Koko, a talking gorilla
(DVD)
Contributors
Schroeder, Barbet, director,
Almendros, Nestor, photographer.
Burgess, Ned, photographer.
Casabianca, Denise de, film editor.
Auvray, Dominique, film editor.
Almendros, Nestor, photographer.
Burgess, Ned, photographer.
Casabianca, Denise de, film editor.
Auvray, Dominique, film editor.
Published
[New York?] : Criterion Collection, [2006].
Format
DVD
Edition
Full screen, director-approved special ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (80 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Status
Main Library - Media
DVD 599.88 Kok
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DVD 599.88 Kok
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
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Published
[New York?] : Criterion Collection, [2006].
Edition
Full screen, director-approved special ed.
Language
English
UPC
715515018722
Notes
General Note
Documentary.
General Note
"Janus Films."
General Note
Originally released as a film in 1978.
General Note
Title of French language version: Koko, le gorille qui parle.
General Note
"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.
General Note
"CC1637D"--Disc label.
Creation/Production Credits
Camera, Ned Burgess ; editors, Denise de Casabianca, Dominique Auvray.
Participants/Performers
Narrator, Michael Graham ; featuring Koko, Penny Patterson, Carl Pribram, Saul Kitchener, Roger Fouts.
Description
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.
System Details
DVD format ; NTSC, region 1; full screen (1:33:1 aspect ratio) ; Dolby digital mono.
Language
In English with optional English subtitles ; optional soundtrack with French narration and English dialogue with optional English subtitles.
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