Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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The
Marriage Circle
(1924)
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This Ernst Lubitsch comedy stars Florence Vidor, Adolphe Menjou, Marie Prevost and Monte Blue.
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 Flicker Alley
2015 DVD edition
The Marriage Circle (1924), color-toned black & white, 85 minutes, not rated.
Flicker Alley, distributed by MovieZyng,
FA-MD3-001, UPC 8-89290-07676-2.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD-R disc, 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan MPEG-2 format, SDR (standard dynamic range), ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? Kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 48 kHz 2.0 stereo sound; English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $19.95.
Release date: 18 March 2015.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition, produced by Film Preservation Associates, replaces their previous edition noted below. This high-quality edition has utilized a very-good to excellent 35mm print for the full-frame, natural-speed video transfer.
The presentation features excellent musical accompaniment performed by The Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from FLICKER ALLEY through . . .
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 Film Preservation Associates
2000 DVD edition
The Marriage Circle (1924), color-toned black & white, 85 minutes, not rated.
Film Preservation Associates, distributed by Image Entertainment, ID9415DSDVD, UPC 0-14381-94152-4.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 1 NTSC DVD disc, 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan MPEG-2 format, SDR (standard dynamic range), ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? Kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 48 kHz 2.0 stereo sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, chapter stops; snapper DVD case (reissued in standard DVD keepcase); $24.99.
Release date: 26 September 2000.
Country of origin: USA
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This high-quality DVD edition from video producer David Shepard has utilized a very-good to excellent 35mm print for the full-frame, natural-speed video transfer.
The presentation features excellent musical accompaniment performed by The Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra.
This edition is now out-of-print and is replaced by the Flicker Alley edition noted above.
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USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 1 NTSC DVD edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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Canada: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 1 NTSC DVD edition from Amazon.ca. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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Other silent era ERNST LUBITSCH films available on home video.
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