Koko, a talking gorilla

Schroeder, Barbet. (Director, Producer). Almendros, Nestor. (Photographer). Burgess, Ned. (Photographer). Casabianca, Denise de. (Film editor). Auvray, Dominique. (Film editor). Menegoz, Margaret. (Production personnel). Csicsery, George Paul. (Production personnel). Patterson, Francine (Added Author). Pribram, Carl. (Added Author). Kitchener, Saul. (Added Author). Fouts, Roger. (Added Author). Films du losange (Firm) (Added Author). Institut national de l'audiovisuel (France) (Added Author). "Janus Films." (Added Author). Criterion Collection (Firm) (Added Author).

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.

Item details

ISBN: 1559409851
ISBN: 9781559409858
Physical Description: videorecording
videodisc
1 videodisc (81 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Edition: Full screen, director-approved special ed.
Publisher: [New York?] : Criterion Collection, c2006.

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Documentary. "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.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Camera, Ned Burgess ; editors, Denise de Casabianca, Dominique Auvray.
Participant or Performer Note:	Narrator, Michael Graham ; featuring Koko, Penny Patterson, Carl Pribram, Saul Kitchener, Roger Fouts.
System Details Note:	DVD ; NTSC, Region 1; full screen (1:33:1 aspect ratio) ; Dolby digital mono.
Language Note:	In English with optional English subtitles ; optional soundtrack with French narration and English dialogue with optional English subtitles.

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