Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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Johan
(1920)
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This feature drama, directed by Mauritz Stiller, stars Mathias Taube and Jenny Hasselqvist, with Hildegard Harring, Urho Somersalmi and Lilly Borg.
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 Silent Hall of Fame Enterprises
2019 DVD edition
Johan (1920), black & white, 84 minutes, not rated.
Silent Hall of Fame Enterprises, 203, 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.
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.
Reluctantly, this is our recommended home video edition of the film and we still criticize this publisher for their overpriced offerings that give the consumer as little value as possible.
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Other SWEDISH FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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