Abel Gance’s early feature film stars Emmy Lynn as the sorrowful mother, with support from Firmin-Gémier, Armand Tallier, Anthony Gildès, Paul Vermoyal, Gaston Modot, Antonin Carène and Antonin Artaud.
Grapevine Video, no catalog number, UPC 8-42614-10447-3.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0NTSC DVD-R disc; 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan image encoded in SDRMPEG-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; 10 chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $16.95.
Release date: June 2011.
Country of origin: USA •
This DVD-R edition has been mastered from a 16mm reduction print of the American release version of the film. The video transfer can be quite dark at times, with dense, plugged-up shadows which can make the action hard to follow.
The film is accompanied by music score compiled from preexisting recordings.
To our knowledge, this is the only home video edition of the film that remains in-print.
This Region 0NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
Retro Flix, no catalog number, unknown UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0NTSC DVD-R disc; 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan image encoded in SDRMPEG-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; standard DVD keepcase; $19.95.
Release date: 20??.
Country of origin: USA
This obscure DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print of the American release version of the film.
If accompanied by music at all, the film is likely to be accompanied by a music score compiled from preexisting recordings.
This Region 0NTSC DVD-R edition has been discontinued
and is . . .
