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Frankrijk
Documentaire
85 minuten

geregisseerd door Barbet Schroeder

In 1977 gingen regisseur Barbet Schroeder en cameraman Nestor Almendros het universum in van 's werelds bekendste primaat, Koko. Koko, een driejarige gorilla-vrouwtje, wordt vanuit de dierentuin van San Francisco naar de universiteit van Stanford gebracht, door Dr. Penny Patterson, voor een controversieel experiment - zij zal door Dr. Patterson de oervorm van communicatie leren, de gebarentaal.


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KOKO, LE GORILLE QUI PARLE (1978)

AKAs:
Koko, a Talking Gorilla (USA) 

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User Rating: 7.8/10   203 votes

Criterion Collection # 340

DVD Release Date: July 11, 2006

Description
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In 1977, acclaimed director Barbet Schroeder and cinematographer Nestor Almendros entered the universe of the world?s most famous primate to create the captivating documentary Koko: A Talking Gorilla. The film introduces us to Koko soon after she was brought from the San Francisco Zoo to Stanford University by Dr. Penny Patterson for a controversial experiment?she would be taught the basics of human communication through American Sign Language. An entertaining, troubling, and still relevant documentary, Koko: A Talking Gorilla sheds light on the ongoing ethical and philosophical debates over the individual rights of animals and brings us face-to-face with an amazing gorilla caught in the middle.


READ:
Barbet and Koko: An Equivocal Love Affair
by Gary Indiana
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Format: NTSC

DVD Size: 4.53 GB -- Exact Untouched Copy

Runtime (main feature): 80 minutes

Type: Color

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1

Sound (main feature): English | French

Subtitles: optional English


DISC 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 subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.



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