Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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The Late
Mathias Pascal
(1926)
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 Flicker Alley
2013 Blu-ray Disc edition
The Late Mathias Pascal [Feu Mathias Pascal] (1926), color-tinted black & white, color-toned black & white, and black & white, 171 minutes, not rated.
Flicker Alley, FA0027,
UPC 6-17311-67789-2, ISBN 1-893967-78-6.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Regions ABC Blu-ray Disc; 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; DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Mbps audio bit rate; French language intertitles, optional English language subtitles; chapter stops; standard BD keepcase; $34.95.
Release date: 29 January 2013.
Country of origin: USA
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Our first look at this Blu-ray Disc edition was quite favorable, with the very-good to excellent 35mm source material shining in this high-definition video transfer. La Cinémathèque française purchased the 35mm negative held by Albatros in 1964, and duplicated 35mm preservation materials.
The film is accompanied by a music score by Timothy Brock, performed by Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna.
The edition is accompanied by a 12-page booklet with an essay by Richard Abel.
We enthusiastically recommend this Blu-ray Disc edition.
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This Region 0 Blu-ray Disc edition is available directly from . . .
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 Flicker Alley
2013 DVD edition
French Masterworks: Russian émigrés in Paris 1923-1928 (1923-1928), black & white and color-toned black & white, 660 minutes, not rated, including The Late Mathias Pascal [Feu Mathias Pascal] (1926), color-tinted black & white, color-toned black & white, and black & white, 171 minutes, not rated.
Flicker Alley, FA0029,
UPC 6-17311-67659-8, ISBN 1-893967-65-4.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD disc (five 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; French language intertitles, optional English language subtitles; chapter stops; five-disc DVD keepcase in cardboard slipcase; $59.95.
Release date: 14 May 2013 (prerelease announced date: 30 April 2013).
Country of origin: USA
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Our first look at this five-disc DVD collection was quite favorable, with the source material ranging in quality from very-good to excellent.
The films are accompanied by music scores by Neil Brand, Robert Israel, Timothy Brock, The Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra, and by Antonio Coppola, performed by the Octuor de France.
The edition is accompanied by a 28-page booklet with an essay by Lenny Borger, with notes on the films of the collection.
We enthusiastically recommend this French film set. Unfortunately, the edition is now out-of-print.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD edition has been discontinued
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Other silent era IVAN MOSJOUKINE films available on home video.
Other FRENCH FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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