Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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Salomé
(1922)
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 Kino Classics
2018 Blu-ray Disc edition
Pioneers: First Women Filmmakers (1911-1929), black & white and color-toned black & white, 1710 minutes total, not rated, including Salomé (1922), black & white and color-tinted black & white, 72 minutes, not rated.
Kino Lorber, K23411, UPC 7-38329-23411-9.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region A Blu-ray Disc (six BDs in the set); 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in pillarboxed 16:9 (1920 x 1080 pixels) 24 fps progressive scan image encoded in SDR AVC format at ? Mbps average video bit rate; Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles; chapter stops; 80-page insert booklet; three double-disc plastic trays on cardboard wrap in cardboard storage box; $99.95.
Release date: 20 November 2018.
Country of origin: USA
Ratings (1-10): video: X / audio: X / additional content: X / overall: X.
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This Blu-ray Disc edition has been mastered from at high-resolution from archival print materials held by UCLA Film and Television Archive.
The film isaccompanied by a music score composed and performed on piano by Libby Meyer.
Supplemental material includes audio commentary on the film by historian Anthony Slide.
This will likely be the best home video editions of many of these films. A companion volume containing three feature films and a fragment of a fourth was also released under the title The Intrigue.
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 Kino Classics
2018 DVD edition
Pioneers: First Women Filmmakers (1911-1929), black & white and color-toned black & white, 1320 minutes total, not rated, including Salomé (1922), black & white and color-tinted black & white, 72 minutes, not rated.
Kino Lorber, K23410, UPC 7-38329-23410-2.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region 1 NTSC DVD disc (six 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; 80-page insert booklet; three double-disc plastic trays on cardboard wrap in cardboard storage box; $79.95.
Release date: 20 November 2018.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD edition has been mastered from a high-resolution scan of an archival print.
The films are accompanied by music scores by Renee C. Baker, The Berklee Silent Film Orchestra, Makia Matsumura, Maud Nelissen, Dana Reason, Aleksandra Vrebalov and others.
This will likely be the best DVD home video editions of many of these films. A companion volume containing three feature films and a fragment of a fourth was also released under the title The Intrigue.
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USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 1 DVD edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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Canada: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 1 DVD edition from Amazon.ca. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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United Kingdom: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 1 DVD edition from Amazon.co.uk. Support Silent Era.
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 Film Preservation Associates
2003 DVD edition
Salomé (1922), color-toned black & white, ? minutes, not rated, with Lot in Sodom (1933), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Film Preservation Associates, distributed by Image Entertainment, ID1995DSDVD, UPC 0-14381-19952-9.
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, 192 Kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 5.0 surround sound and Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $24.99.
Release date: 15 July 2003.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD edition of the early Art Deco feature Salomé (1922) has been mastered from a 35mm print, and features a surround sound recording of the original music score.
The film is accompanied by a modern music score.
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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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 Bach Films
2009 DVD edition
Salomé (1922), black & white, 72 minutes, not rated.
Bach Films, unknown catalog number, unknown UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 2 PAL DVD disc, 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 576 pixels) interlaced scan MPEG-2 format, SDR (standard dynamic range), ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? Kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 2.0 mono sound, English? language intertitles, French? language subtitles, chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; €9.99.
Release date: 6 March 2009.
Country of origin: France
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This PAL DVD edition may have been mastered from 35mm source print materials.
The film is likely accompanied by a modern music score.
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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France: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 2 PAL DVD edition from Amazon.fr. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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 Harpodeon
2009 DVD edition
Salomé (1922), black & white, 32 minutes, not rated, with Different from the Others (1919), black & white, 29 minutes, not rated.
Harpodeon, unknown catalog number, no UPC number.
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 2.0 stereo sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $6.99.
Release date: 31 December 2009.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has been mastered from a good 16mm reduction print.
The film is likely accompanied by a music score performed on MIDI synthesizer.
Note the short running time.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from HARPODEON.
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Other silent era ALLA NAZIMOVA films available on home video.
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