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Gaumont
Treasures
(1897-1913) |
Contents: The Fisherman at the Stream (1897), Bathing in a Stream (1897), Serpentine Dance by Mme. Bob Walter (1897), The Turn-of-the-Century Blind Man (1898), At the Hypnotist’s (1898), The Burglars (1898), Disappearing Act (1898), Surprise Attack on a House at Daybreak (1898), At the Club (1899), Wonderful Absinthe (1899), Avenue de l’Opera (1900), Automated Hat-Maker and Sausage-Grinder (1900), At the Photographer’s (1900), Dance of the Season: Winter, Snow Dance (1900), The Landlady (1900), Turn-of-the-Century Surgery (1900), Pierrette’s Escapades (1900), At the Floral Ball (1900), The Cabbage-Patch Fairy (1900), Serpentine Dance by Lina Esbrard (1902), Midwife to the Upper Class (1902), An Untimely Intrusion (1902), Miss Dundee and Her Performing Dogs (1902), How Monsieur Takes His Bath (1903), Faust and Mephistopheles (1903), The O’Mers in “The Bricklayers” (1905), The Statue (1905), The Magician’s Alms (1905), Clown, Dog and Balloon (1905), Spain (1905), The Tango (1905), The Malagueña and the Bullfighter (1905), Cook & Rilly’s Trained Rooster (1905), Cake Walk, Performed by Nouveau Cirque (1905), Alice Guy Films a “Photoscène” (1905), Saharet Performs the Bolero (1905), Polin Performs “The Anatomy of a Draftee (1905), Dranem Performs “The True Jiu-Jitsu” (1905), Dranem Performs “Five O”Clock Tea” (1905), Félix Mayol Performs “Indiscreet Questions” (1905), Félix Mayol Performs “The Trottins’ Polka” (1905), Félix Mayol Performs “White Lilacs” (1905), The Birth, the Life and the Death of Christ (1906), An Obstacle Course (1906), Madame’s Cravings (1906), A Sticky Woman (1906), The Hierarchies of Love (1906), The Cruel Mother (1906), A Story Well Spun (1906), The Drunken Mattress (1906), The Parish Priest’s Christmas (1906), The Truth Behind the Ape-Man (1906), The Consequences of Feminism (1906), Ocean Studies (1906), The Game-Keeper’s Son (1906), The Race for the Sausage (1907), The Glue (1907), The Fur Hat (1907), The Cleaning Man (1907), A Four-Year-Old Hero (1907), The Rolling Bed (1907), The Irresistible Piano (1907), On the Barricade (1907), The Dirigible “Homeland” (1907), The Colonel’s Account (1907), A Very Fine Lady (1908), Spring (1909), The Fairy of the Surf (1909), Custody of the Child (1909), The Defect (1911), The Roman Orgy (1911), The Trust (1911), The Heart and the Money (1912), Le mystère des roches de Kador [The Mystery of the Rocks of Kador] (1912), The Obsession (1912), Erreur tragique [Tragic Error] (1913), Bout-de-Zan vole un éléphant [Bout-de-Zan Steals an Elephant] (1913), L’agonie de Byzance [The Agony of Byzance] (1913), L’enfant de Paris [The Child of Paris] (1913).
