Design for living
(DVD) 

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Contributors
Lubitsch, Ernst, 1892-1947. Producer
Hecht, Ben, 1894-1964. Screenwriter
Milner, Victor, 1893-1972. Cinematographer
Marsh, Frances, 1897-1958. Film editor
Leipold, John M. Composer
Published
[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2011].
Edition
Full screen version; Two-DVD special edition.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (DVD) (91 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + booklet (illustrations ; 19 cm). 
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Americans -- France -- Drama.
Coward, Noel, -- 1899-1973 -- Film adaptations.
DVD-Video discs.
Film adaptations.
Friendship -- Drama.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Paris (France) -- Drama.
Romantic comedy films.
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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Published
[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2011].
Format
DVD
Edition
Full screen version; Two-DVD special edition.
Language
English
UPC
715515090018

Notes

General Note
Based on the play by Noël Coward.
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1933.
General Note
Special features: Disc 1. "The clerk," starring Charles Laughton, director Ernst Lubitsch's segment of the 1932 omnibus film "If I had a million"; Selected-scene commentary by film scholar William Paul. Disc 2. "Joseph McBride: the screenplay" film historian and screenwriter Joseph McBride discusses Coward, the adaptation, and Hecht's career; "Play of the week: a choice of Coward" British television production of the play "Design for living" from 1964, introduced on camera by playwright Noël Coward. Booklet: "It takes three" essay by film critic Kim Morgan.
Creation/Production Credits
Photographed by Victor Milner ; editor, Frances Marsh ; original music, John Leipold ; art director, Hans Dreier ; costume design, Travis Banton.
Participants/Performers
Fredric March, Gary Cooper, Miriam Hopkins, Edward Everett Horton, Franklin Pangborn, Isabel Jewell, Jane Darwell, Wyndham Standing.
Description
A trio of Americans in Paris who enter into a very adult 'gentleman's' agreement, in this continental pre-Code comedy freely adapted by Ben Hecht (Notorious) from a play. A risque relationship comedy and a witty take on creative pursuits, it concerns a commercial artist unable, or unwilling, to choose between the equally dashing painter and playwright she meets on a train en route to the City of Light.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details
DVD; region 1, NTSC; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono.
Language
English dialogue; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Lubitsch, E., Hecht, B., Milner, V., Marsh, F., Leipold, J. M., Dreier, H., Banton, T., March, F., Cooper, G., Hopkins, M., Horton, E. E., Pangborn, F., Jewell, I., Darwell, J., Standing, W., Laughton, C., Paul, W., McBride, J., & Coward, N. (2011). Design for living (Full screen version; Two-DVD special edition.). Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ernst Lubitsch et al.. 2011. Design for Living. [Irvington, N.Y.]: Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ernst Lubitsch et al.. Design for Living [Irvington, N.Y.]: Criterion Collection, 2011.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Lubitsch, E., Hecht, B., Milner, V., Marsh, F., Leipold, J. M., Dreier, H. and Banton, T. et al (2011). Design for living. Full screen version; Two-DVD special edn. [Irvington, N.Y.]: Criterion Collection.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Lubitsch, Ernst, et al. Design for Living Full screen version; Two-DVD special edition., Criterion Collection, 2011.

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