Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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Crainquebille
(1923)
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Maurice de Féraudy stars as old Crainquebille in this beloved Jacques Feyder film, with charming support from young Jean Forest.
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 Home Vision Entertainment
2006 DVD edition
Rediscover Jacques Feyder, French Film Master (1921-1925), color-tinted and color-toned black & white, 163 minutes, not rated,
including Crainquebille (1923), color-tinted black & white, 77 minutes, not rated.
Home Vision Entertainment, distributed by Image Entertainment, HVE3520DVD, UPC 0-14381-35202-3.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD disc (three DVDs in the set); 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan image encoded in SDR MPEG-2 format at ? Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to ? fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles; chapter stops; three-disc DVD keepcase; $49.99.
Release date: 24 October 2006.
Country of origin: USA
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This NTSC DVD edition, originally produced for home video by Lobster Films, Paris, reveals a full-frame, natural-speed video transfer from a very-good to excellent 35mm source print, restored in 2005 by Lenny Borger and Lobster Films. Tonal ranges are generally broad, with highlight and shadow details well-maintained in this transfer that looks great on standard and high-definition television equipment.
The film is accompanied by a music score by Antonio Coppola, performed by the Octuor de France.
At first blush, this three-disc Jacques Feyder set is enthusiastically recommended.
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 Arte Edition
2006 DVD edition
Crainquebille (1923), color-tinted black & white, 117 minutes, not rated.
Arte Edition, 854,
UPC 4-021308-88854-7, ISBN 3-89848-854-3.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region 2 PAL DVD disc; 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan image encoded in SDR MPEG-2 format at ? Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to ? fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; French language intertitles, optional German, English and Dutch language subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; unknown suggested retail price.
Release date: 2006.
Country of origin: Germany
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This PAL DVD edition, produced by Lobster Films, features a full-frame, natural-speed video transfer from a very-good to excellent 35mm source print, restored in 2005 by Lenny Borger and Lobster Films. Tonal ranges are generally broad, with highlight and shadow details well-maintained in this transfer that looks great on standard and high-definition television equipment.
The film is accompanied by a music score by Antonio Coppola, performed by the Octuor de France.
North American collectors will need a region-free PAL DVD player capable of outputting an NTSC-compatible signal to view this edition.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD edition is . . .
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Other silent era JACQUES FEYDER films available on home video.
Other FRENCH FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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