Koko, a talking gorilla [videorecording] / a film by Barbet Schroeder ; [presented by] les Films du losange, Barbet Schroeder and L'institut national de l'audiovisuel ; [directed by Barbet Schroeder].
Format:
[videorecording] /
Edition:
Full screen, director-approved special ed.
Publisher:
Criterion Collection,
Copyright Date:
c2006
Description:
1 videodisc (81 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Documentary. Narrator, Michael Graham ; featuring Koko, Penny Patterson, Carl Pribram, Saul Kitchener, Roger Fouts. "Janus Films." Originally released as a film in 1978. Title of French language version: Koko, le gorille qui parle. "Director approved special edition features: new, restored digital transfer, supervised and approved by director Barbet Schroeder; new video interview with Schroeder; alternate French-language audio track with optional English subtitles; optional English language subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing; a new essay by critic Gary Indiana and a homage to Koko from Marguerite Duras"--Container. "CC1637D"--Disc label.
Summary:
Koko, a six-year-old gorilla, is the subject of a controversial Stanford University research project conducted by Penny Patterson. A perceptive simian who communicates with humans via sign language, Koko knows more than 300 signs and can combine them to make new hybrid descriptions. Director Schroeder and cinematographer Almendros present a visual argument exposing the contradictions that arise when scientific experiments are used to graph human behavior onto animals.
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