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Record information – Brief Beauty and the Beast
Series title:Beauty and the BeastHierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Item number (ISN):32854Type of material:Moving imagesFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, TELEVISION: VIDEOTAPE RECYCLINGAccession:1986-0616Media:VideoRelease date:1983-12-25Production company:Canadian Broadcasting CorporationProduction credit:director/producer, Bernard Picard; photography, Réal Angers; Claude Bernard; Robert Lowe; illustrator, Georges Lauda; designer, Peter Flinsh; set painter, François Leblanc; special effects, Gilles Roussel; props, Claude Leblanc; André Vézeau; costumes and masks, Claudette PicardCast credit:Maureen Forrester, Jocelyne Montpetit, Dulcinée Langfelder, Tony BrownDescription:Televised opera version of the fable "Beauty and the Beast", with a prologue and epilogue by opera singer Maureen Forrester. Forrester also stars as the beast, along with Jocelyne Montpetit as "Beauty", Dulcinée Langfelder as Beauty's father, and Tony Brown as the Greek god, the queen and the prince. Wearing masks and costumes, the actors mime the story, accompanied by Forrester's voice-over narrative and singing for all characters. Music by the Orford String Quartet, painted fantasy sets, and animation effects assist in re-creating this tale of a beast transformed through his love of beauty. <30mn>Language:EnglishOriginal number:31-2-1497-2801Notes:Genre:MUSICALDetailed holdings information: -
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