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Title

Framed

Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Names

Schoenberg, Arnold, 1874-1951 (Composer)
Piaf, Edith, 1915-1963 (Composer)
Torr, Diane (Choreographer)
McFerran, Mary (Producer)
Matheson, Katherine (Author)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1987

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 7921
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-1516 (former)

Subjects

Mata Hari, 1876-1917

Genres

Motion Pictures
Filmed Dance

Notes

Creation/Production Credits: Produced and directed by Mary McFerran. Script by Katherine Matheson. Choreography: Diane Torr. Music: Edith Piaf, Arnold Schönberg, French folk songs, French national anthem, Javanese gamelan music. Lighting: Stephanie Boes. Costumes: Maggie Ens.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (39 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.

Abstract

Story of the last days of Margarethe Zelle (Mata Hari) during her incarceration by the French after her arrest as a German spy during World War I. Contains reenacted interrogations of Mata Hari, reconstructions of her dancing during La Belle Epoche in Paris, and archival footage of World War I.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY896023062-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12167355
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 23138500-8505-0135-e31c-69e53b674af0

Rights

The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Type Of Resource

Moving Image

Date Issued

1987

Cite this item

MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Framed" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1987. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/23138500-8505-0135-e31c-69e53b674af0

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1987). Framed Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/23138500-8505-0135-e31c-69e53b674af0

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Framed" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 12, 2026. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/23138500-8505-0135-e31c-69e53b674af0

Wikipedia citation

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