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Lonesome
(1928)
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This unusual romantic drama, directed by Paul Fejos, stars Glenn Tryon and lovely Barbara Kent, with Fay Holderness, Gustav Partos and Eddie Phillips.
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 The Criterion Collection
2012 Blu-ray Disc edition
Lonesome (1928), black & white and color-tinted black & white, 69 minutes, not rated, with The Last Performance (1929), black & white, 60 minutes, not rated, and Broadway (1929), black & white, 104 minutes, not rated.
The Criterion Collection, CC2174BD (collection number 623), UPC 7-15515-09791-8, ISBN 978-1-60465-621-3.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region A Blu-ray Disc, 1.19:1 aspect ratio image in pillarboxed 16:9 (1920 x 1080 pixels) progressive scan AVC (MPEG-4) format, SDR (standard dynamic range), 36.5 Mbps average video bit rate, 2.3 Mbps audio bit rate, LPCM 48 kHz 24-bit 1.0 mono sound and Dolby Digital 48 kHz 8-bit 1.0 mono sound, English language intertitles, no subtitles; 15 chapter stops; standard BD keepcase; $39.95.
Release date: 28 August 2012.
Country of origin: USA
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This Blu-ray Disc edition has been digitally mastered from a fine-grain 35mm restoration print that originates from an export version of the film with French language intertitles.
The film is accompanied by the original monaural soundtrack presented in uncompressed audio. Alternately, the film is presented with audio commentary by film historian Richard Koszarski.
The disc includes The Last Performance (1929) starring Conrad Veidt and the reconstruction version of Fejos’ musical Broadway (1929).
The supplemental material includes a 32-page booklet featuring essays by film critic Philip Lopate and historian Graham Petrie and an excerpt from a 1962 interview with Paul Fejos.
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 The Criterion Collection
2012 DVD edition
Lonesome (1928), black & white and color-tinted black & white, 69 minutes, not rated, with The Last Performance (1929), black & white, 60 minutes, not rated, and Broadway (1929), black & white, 104 minutes, not rated.
The Criterion Collection, unknown catalog number (collection number 623), UPC 7-15515-09801-4, unknown ISBN number.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region 1 NTSC DVD disc (two DVDs in the set), 1.19:1 aspect ratio image in pillarboxed 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan MPEG-2 format, ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? Kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 48 kHz 1.0 mono sound, English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; plastic DVD trays in cardboard wrapper with cardboard slipcase?; $29.95.
Release date: 28 August 2012.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD edition has been mastered from a fine-grain 35mm print.
The film is accompanied by the original monaural soundtrack. Alternately, the film is presented with audio commentary by film historian Richard Koszarski.
The disc includes The Last Performance (1929) starring Conrad Veidt and the reconstruction version of Fejos’ musical Broadway (1929).
The supplemental material includes a 32-page booklet featuring essays by film critic Philip Lopate and historian Graham Petrie and an excerpt from a 1962 interview with Paul Fejos.
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USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 1 DVD edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports the Silent Era website.
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Canada: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 1 DVD edition from Amazon.ca. Your purchase supports the Silent Era website.
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United Kingdom: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 1 DVD edition from Amazon.co.uk. Purchase supports Silent Era.
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