Buster Keaton : Sherlock Jr. and Three ages
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Batavia Public Library District - Adult AVDVD SHEOn Shelf
Indian Prairie Public Library District - 1st FloorDVD COMEDY SHERLOCKOn Shelf
Villa Park Public Library - Adult AVDVD COMEDY SHEOn Shelf

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Subjects

LC Subjects
Comedy films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Motion picture projectionists -- Drama.
Silent films.
Video recordings.

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Published
New York : Kino International, [2010].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 108 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
738329071622

Notes

General Note
Special features: Sherlock Jr. : audio commentary by film historian David Kalat ; documentary short on the making of the film, written by film historian David B. Pearson ; visual essay on the film's locations by Silent Echoes author John Bengtson. Three ages: Man's Genesis (1912) a nine-minute excerpt of the D.W. Griffith prehistoric romance that inspired Keaton's parody ; visual essay on the film's locations by Silent Echoes author John Bengtson ; Three Ages re-cut as a trio of stand-alone short films.
Creation/Production Credits
Sherlock Jr.: photographed by Byron Houck and Elgin Lessley ; music by The Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra and The Club Foot Orchestra ; Three ages: photographed by Elgin Lessley and William McGann ; music arranged and conducted by Robert Israel ; organ score by Lee Erwin.
Participants/Performers
Sherlock Jr.: Buster Keaton, Kathryn McGuire, Joe Keaton; Three ages: Buster Keaton, Margaret Leahy, Wallace Beery.
Description
Widely regarded as one of the most visually inventive silent comedies ever made, Sherlock Jr. offers fast-paced slapstick as well as a brilliant deconstruction of the filmmaking process. Keaton stars as a movie theater projectionist who dreams of becoming a super-sleuth and, in one breathtaking sequence, literally steps into the screen to bring his fantasies to life.
Description
Another comedy for film-lovers (that plays upon the conventions of cinema), Three Ages is a clever spoof of D.W. Griffith's Intolerance. In Keaton's multi-narrative epic, man's primal quest for love is played out in the Stone Age, Ancient Rome, and the Jazz Age.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD; NTSC; HD from archival 35 mm; 2.0 stereo.; 5.1 surround sound (Sherlock Jr.).
Language
Silent with English intertitles and musical score.
Local note
DVD

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Keaton, B., McGuire, K., Keaton, J., Leahy, M., Beery, W., Schenck, J. M., Cline, E., Havez, J., Mitchell, J. A., Bruckman, C., Israel, R., & Erwin, L. (2010). Buster Keaton: Sherlock Jr. and Three ages (Ultimate 2-disc edition.). Kino International.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Buster Keaton et al.. 2010. Buster Keaton: Sherlock Jr. and Three Ages. New York: Kino International.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Buster Keaton et al.. Buster Keaton: Sherlock Jr. and Three Ages New York: Kino International, 2010.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Keaton, B., McGuire, K., Keaton, J., Leahy, M., Beery, W., Schenck, J. M. and Cline, E. et al (2010). Buster keaton: sherlock jr. and three ages. Ultimate 2-disc edn. New York: Kino International.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Keaton, Buster, et al. Buster Keaton: Sherlock Jr. and Three Ages Ultimate 2-disc edition., Kino International, 2010.

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