Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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Shoes
(1916)
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Lois Weber directed this drama of a woman who attempts to earn a living for her family of five at a five-and-dime store.
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 The Milestone Cinematheque
2018 Blu-ray Disc edition
Shoes (1916), color-tinted black & white, 60 minutes, not rated.
Milestone Film & Video, distributed by Kino Lorber,
unknown catalog number, unknown UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region A Blu-ray Discs, 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in windowboxed 16:9 (1920 x 1080 pixels) progressive scan AVC (MPEG-4) format, SDR (standard dynamic range), ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? Kbps audio bit rate, DTS-HD Master Audio? 2.0 stereo sound, English language intertitles, no subtitles; 12 chapter stops; standard BD keepcase; $34.95.
Release date: 6 February 2018.
Country of origin: USA
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This Blu-ray Disc edition has been mastered from the 35mm restoration print prepared by the Eye Film Instituut Nederland. The restoration combined a 35mm Dutch language nitrate print in the Eye collection and a 1930s American rerelease version of the film called Unshod Maiden held by the Library of Congress.
The film is accompanied by a music score compiled and performed by Donald Sosin and Mimi Rabson.
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USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region A Blu-ray Disc edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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Canada: Click the logomark to purchase this Region A Blu-ray Disc edition from Amazon.ca. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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This Region A Blu-ray Disc edition is also available from
MILESTONE FILMS through . . .
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 The Milestone Cinematheque
2018 DVD edition
Shoes (1916), color-tinted black & white, 60 minutes, not rated.
Milestone Film & Video, distributed by Kino Lorber,
unknown catalog number, unknown UPC number.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region 1 NTSC DVD discs, 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in windowboxed 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan MPEG-2 format, SDR (standard dynamic range), ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? Kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo sound, English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $29.95.
Release date: 6 February 2018.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD edition has been mastered from the 35mm restoration print prepared by the Eye Film Instituut Nederland. The restoration combined a 35mm Dutch language nitrate print in the Eye collection and a 1930s American rerelease version of the film called Unshod Maiden held by the Library of Congress.
The film is accompanied by a music score compiled and performed by Donald Sosin and Mimi Rabson.
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USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 1 NTSC DVD edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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Canada: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 1 NTSC DVD edition from Amazon.ca. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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This Region 1 NTSC DVD edition is also available from
MILESTONE FILMS through . . .
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Other silent era LOIS WEBER films available on home video.
Other silent era films directed by WOMEN DIRECTORS.
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