STK-ID 30408

Rhapsody in Two Languages (exerpts from NFB1920-DN-180): CUs of hands holding glasses of beer, of hand going up out of frame and coming down with empty glasses. Montage of tapping foot, beating drum sticks, hands playing piano, bow sliding over violin strings, musician playing saxophone. MS of performers, man and woman, doing a torrid dance on nightclub stage. MS of chorus girls' legs as girls dance on stage. Shot of band playing. Optical composite shot of trumpet player, multiple superimposition. Optical effects shot of whirling lights and objects zooming in on camera. Various shots of uniformed doorman blowing his whistle, of girl flirting with top hatted roue, of milk man delivering milk, of cat on steps near milk bottle, being shooed away as housekeeper opens door to retrieve the milk.

DETAILS

Excerpt from
Canadian Stories
Location
Montreal
Year
1920
Collection
National Film Board
Restriction Information
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Available formats
Reel 16 mm, Digital Bétacam, Video HI 8
Shooting format
16mm fine grain b&w, 35mm fine grain b&w, 35mm neg b&w
Aspect ratio
4/3, ANAMORPHIC
Available resolutions
720 x 486