Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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Rosita
(1923)
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This drama, directed by Ernst Lubitsch, stars Mary Pickford and Georga Walsh, with Holbrook Blinn, Irene Rich, Charles Belcher, Frank Leigh, Mathilde Comont, George Periolat, Bert Sprotte and Snitz Edwards.
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 Grapevine Video
2021 Blu-ray Disc edition
Rosita (1923), black & white, 93 minutes, not rated, with Lonely Villa (1909), black & white, 10 minutes, not rated, All on Account of the Milk (1910), black & white, 11 minutes, not rated, and A Beast at Bay (1912), black & white, 11 minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video,
no catalog number, unknown UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 Blu-ray Disc (BD-R BDMV); 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; LPCM 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Mbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard BD keepcase; $24.95.
Release date: March 2021.
Country of origin: USA
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This BD-R edition has been mastered at 2K high-resolution from an archival print.
The film is accompanied by a music score composed and performed by David Drazin.
Supplemental material includes three Mary Pickford short films.
This is our recommended home video edition of the film.
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Region 0 Blu-ray Disc (BD-R) edition is available directly from . . .
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 Grapevine Video
2021 DVD edition
Rosita (1923), black & white, 93 minutes, not rated, with Lonely Villa (1909), black & white, 10 minutes, not rated, All on Account of the Milk (1910), black & white, 11 minutes, not rated, and A Beast at Bay (1912), black & white, 11 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; $19.95.
Release date: March 2021.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has been mastered at 2K high-resolution from an archival print.
The film is accompanied by a music score composed and performed by David Drazin.
Supplemental material includes three Mary Pickford short films.
This is our recommended DVD 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
2016 DVD edition
Rosita (1923), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Silent Hall of Fame Enterprises, 4, 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; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; slimline CD jewelcase; $34.99 (raised again to $44.99).
Release date: 2016.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has been mastered from a VHS videotape copy of an analog video transfer of what appears to be a 16mm reduction print (as can be discerned from the publisher-provided still frame above).
The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting music recordings.
At $45.00, with no DVD case and artwork, this edition is a terrible rip-off.
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USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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Loving the Classics
201? DVD edition
Rosita (1923), black & white, 90 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 ERNST LUBITSCH films available on home video.
Other silent era MARY PICKFORD films available on home video.
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