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Fräulein Else
(1929)
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Paul Czinner directed this cinematic adaptation of Arthur Schnitzler’s 1924 novel Fräulein Else, which stars Elisabeth Bergner, Albert Bassermann, Else Heller, Albert Steinrück, Grit Hegesa and Jaro Fürth.
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 Raro Video
2009 DVD edition
Fräulein Else (1929), black & white, 90 minutes, not rated.
Raro Video, RVD 40203, UPC 8-032706-21420-9.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region 0 PAL DVD disc; 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in windowboxed 4:3 (720 x 576 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; German language intertitles, Italian and English language subtitles; 8 chapter stops; cardboard wrapper case with plastic DVD tray; $49.95.
Release date: 2009
Country of origin: Italy •
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This PAL DVD edition was prepared from a very-good to excellent 35mm restoration print that was produced in 2004.
The film is accompanied by an abstractly modern keyboards, guitars, percussion, electronics and vocalized music score composed by Marlene Kuntz that is not at all connected to the film’s narrative. Some viewers will find that they absolutely hate the accompanying music, some will be tolerant but likely not entertained. But, if the music is your cup of tea, there is also a featurette (in Italian) on the music score with interviews with the performing musicians.
This is our recommended home video edition of the film. North American collectors will need a region-free PAL DVD player capable of outputting an NTSC-compatible signal to view this edition. The Region 0 DVD is playable in North American computers.
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This Region 0 PAL DVD edition has been discontinued
and is . . .
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 Loving the Classics
202? DVD edition
Fräulein Else (1929), black & white, 90 minutes, not rated.
Loving the Classics,
no catalog number, no UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD-R 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; German language intertitles, optional? English language subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $14.99.
Release date: 202?
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.
The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting music recordings.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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Other GERMAN FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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