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L’Atlantide
[Queen of Atlantis]
(1921)

 

Jacques Feyder directed this fantasy film of the not-so-mythical Atlantis, starring Jean Angelo, Stacia Napierkowska and Georges Melchior.

coverHome Vision Entertainment
2006 DVD edition

Rediscover Jacques Feyder, French Film Master (1921-1925), color-tinted and color-toned black & white, 163 minutes, not rated, including Queen of Atlantis [L’Atlantide] (1921), color-tinted and color-toned black & white, 163 minutes, not rated.

Home Vision Entertainment, distributed by Image Entertainment, HVE3520DVD, UPC 0-14381-35202-3.
Three single-sided, dual-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD discs, 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan MPEG-2 format, SDR (standard dynamic range), ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? Kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 48 kHz 2.0 stereo sound, French language intertitles, optional English language subtitles; chapter stops; double-wide three-disc DVD keepcase; $49.99.
Release date: 24 October 2006.
Country of origin: USA

This DVD edition, with its full-frame, natural-speed video transfer from very-good to excellent 35mm print materials, is generally pleasing viewing on high-definition as well as standard television systems.

The film is accompanied by a music score by Eric le Guen.

At first blush, we enthusiastically recommended this three-disc Jacques Feyder set.

 
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coverCine Club
2006 DVD edition

L’Atlantide (1921), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, with L’Atlantide (1932), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.

Cine Club / Aventi,
unknown catalog number, unknown UPC number.
Two single-sided, dual-layered, Region 2 PAL DVD discs, 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 576 pixels) interlaced scan MPEG-2 format, SDR (standard dynamic range), ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? Kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 48 kHz 2.0 mono sound, French language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles; chapter stops; two-disc DVD keepcase; unknown suggested retail price.
Release date: 26 October 2006.
Country of origin: France
We have not viewed this PAL edition from France.

We also do not know if this edition competes against or is a reissue of the MK2 edition noted below.

North American collectors will need a region-free PAL DVD player capable of outputting an NTSC-compatible signal to view this edition.

 
This Region 2 PAL DVD edition is . . .
coverMK2
2004 DVD edition

L’Atlantide (1921), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, with L’Atlantide (1932), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.

MK2, unknown catalog number, unknown UPC number.
Two single-sided, dual-layered, Region 2 PAL DVD discs, 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 576 pixels) interlaced scan MPEG-2 format, SDR (standard dynamic range), ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? Kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 48 kHz 2.0 mono sound, French language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles; chapter stops; standard two-disc DVD keepcase; unknown suggested retail price.
Release date: 12 May 2004.
Country of origin: France
We have not viewed this PAL DVD edition from France.

North American collectors will need a region-free PAL DVD player capable of outputting an NTSC-compatible signal to view this edition.

 
This Region 2 PAL DVD edition is . . .
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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