Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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The Boondocks
[Le Bled]
(1929)
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This late feature comedy-drama, directed by Jean Renoir, stars Jackie Monnier and Diana Hart, with RenÃĐe Rozier, Enrique Rivero, Manuel Raaby, AÃŊssa BÃĐrardi, G.A. Martin and Jacques Becker.
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 Gaumont
2025 Blu-ray Disc edition
Le tournoi (1929), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, with Le bled (1929), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Gaumont,
unknown catalog number, unknown UPC number.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region B Blu-ray Disc; 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in pillarboxed 16:9 (3840 x 2160 pixels) 24 fps progressive scan image encoded in progressive scan image encoded in SDR AVC format at ? Mbps average video bit rate; DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Mbps audio bit rate; French language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard BD steelcase; unknown suggested retail price.
Release date: 29 October 2025.
Country of origin: France
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This Region B Blu-ray Disc edition has been mastered from archival print materials.
The film is likely accompanied by a custom music score.
Supplemental material includes a second Renoir film, Le tournoi (1929).
This is our recommended home video edition of the film. North American collectors will need a region-free Blu-ray Disc player to view this edition.
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This
Region B Blu-ray Disc edition is available from
GAUMONT through . . .
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 Gaumont
2012 DVD edition
Le bled (1929), black & white, 104 minutes, not rated.
Gaumont, no catalog number, unknown UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 2 PAL 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 ? 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; unknown suggested retail price.
Release date: 10 October 2012.
Country of origin: France
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This PAL DVD edition has likely been mastered from archival film elements.
The film is accompanied by a custom music score.
This is our recommended home video edition of the film. North American collectors will need a region-free PAL DVD player capable of outputting an NTSC-compatible signal to view this edition.
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This Region 2 PAL DVD edition has been discontinued
and is . . .
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 Loving the Classics
202? DVD edition
Le bled [The Boondocks] (1929), black & white, 104 minutes, not rated.
Loving the Classics, no catalog number, 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; $14.99 (raised to $15.49).
Release date: 202?.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print or pirated from the 2012 Gaumont European DVD noted above.
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 or pirating television network recordings 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.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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Other FRENCH FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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