Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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The Gypsy Charmer
(1929)
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This late silent drama, directed by Valentin Vaala, stars Teuvo Tulio and Meri Hackzell, with Hanna Taini, Alli Riks, Bruno Laurén and Waldemar Wohlin.
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 Finnkino
2013 DVD edition
Mustalaishurmaaja (1929), black & white, 61 minutes, Rated 7.
Finnkino, 863208, UPC 6-415018-632084.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 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; Finnish and Swedish language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; unknown suggested retail price.
Release date: 2013.
Country of origin: Finland
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This DVD edition has been mastered from archival film elements.
The film is accompanied by a music score.
Supplemental material includes an excerpt from Mustat mõilmat [Mustat silmät] (1929).
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 0 PAL DVD edition has been discontinued
and is . . .
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 Loving the Classics
202? DVD edition
The Gypsy Charmer (1929), black & white, 60 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; Swedish language intertitles, optional? English language subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $14.99.
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 has pirated from a European home video edition.
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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