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Kino-Eye
(1924)

 
Flicker Alley
2015 Blu-ray Disc edition

Dziga Vertov: The Man with the Movie Camera and Other Newly-Restored Works (1924-1934), black & white, 279 minutes total, not rated, including Kino-Eye (1924), black & white, 78 minutes, not rated.

Flicker Alley, FA0041,
UPC 6-17311-67929-2, ISBN 1-893967-92-1.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Regions ABC Blu-ray Disc; 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; DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Mbps audio bit rate; Russian language intertitles, optional English and French language subtitles; chapter stops; standard BD case; $39.95.
Release date: 2 June 2015.
Country of origin: USA

Ratings (1-10): video: 6 / audio: 8 / additional content: 8 / overall: 8.

This Blu-ray Disc edition has been mastered from an archival 35mm print.

The film is accompanied by a music score by Robert Israel.

This is our recommended home video edition of the film.

 
This Regions ABC Blu-ray Disc edition is available directly from . . .
coverFilm Preservation Associates
2000 DVD edition

Kino-Eye (1924), black & white, 78 minutes, not rated, with Three Songs of Lenin (1934), black & white, 59 minutes, not rated.

Film Preservation Associates, distributed by Image Entertainment, ID5834DSDVD, UPC 0-14381-58342-7.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region 1 NTSC DVD disc (reissued on 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; Russian language intertitles, English language subtitles; chapter stops; snapper DVD case (reissued in standard DVD keepcase); $24.99.
Release date: 25 April 2000.
Country of origin: USA
We have not viewed this DVD edition. We have seen the film in its Image Entertainment laserdisc edition and are satisfied with its quality.

This quality home video edition, prepared by David Shepard, has been transferred from 35mm preservation elements. The edition was reissued on MOD DVD-R disc.

 
This Region 1 NTSC DVD edition has been discontinued
and is . . .
Other silent era DZIGA VERTOV films available on home video.

Other RUSSIAN and SOVIET FILMS of the silent era available on home video.

Other DOCUMENTARY FILMS of the silent era available on home video.

Other silent film music scores by ROBERT ISRAEL available on home video.
 
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