:1 aspect ratio); Dolby Digital monaural; black & white.
Language
English dialogue with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Stevens, G., Berman, P. S., Lindsay, H., Scott, A., Gelsey, E., Abel, D., Kern, J., Berman, H., Polglase, V. N., Newman, B., Fields, D., Astaire, F., Rogers, G., Moore, V., Broderick, H., Blore, E., Furness, B., & Metaxa, G. (2019). Swing time (DVD special edition.). The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)George Stevens et al.. 2019. Swing Time. The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)George Stevens et al.. Swing Time The Criterion Collection, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Stevens, George, et al. Swing Time DVD special edition., The Criterion Collection, 2019.
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