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The Torture
of Silence
[Mater dolorosa]
(1917)
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Abel Gance’s early feature film stars Emmy Lynn as the sorrowful mother, with support from Firmin-Gémier, Armand Tallier, Anthony Gildès, Paul Vermoyal, Gaston Modot, Antonin Carène and Antonin Artaud.
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 Grapevine Video
2011 DVD edition
The Torture of Silence (1917), black & white, 54 minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video, no catalog number, UPC 8-42614-10447-3.
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; 10 chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $16.95.
Release date: June 2011.
Country of origin: USA •
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This DVD-R edition has been mastered from a 16mm reduction print of the American release version of the film. The video transfer can be quite dark at times, with dense, plugged-up shadows which can make the action hard to follow.
The film is accompanied by music score compiled from preexisting recordings.
To our knowledge, this is the only home video edition of the film that remains in-print.
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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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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is also available directly from . . .
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 Retro Flix
20?? DVD edition
The Torture of Silence (1917), black & white, 55 minutes, not rated.
Retro Flix, 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 mono sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $19.95.
Release date: 20??.
Country of origin: USA
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This obscure DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print of the American release version of the film.
If accompanied by music at all, the film is likely to be accompanied by a music score compiled from preexisting recordings.
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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 ABEL GANCE films available on home video.
Other FRENCH FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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