Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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Crainquebille
(1923)
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Maurice de Féraudy stars as old Crainquebille in this beloved Jacques Feyder film, with charming support from young Jean Forest.
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 Home Vision Entertainment
2006 DVD edition
Rediscover Jacques Feyder, French Film Master (1921-1925), color-tinted black & white, color-toned black & white and color-tinted and color-toned black & white, 163 minutes, not rated, including Crainquebille (1923), color-tinted black & white, color-toned black & white and color-tinted and color-toned black & white, 76 minutes, not rated.
Home Vision Entertainment, distributed by Image Entertainment, HVE3520DVD, UPC 0-14381-35202-3.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD disc (three 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 6.2 Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to 60 fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 stereo sound encoded at 224 Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; three-disc DVD keepcase; $49.99.
Release date: 24 October 2006.
Country of origin: USA
Ratings (1-10): video: 7 / audio: 8 / additional content: 7 / overall: 7.
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This NTSC DVD edition, originally produced for home video by Lobster Films, Paris, reveals a full-frame, natural-speed video transfer from good to very-good 35mm (and possibly 16mm for some shots) source prints, restored in 2005 by Lenny Borger and Lobster Films. Tonal ranges are generally broad, with highlight and shadow details well-maintained in this transfer that looks good on high-definition television equipment capable of picture upscaling.
The film is accompanied by a music score by Antonio Coppola, performed by the Octuor de France.
This is our recommended home video edition of the film for North American collectors.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD edition has been discontinued
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 Arte Edition
2006 DVD edition
Crainquebille (1923), color-tinted black & white, 117 minutes, not rated.
Arte Edition, 854,
UPC 4-021308-88854-7, ISBN 3-89848-854-3.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region 2 PAL DVD 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; French language intertitles, optional German, English and Dutch language subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; unknown suggested retail price.
Release date: 2006.
Country of origin: Germany
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This PAL DVD edition, produced by Lobster Films, Paris, features a full-frame, natural-speed video transfer from a very-good to excellent 35mm source print, restored in 2005 by Lenny Borger and Lobster Films. We are a bit mystified by the significantly longer running time advertised for this edition (which could be an error).
The film is accompanied by a music score by Antonio Coppola, performed by the Octuor de France.
This would be our recommended home video edition for European collectors. 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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This Region 2 PAL DVD edition has been discontinued
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 Grapevine Video
2018 DVD edition
Crainquebille (1923), black & white, 47 minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video, no catalog number, unknown 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; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $12.95.
Release date: April 2018.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm r3eduction 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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Loving the Classics
201? DVD edition
Crainquebille (1923), black & white, 76 minutes, not rated.
Loving the Classics,
no catalog number, unknown 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; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $14.99.
Release date: 201?
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 silent era JACQUES FEYDER films available on home video.
Other FRENCH FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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