Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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Filibus
(1915)
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This crime feature, directed by Mario Roncoroni, stars Valeria Creti and Giovanni Spano, with Cristina Ruspoli, Mario Mariani and Filippo Vallino.
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 Milestone Film & Video
2021 Blu-ray Disc edition
Filibus (1915), color-tinted black & white, 76 minutes, not rated, with Amour et science (1912), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, OnÃĐsime et la toilette de mademoiselle Badinois (1912), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, Rapallo (1914), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, Laatste bioscoop wereldberichten (1916), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, and Signori giurati (1916), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Milestone Film & Video, distributed by Kino Lorber,
MILEBD00158, UPC 7-84148-01585-9,
ISBN 978-1-949136-02-9.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Regions ABC Blu-ray Disc; 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; DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Mbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard BD keepcase; $29.95.
Release date: 12 October 2021.
Country of origin: USA
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This Blu-ray Disc edition has been mastered from archival film materials held by Eye Film Instituut Nederland.
The film is accompanied by two optional music scores composed and performed by Donald Sosin.
Supplemental material includes four short films and one Italian feature film.
This is our recommended home video edition of the film.
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This
Regions ABC Blu-ray Disc edition is available from MILESTONE FILMS through . . .
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 Milestone Film & Video
2021 DVD edition
Filibus (1915), color-tinted black & white, 76 minutes, not rated, with Amour et science (1912), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, OnÃĐsime et la toilette de mademoiselle Badinois (1912), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, Rapallo (1914), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, Laatste bioscoop wereldberichten (1916), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, and Signori giurati (1916), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Milestone Film & Video, distributed by Kino Lorber,
unknown catalog number, UPC 7-84148-01584-2, unknown ISBN number.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD disc (two 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; standard two-disc DVD keepcase; $29.95.
Release date: 12 October 2021.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD edition has been mastered from archival film materials held by Eye Film Instituut Nederland.
The film is accompanied by two optional music scores composed and performed by Donald Sosin.
Supplemental material includes four short films and one Italian feature film.
This is our recommended DVD home video edition of the film.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD edition is available from
MILESTONE FILMS through . . .
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 Sinister Cinema
202? DVD edition
Filibus (1915), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Sinister Cinema, S378, 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; $16.95.
Release date: 202?.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has been mastered from a 35mm 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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 Loving the Classics
201? DVD edition
Filibus (1915), black & white, 76 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; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $24.99 (raised to $25.49).
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.
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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Rare Films and More
202? DVD edition
Filibus (1915), black & white, 69 minutes, not rated.
Rare Films and More, 5177, 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; English language intertitles, permanent Spanish language subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $13.99.
Release date: 202?.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from files pirated from an Internet streaming site or from another companyâs home video edition.
The film is likely accompanied by a music score pirated from another companyâs home video edition or a soundtrack compiled from preexisting music recordings.
Note that this company apparently has a history of pirating other home video editions or pirating files from Internet streaming sites 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 ITALIAN FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
Other CRIME FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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