This DVD edition has been mastered from very-good to excellent 35mm preservation materials licensed by Lobster Films, Paris.
The film is accompanied by music composed and performed by Donald Sosin.
Supplementary materials include Josephine Baker: The Performer (2005, 18 minutes) with interviews with Lynn Whitfield (actress, The Josephine Baker Story), Margo Jefferson (The New York Times theatre critic), Elizabeth Kendall (dance critic and historian) and Josephine Baker’s adopted son, Jean-Claude Baker; The Fireman of the Folies-Bergère (8 minutes), a rare silent comedy that features Josephine Baker’s first appearance on film; “The Charleston,” song and performance; a Folies Bergère stills gallery; The Memoirs of Josephine Baker; a rare behind-the-scenes video clip; and The Memoir Illustrations: A Stills Gallery.
This is our recommended home video edition of the film.
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