| Description |
1 videodisc (52 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
digital optical |
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NTSC |
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video file DVD video all regions |
| System Details |
DVD; all-zone NTSC ; Dolby digital. |
| Cast |
Denyce Graves ; Greg Baker. |
| Credits |
Cinematography by Gilles Picard, Eric Longs, Beth Flowler, and Thomas Sady ; libretto by Toni Morrison ; music by Richard Danielpour ; edited by Stephane Huter. |
| Note |
DVD release of a documentary originally produced in 2005. |
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An opera based on the true story that inspired Toni Morrison's Beloved. |
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Full screen. |
| Summary |
Mustapha Hasnaoui's documentary offers an inside look into the making of Margaret Garner, an opera based upon Toni Morrison's novel, Beloved. Margaret Garner, a slave separated from her husband by a white slave-owner, was forced to become his mistress. In 1856, she fled from Kentucky with her family to Ohio where she killed her two little girls to prevent them from being enslaved. Through interviews with cast members Hasnaoui presents the influence this opera has had on issues of race in the present day, as well as the way in which a disturbing part of history is transformed into art. |
| Note |
Special features: Interview with Toni Morrison and talk given at Opera Conference 2005, Detroit. |
| Language |
In English with optional French subtitles. |
| Subject |
Opera -- Production and direction -- Case studies.
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Opera -- Production and direction. |
| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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| Subject |
Operas -- Influence -- Case studies.
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Operas. |
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Morrison, Toni. Beloved -- Adaptations.
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Danielpour, Richard. Margaret Garner.
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Enslaved persons -- United States -- Drama.
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Enslaved persons. |
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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| Subject |
African Americans -- Ohio -- History -- 19th century -- Drama.
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African Americans. |
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Ohio. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
| Subject |
Slavery -- United States -- Drama.
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Slavery. |
| Chronological Term |
1800 - 1899 |
| Genre/Form |
Videos (dvd)
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History.
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Biographical films.
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Biographical films.
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Historical films.
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Historical films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Documentary films.
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Documentary films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Feature films.
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Feature films.
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Interviews.
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Interviews.
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Case studies.
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Adaptations.
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Adaptations.
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Drama.
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| Added Author |
Ḥasnāwī, Muṣṭafá, film director.
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Jourdain, Stéphane (Film producer), film producer.
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Graves, Denyce, singer.
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Baker, Gregg, singer.
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Danielpour, Richard, composer.
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Morrison, Toni, librettist, interviewee.
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Huter, Stephane, editor of moving image work.
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Libretto based on (work): Morrison, Toni.
Beloved.
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Huit Production, production company.
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Cityzen Télévision (Firm), production company.
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Copap (Firm), production company.
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Facets Video (Firm), film distributor.
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| ISBN |
1565807456 |
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9781565807457 |
| Standard No. |
736899115524 |
| Music No. |
DV95805 Facets Video |
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