Princess Tam Tam (DVD)

Directed by Edmond Greville

Release Year: 1935
Running Time: 77
UPC: 7 38329 04012 3
Color Type: B&W
Country: France
Language: French w/English subt. [audio]
Select a Format
$29.95 $16.47 (45% off) Buy DVD
Add to Wishlist
Only ships to US & Canada

Also Available On:

Amazon
Booking Inquiry
Cast
Viviane Romance
Robert Arnoux
Germaine Aussey
Albert Préjean
Josephine Baker

Crew
Directed by Edmond Greville

Please note - DVD purchase will be charged within 30 days of pre-order. VHS not from new master

Buoyed by the success of the French musical Zou Zou a year earlier, the same team created in Princess Tam Tam a Pygmalion-like comedy in which a mischievous shepherd girl rises through society to become a pretend princess and the toast of Paris nightlife.

Alwina (Josephine Baker) is discovered by a French aristocrat (Albert Prejean) while he is in Tunisia seeking inspiration for a new novel. He becomes infatuated with this innocent gamin and constructs a plot to polish her charms and bring her to Paris where he presents her to society as an Indian princess.

In a thinly-veiled parallel to Baker's own experience, Alwina becomes an exotic celebrity, a favorite subject for the city's great artists and a guest at the most important social events. Her rise to notoriety climaxes in a posh nightclub, where she is coaxed into drinking too much by her mentor's jealous wife and falls prey to the compelling tom-tom beat of the club orchestra, whereupon she leaps to the stage, strips off her shimmering evening gown and dances as only La Baker could.

In addition to this stellar musical number, Baker sings two additional songs, "Dream Ship" and "'Neath the Tropical Blue Skies."

DVD Extras Include:
  • "Josephine Baker: The Films" (2005, 18 min) Includes interviews with Lynn Whitfield (actress, The Josephine Baker Story), Margo Jefferson (New York Times theatre critic), Elizabeth Kendall (dance critic and historian) and Josephine Baker's adopted son Jean-Claude Baker.
  • Song Selections
  • Stills Gallery
  • Optional English subtitles

"Irresistible...as of today the most enchanting new film in town." -- Vincent Canby, New York Times

"Baker like you've never seen her before." - Patrick Pacheco, The New York Daily News

Interested in bringing Princess Tam Tam to your school or library? If you'd like to have an in-class viewing, on-campus screening, or purchase the DVD for your library's collection, please contact Estelle Grosso or call (212) 629-6880 with your request.

Princess Tam Tam may also be available with Public Performance Rights (PPR) and Digital Site Licensing (DSL) for colleges and universities. To purchase the DVD with PPR or DSL, please contact Estelle Grosso or call (212) 629-6880. Click here to learn more at Kino Lorber Edu.


To read more about Kino Lorber Edu's terms of use and ordering information, visit Kino Lorber Edu.


Related Products

Join the conversation
'@KinoLorber' on Oct. 17 2018 at 12:32pm
RT' @MiamiJFF': We couldn't be prouder of all the success The Last Resort has received since premiering at Miami Jewish Film Festival and win…
'@KinoLorber' on Oct. 17 2018 at 11:54am
RT' @studio54doc': Anyone who was anyone was at #Studio54, and now it's YOUR chance to step past the velvet rope. STUDIO 54 is NOW PLAYING i…
'@KinoLorber' on Oct. 17 2018 at 7:50am
RT' @BlinderFilms': Delighted that #BloodlightAndBami has been nominated in the Music Documentary/Special Program category in this year's' @HM…'
'@KinoLorber' on Oct. 16 2018 at 11:13pm
RT' @leonardmaltin': Jessie just uploaded' @JeannineDaBean's' wonderful designs to our' @TeePublic' store, and they'll be 30% off for the next 24…
'@KinoLorber' on Oct. 16 2018 at 11:13pm
RT' @alamowinchester': How will you be celebrating your RECLAMATION DAY? How about with' @BethesdaStudios' +' @Fallout' with' @KinoLorber' new res…
'@KinoLorber' on Oct. 16 2018 at 11:13pm
RT' @suspirialex': DIAMANTINO was a legit gift from the gods in #TIFF18's Midnight Madness program: bad taste + a big heart combined in the q…
'@KinoLorber' on Oct. 16 2018 at 9:00pm
We've got something fresh for #31DaysofHorror: Dan Curtis's critically acclaimed, made-for-television anthology TRI…' https://t.co/Ucj7z65E3k'
'@KinoLorber' on Oct. 16 2018 at 7:04pm
RT' @thefilmbarphx': “A perverse, blasphemous western that will blow your mind. Completely bonkers. A head-spinning barrage of treachery, nas…
'@KinoLorber' on Oct. 16 2018 at 4:59pm
RT' @themoviebill': #AntManAndTheWasp comes home alongside lots of horror titles from' @ArrowFilmsVideo',' @KinoLorber',' @ShoutFactory',' @WarnerAr…'
'@KinoLorber' on Oct. 16 2018 at 11:20am
A fascinating and inspiring documentary about the remarkable young Flynn McGarry (@diningwithflynn) and his passion…' https://t.co/2sIVhM98tB'
Tweet Now!

Inquiries & Press

General Inquiries

Kino Lorber, Inc.
333 W. 39th St., Ste. 503
New York, NY 10018

Tel. (212) 629-6880
Tel. (800) 562-3330
Fax. (212) 714-0871

Press & Media

For publicity assistance and press inquiries please contact us by emailing rodrigo@kinolorber.com or calling 212-629-6880.

Educational

Please visit our educational site at www.KinoLorberEDU.com

For assistance with educational orders, please contact us at:

Phone:212-629-6880
Fax: 212-714-0871
email: edu@kinolorber.com