Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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So This is
Paris
(1926)
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This Warner Bros. comedy, directed by Ernst Lubitsch, stars Monte Blue and Patsy Ruth Miller, with André Beranger, Lilyan Tashman, Dot Farley and Myrna Loy.
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 Grapevine Video
2023 Blu-ray Disc edition
So This is Paris (1926), black & white, 67 minutes, not rated, with Hubby’s Quiet Little Game (1926), black & white, 11 minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video,
no catalog number, unknown UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 Blu-ray Disc (BD-R BDMV); 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in pillarboxed 16:9 (1920 x 1080 pixels) 24 fps progressive scan image encoded in SDR AVC format at ? Mbps average video bit rate; LPCM 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Mbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard BD keepcase; $24.95.
Release date: May 2023.
Country of origin: USA
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This BD-R edition has been mastered from an archival 35mm print.
The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting music sources.
This is the only complete home video edition of the film we know of. Recommended.
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Region 0 Blu-ray Disc (BD-R) edition is available directly from . . .
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 Grapevine Video
2023 DVD edition
So This is Paris (1926), black & white, 67 minutes, not rated, with Hubby’s Quiet Little Game (1926), black & white, 11 minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video, no catalog number, unknown 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; $19.95.
Release date: May 2023.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has been mastered from an archival 35mm print.
The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting music sources.
This is our recommended DVD home video edition of the film.
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Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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 Silent Hall of Fame Enterprises
2022 DVD edition
So This is Paris (1926), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Silent Hall of Fame Enterprises, 234, unknown 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 mono sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; slimline CD jewelcase; $42.99 (raised to $44.99).
Release date: 2022.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm or 8mm reduction print (as might be surmised from the publisher-provided still frame above).
The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting music recordings.
Reluctantly, this is our recommended home video edition of the film and we still criticize this publisher for their overpriced offerings that give the consumer as little value as possible.
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USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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Other silent era ERNST LUBITSCH films available on home video.
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