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SILENT ERA FILMS ON HOME VIDEO
Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
Copyright © 1999-2009 by Carl Bennett.
All Rights Reserved.
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Michael
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 2004 Kino International edition
Michael (1922), black & white, 86 minutes, not rated.
Kino International, K389, UPC 7-38329-03892-2.
Full-frame 4:3 NTSC, one single-sided?, dual-layered? DVD disc, Region 1, ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo? sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, chapter stops, keep case, $29.95.
DVD release date: 14 December 2004
Country of origin: USA
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This edition of Michael was prepared from a 35mm archival print licensed by the F.W. Murnau Stiftung in Germany. The edition also features audio commentary by Dreyer scholar Casper Tybjerg.
USA: Click the logomark at right to purchase
a Region 1 NTSC DVD of this edition from Amazon.com. |
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Canada: Click the logomark at right to purchase
a Region 1 NTSC DVD of this edition from Amazon.ca. |
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| This Region 1 NTSC DVD is also available directly from Kino International. |
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 2004 Eureka Entertainment edition
Michael (1922), black & white, 86 minutes, not rated.
Eureka Entertainment, EKA40077 (MoC 3), unknown UPC number.
Full-frame 4:3 PAL, two single-sided, dual-layered DVD discs, Region 0, ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo? sound, German and English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, chapter stops, keep case?, £19.99.
DVD release date: 25 October 2004
Country of origin: England
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This first DVD home video release of Carl Theodor Dreyer’s drama is a two-disc set that features two transfers of the film (German and English intertitled versions), two musical scores by Pierre Oser (1993) and Neal Kurz (2004), a full-length audio commentary by Dreyer scholar Casper Tybjerg, a 26-minute illustrated Dreyer audio interview from 1965, and a 20-page booklet which includes a reprint of Tom Milne’s “The World Inside” (1971), a reprint of Jean Renoir’s “Dreyer’s Sin Tribute” (1968), a translation of the original Danish programme from 1924, and a new essay by Nick Wrigley.
While we have not viewed this edition, we heartily endorse this third silent film entry from Eureka and look forward to future releases.
United Kingdom: Click the logomark at right to purchase
a Region 0 PAL DVD of this edition from Amazon.co.uk. |
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| Other silent era CARL THEODOR DREYER films available on home video.
Other GERMAN silent era films available on home video.
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