Classroom use may be subject to licensing restrictions. Title from disc label. Body and soul: Paul Robeson, Mercedes Gilbert, Julie Theresa Russell, Lawrence Chenault, Marshall Rodgers, Walter Cornick, Chester A. Alexander, Lillian Johnson, Madame Robinson. Borderline: Paul Robeson, Eslanda Robeson, Helga Doorn, Gavin Arthur, Charlotte Arthur, Blanche Lewin. DVD release of the 1925 (Body and soul) and 1930 (Borderline) motion pictures. Issued as part of a 4-disc set entitled Paul Robeson : portraits of the artist. Special features: Audio commentary for Body and soul by historian Pearl Bowser; About the score: Wycliffe Gordon (Body and soul) and Courtney Pine (Borderline).
Contents:
Borderline / a Pool film ; written and directed by Kenneth Macpherson (1930, 75 min.). Borderline / a Pool film ; written and directed by Kenneth Macpherson (1930, 75 min.).
Summary:
Body and soul: Tells the story of a minister gone corrupt. He associates with the owner of a house of gambling, forces a girl to steal, and later kills the girl's brother. Yet, when all is said and done, it's only a dream. Borderline: Set in a Swiss mountain resort town, tells the story of Adah, a black woman who has an affair with Thorne, a white man, then attempts to reconcile with her husband Pete, and eventually leaves town. Thorne's wife Astrid goes mad and cuts Thorne's face and arm with a knife, then mysteriously dies. After Thorne is tried and acquitted, the mayor sends Pete a letter asking him to leave town for the good of all concerned.
Series:
Paul Robeson, portraits of the artist Criterion collection ; 371 Criterion collection ; 369
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1078129902
Locations:
UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)
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