Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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Gypsy Anne
(1920)
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This Norwegian feature, directed by Rasmus Breistein, stars Asta Nielsen and Einar Tveito, with Johanne Bruhn, Lars Tvinde, Dagmar Myhrvold, Henny Skjønberg and Kristine Ullmo.
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 Norsk filminstitutt
2012 DVD edition
Fante-Anne (1920), color-toned black & white, 74 minutes, Medietilsynet A.
Norsk filminstitutt,
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 5.1 surround sound encoded at ? Mbps audio bit rate; and 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) 5.1 surround sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; Norwegian language intertitles, optional? Norwegian and English language subtitles; chapter stops; standard two-disc BD keepcase; NOK 169.00.
Release date: 19 April 2012.
Country of origin: Norway
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This Blu-ray Disc / DVD edition has been mastered from archival 35mm print materials.
The film is accompanied by a music score composed by [?] Halldor Krogh?
Supplemental material includes a photo gallery.
This is our recommended home video edition of the film. North American collectors will need a region-free Blu-ray Disc player and/or a region-free PAL DVD player capable of outputting an NTSC-compatible signal to view this edition.
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This Region B Blu-ray Disc / Region 2 PAL DVD edition has been discontinued and is . . .
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 Loving the Classics
2026 DVD edition
Gypsy Anne (1920), black & white, 80 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; $14.99 (raised to $15.49).
Release date: 10 January 2026.
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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Other silent era ASTA NIELSEN films available on home video.
Other NORWEGIAN FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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