Beyond the rocks [dvd] / the Nederlands Filmmuseum presents ; directed by Sam Wood ; screenplay by Jack Cunningham ; produced by Jesse Lasky for Paramount Pictures and Famous Players-Lasky Corporation.
Format:
[dvd] /
Edition:
[English version].
Publisher:
Distributed by New Yorker Video,
Copyright Date:
c2005
Description:
1 videodisc (85 min.) : sd., b&w with col. tinting ; 4 3/4 in.
Based on the novel by Elinor Glyn. Rudolph Valentino, Gloria Swanson, Edythe Chapman, Alec B. Francis, Robert Bolder, Gertrude Astor, Mabel Van Buren, Helen Dunbar, Raymond Brathwayt, Frank Butler, June Elvidge. Originally produced as motion picture in 1922; restored in 2005. Bonus features: introduction by Martin Scorcese; The delicious little devil (short film with Rudolph Valentino and Mae Murray, 54 min.); stills gallery from Gloria Swanson's collection; 85 minute wire recording of Gloria Swanson from 1955; interviews, articles and videos detailing the restoration process; alternative audio track with more sound effects. Bonus material and artwork c2006. "Festival de Cannes official selection"--Title frames.
Summary:
A young woman is tricked into an arranged marriage with an older millionaire by her female relatives, and then falls in love with a handsome nobleman as she honeymoons in the Alps and Paris. Discovering that his wife loves another, the husband rushes off to the Sahara. In 2003, Beyond the rocks was rediscovered at the Nederlands Filmmuseum, after being considered lost for decades. The nitrite print was virtually complete, and had Dutch intertitles. It was restored, a new score was composed and new English intertitles added, based on the original continuity script.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.