Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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The Woman One
Longs For
(1929)
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This romantic drama, directed by Kurt Bernhardt, stars Marlene Dietrich and Fritz Kortner, with Frida Richard, Oskar Sima, Uno Henning, Karl Etlinger and Bruno Ziener.
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 Kino Classics
2021 Blu-ray Disc edition
The Woman One Longs For (1929), black & white, 77 minutes, not rated.
Kino Lorber, K25437, UPC 7-38329-25437-7.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region A 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 5.1 surround sound encoded at ? Mbps audio bit rate, and DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Mbps audio bit rate; German language intertitles, optional English language subtitles; chapter stops; standard BD keepcase; $29.95.
Release date: 8 June 2021.
Country of origin: USA
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This Blu-ray Disc edition has been mastered from 35mm archival print materials.
The film is accompanied by an orchestral music score composed by Pascal Schumacher.
Supplemental material includes audio commentary by film historian Gaylyn Studlar.
This is our recommended home video edition of the film.
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This
Region A Blu-ray Disc edition is available directly from . . .
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 Loving the Classics
202? DVD edition
The Woman Men Yearn For (1929), black & white, 76 minutes, not rated.
Loving the Classics,
no catalog number, no 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; $14.99.
Release date: 202?
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.
The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting music recordings.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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Other GERMAN FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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