Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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The
Red Kimona
(1925)
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This independently-produced feature film was directed by Walter Lang and Mrs. Wallace Reid (Dorothy Davenport), and stars Priscilla Bonner, Tyrone Power, Mrs. Wallace Reid, Theodore von Eltz, Virginia Pearson and George Siegmann.
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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 The Red Kimona (1925), color-tinted black & white, and color-tinted and color-toned black & white, 77 minutes, not rated.
Kino Lorber, K23411, UPC 7-38329-23411-9.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region A Blu-ray Disc (six BDs in th,e 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 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
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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 The Red Kimona (1925), color-tinted black & white, and color-tinted and color-toned black & white, 77 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 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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 Kino International
2008 DVD edition
The Red Kimona (1925), black & white with hand-tinted color sequences, 80 minutes, not rated.
Kino International, K604, UPC 7-38329-06042-8.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC 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 6.2 Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to 60 fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 stereo sound encoded at 256 Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; closed captions; 6 chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $19.95.
Release date: 22 April 2008.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD edition, originally released by Kino as an educational video offering, has been prepared from the 35mm preservation print of The Red Kimona, which is held by the Library of Congress.
The film is accompanied by a music score performed on piano by Robert Israel.
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USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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 Alpha Video
2021 DVD edition
The Red Kimona (1925), black & white, 100 minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entartainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 8398D, UPC 0-89218-83989-3.
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; $7.98 (raised to $8.98).
Release date: 9 March 2021.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm or 8mm reduction print.
The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting recordings.
Naw. Sight unseen, it is unlikely this would be a recommended home video edition of the film.
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Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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Other silent era films directed by WOMEN DIRECTORS.
Other silent film music scores by ROBERT ISRAEL available on home video.
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