Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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The Swallow and
the Titmouse
(1920)
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This feature drama, directed by André Antoine, stars Maguy Deliac and Pierre Alcover, with Louis Ravet, Jane Maylianes and Georges Denola.
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 Rare Films and More
202? DVD edition
The Cigarette Girl of Mosselprom (1924), black & white, 112 minutes, not rated, with The Swallow and the Titmouse (1920), black & white, 68 minutes, not rated.
Rare Films and More, 3760, 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; French language intertitles, optional English language subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $16.99.
Release date: 202?
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 35mm print.
The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting music recordings.
Note that this company apparently has a history of pirating other home video editions to produce their products. Be aware that purchasing pirated home video editions does not benefit the original edition producers nor the composers whose music is often pirated as well.
For now, this is our recommended home video edition of the film.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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Silent Hall of Fame Enterprises
2019 DVD edition
The Swallow and the Titmouse (1920), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Silent Hall of Fame Enterprises, 206, 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 mono sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; French language intertitles, permanent English language subtitles; chapter stops; slimline CD jewelcase; $29.99.
Release date: 2019.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 35mm or 16mm reduction print (as might be surmised from the publisher-provided still frame above).
The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting music recordings.
We still criticize this publisher for their overpriced offerings that give the consumer as little value as possible.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available through . . .
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Other FRENCH FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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