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Kino International
2009 DVD edition
Gaumont Treasures (1897-1913), black & white, color-tinted black & white, and color-tinted and color-toned black & white, 609 minutes total, not rated, including The Fisherman at the Stream (1897), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, Bathing in a Stream (1897), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, Serpentine Dance by Mme. Bob Walter (1897), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, The Turn-of-the-Century Blind Man (1898), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, At the Hypnotist’s (1898), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, The Burglars (1898), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, Disappearing Act (1898), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, Surprise Attack on a House at Daybreak (1898), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, At the Club (1899), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, Wonderful Absinthe (1899), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, Avenue de l’Opera (1900), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, Automated Hat-Maker and Sausage-Grinder (1900), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, At the Photographer’s (1900), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, Dance of the Season: Winter, Snow Dance (1900), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, The Landlady (1900), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, Turn-of-the-Century Surgery (1900), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, Pierrette’s Escapades (1900), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, At the Floral Ball (1900), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, The Cabbage-Patch Fairy (1900), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, Serpentine Dance by Lina Esbrard (1902), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, Midwife to the Upper Class (1902), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, An Untimely Intrusion (1902), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, Miss Dundee and Her Performing Dogs (1902), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, How Monsieur Takes His Bath (1903), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, Faust and Mephistopheles (1903), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, The O’Mers in “The Bricklayers” (1905), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, The Statue (1905), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, The Magician’s Alms (1905), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, Clown, Dog and Balloon (1905), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, Spain (1905), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, The Tango (1905), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, The Malagueña and the Bullfighter (1905), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, Cook & Rilly’s Trained Rooster (1905), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, Cake Walk, Performed by Nouveau Cirque (1905), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, Alice Guy Films a “Photoscène” (1905), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, Saharet Performs the Bolero (1905), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, Polin Performs “The Anatomy of a Draftee (1905), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, Dranem Performs “The True Jiu-Jitsu” (1905), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, Dranem Performs “Five O”Clock Tea” (1905), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, Félix Mayol Performs “Indiscreet Questions” (1905), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, Félix Mayol Performs “The Trottins’ Polka” (1905), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, Félix Mayol Performs “White Lilacs” (1905), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, The Birth, the Life and the Death of Christ (1906), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, An Obstacle Course (1906), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, Madame’s Cravings (1906), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, A Sticky Woman (1906), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, The Hierarchies of Love (1906), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, The Cruel Mother (1906), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, A Story Well Spun (1906), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, The Drunken Mattress (1906), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, The Parish Priest’s Christmas (1906), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, The Truth Behind the Ape-Man (1906), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, The Consequences of Feminism (1906), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, Ocean Studies (1906), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, The Game-Keeper’s Son (1906), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, The Race for the Sausage (1907), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, The Glue (1907), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, The Fur Hat (1907), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, The Cleaning Man (1907), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, A Four-Year-Old Hero (1907), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, The Rolling Bed (1907), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, The Irresistible Piano (1907), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, On the Barricade (1907), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, The Dirigible “Homeland” (1907), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, The Colonel’s Account (1907), black & white, 4 minutes, not rated, A Very Fine Lady (1908), black & white, 3 minutes, not rated, Spring (1909), black & white, 7 minutes, not rated, The Fairy of the Surf (1909), black & white, 7 minutes, not rated, Custody of the Child (1909), black & white, 11 minutes, not rated, The Defect (1911), black & white, 41 minutes, not rated, The Roman Orgy (1911), black & white, 8 minutes, not rated, The Trust (1911), black & white, 24 minutes, not rated, The Heart and the Money (1912), black & white, 17 minutes, not rated, Le mystère des roches de Kador [The Mystery of the Rocks of Kador] (1912), black & white, 43 minutes, not rated, The Obsession (1912), black & white, 23 minutes, not rated, Erreur tragique [Tragic Error] (1913), black & white, 24 minutes, not rated, Bout-de-Zan vole un éléphant (1913), black & white, 9 minutes, not rated, L’agonie de Byzance [The Agony of Byzance] (1913), black & white, 29 minutes, not rated, L’enfant de Paris [The Child of Paris] (1913), black & white, 124 minutes, not rated.
Kino International, K657, UPC 7-38329-06572-0.
Three single-sided, dual-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD disc, 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan MPEG-2 format, SDR (standard dynamic range), ? Mbps average video bit rate, 192 Kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 48 kHz 2.0 stereo sound, English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; three slimline DVD keepcases in cardboard slipcase; $79.95.
Release date: 15 September 2009.
Country of origin: USA
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