Pearl Fisher
(Streaming Film)
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Published
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2015.
Format
Streaming Film
Language
Undetermined
Notes
General Note
Title from title frames.
General Note
In Process Record.
Date/Time and Place of Event
Originally produced by Documentary Educational Resources in 1985.
Description
The freshwater pearl industry once flourished along Indiana's inland waterways. The Wabash, flowing south from Lafayette to join the Ohio at Mt. Vernon, bustled with the shallow boats of such fishermen, with about 600 operating around Vincennes alone. This film documents Barnett Bass as he fishes for fresh-water mollusks in the White River in southern Indiana, seeking gem-quality pearls and the mother-of-pearl lining of the shells. The film depicts the local jewelers, a pearl dealer, and a shell exporter. The Pearl Fisher explores issues of technological innovation, international trade, and resulting stresses on the environment. It suggests the traditional symbolic meanings of pearls: immortality, purity, virtue, and trust, as well as the role of romanticism in everyday life. The use of incidental music from Georges Bizet's 1863 opera Les Pechers de Perls enhances the film's most compelling images: the fisherman on the river, a ballet of water spiders, the maneuvering of burdened poles from the quiet water. Filmmaker: Dillon Bustin
System Details
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Bustin, D. (2015). Pearl Fisher . Kanopy Streaming.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bustin, Dillon. 2015. Pearl Fisher. [San Francisco, California, USA]: Kanopy Streaming.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bustin, Dillon. Pearl Fisher [San Francisco, California, USA]: Kanopy Streaming, 2015.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Bustin, D. (2015). Pearl fisher. [San Francisco, California, USA]: Kanopy Streaming.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Bustin, Dillon. Pearl Fisher Kanopy Streaming, 2015.
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Grouped Work ID
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Grouping Information
| Grouped Work ID | 51d68176-aa87-0201-8d8a-84a25c70996d-und |
|---|---|
| Full title | pearl fisher |
| Author | kanopy |
| Grouping Category | movie |
| Last Update | 2024-04-30 15:17:32PM |
| Last Indexed | 2025-04-19 02:33:07AM |
Book Cover Information
| Image Source | sideload |
|---|---|
| First Loaded | Dec 16, 2023 |
| Last Used | Mar 29, 2025 |
Marc Record
| First Detected | Aug 17, 2023 05:28:03 PM |
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| Last File Modification Time | Apr 30, 2024 03:18:35 PM |
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