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Storyville the naked dance
- Title
- Storyville [videorecording] : the naked dance / Tete Rouge Productions ; produced, directed, and written by Anne O. Craig and Maia Harris ; narration written by Jo Harvey Allen.
- Format
- DVD, Videodisc
- Published/Produced
- [New York] : Shanachie Entertainment Corp., p2000, c1997.
- Description
- 1 videodisc (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
- Performer
- Narrated by Lyla Hay Owen.
- Credits
- Cinematographer, Buddy Squires; editor, Anne O. Craig; music, Terry Waldo.
- System details
- DVD.
- Summary
- Documentary about America's legendary legal red-light district that thrived in New Orleans from 1898 until World War I. Explores the genesis of jazz and its relationship to the decadent lifestyle. The visual centerpieces are portraits of Storyville's prostitutes, turn-of-the century erotica and nickelodeon peep shows.
- Notes
- Contains nudity and strong sexual content.
- Subject headings
- Prostitution--Louisiana--New Orleans--History. Jazz--History and criticism. Barker, Danny--Personal narratives. New Orleans (La.)--History.
- Other contributors
- Craig, Anne O. Harris, Maia. Allen, Jo Harvey, 1942- Owen, Lyla Hay. Shanachie Entertainment Corp. Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities.