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  • 1
    UID:
    kobvindex_ZLB14241585
    Format: 1 DVD (ca. 87 Min.) : s/w , Bildformat: 1.33:1 ; NTSC
    Content: One of the very last silent films to be made in Britain before the talkies revolutionised cinema, A Cottage on Dartmoor (1929) is a virtuoso piece of filmmaking, a final passionate cry in defence of an art form soon to be obsolete. Restored from film materials preserved in the BFI National Archive, this little-known gem is released on DVD for the first time in the UK and presented here with a specially commissioned score by Stephen Horne. Directed by Anthony Asquith (better known for The Browning Version and The Way to the Stars) A Cottage on Dartmoor is an embroiled melodrama, a tale of love and revenge, set on the bleak landscape of Dartmoor. In a small-town hairdressing salon, a young barber, Joe (Uno Henning) is trying to court Sally, the beautiful manicurist (Nora Baring) and asks her out. She rejects him in favour of the security offered by an older, wealthier farmer. In a jealous rage Joe slashes the farmer with a razor and is sent to Dartmoor prison for attempted murder. He escapes over the moors to find Sally, who does not know if he has come to kill her or ask her forgiveness, and it's at this point that the film begins. The rest of the story is told in flashback. Overlooked by critics more eager to heap praise upon his contemporary, Hitchcock, (who made Blackmail during the same year), Asquith's films display the same skill in inventive story-telling and technical artistry. Steeped in the work of the Soviet avant-garde and German expressionism, Asquith adopts these styles whilst instilling the film with a particularly British sensibility. (BFI)
    Note: Ländercode: [1] , Digital Restoration: James White , "Silent Britain" (a new BFI documentary)
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  • 2
    UID:
    b3kat_BV024106988
    Format: 1 DVD, PAL, Ländercode 2, 84 Min., s/w, Dolby digital , Beih. (12 S.) , 12 cm
    Note: Bildformat 1.33:1 , DVD extras: Insight (Lee, UK, 1960, 12min.) , DVD extras: Rush hour (Asquith, UK, 1941, 5min.) , Orig.: Großbritannien, Schweden 1929 , Silent with music
    Language: English
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  • 3
    UID:
    kobvindex_ZLB15691431
    Format: 1 BD + 1 DVD-Video (je 93 Min. + Bonus) : s/w , Stummfilm , DTS-HD MA 5.1, PCM stereo 2.0 (BD), DD/5.1 surround, DD/2.0 stereo (DVD) , 1 Beih. (28 S.) , 1.33:1 ; 1080p/24
    Edition: Dual format ed.
    Content: The BFI Archive's acclaimed restoration of Anthony Asquith's subterranean tale of love, jealousy and murder is finally made available in this stunning Dual Format Edition. This classic British film from the silent era features Neil Brand's new orchestral score, recorded live in 2012, which perfectly complements the film's richly detailed evocation of 1920s London. From his own screenplay Anthony Asquith balances the light and dark sides of London life, aided by a superb cast of Brian Aherne and Elissa Landi as the nice young lovers, and Norah Baring and Cyril McLaglen as their unhappy counterparts. More than any other film from Britain's silent canon, Underground evokes the life of the ordinary Londoner with its scenes of the bustling underground and the capital's parks, double-decker buses, pubs and shabby bedsits. (BFI)
    Content: Extras * Feature presented in both High Definition and Standard Definition * Newly commissioned score by Neil Brand presented in 5.1 and 2.0 * Alternative score by Chris Watson * 'The premier and his little son' (1909-12, 1 min): previously unseen footage of Anthony Asquith as a child * A trip on the Metropolitan Railway (1910, 13 mins - DVD only) * Scenes at Piccadilly Circus and Hyde Park Corner (1930-32, 6 mins - DVD only) * Seven More Stations (1948, 12 mins - DVD only): a film about the expansion of the Central Line beyond Stratford * Under Night Streets (1958, 19 mins): a documentary about the tube's nightshift workers * Fully illustrated booklet featuring film notes and new essays by Christian Wolmar and Neil Brand (BFI)
    Note: Ländercode: 2 , Orig.: Grossbritannien, 1928 , Restoring Underground (Grossbritannien, 2009). The premier and his little son [extract from pre-world war one aircraft] (Grossbritannien, 1920.). A trip on the Metropolitan Railway (Grossbritannien, 1910). Scenes at Piccadilly Circus and Hyde Park Corner (Grossbritannien, 1930-32)
    Keywords: Underground London ; Reise ; Geschichte 1910 ; DVD-Video ; Underground London ; Geschichte 1928 ; Film ; Blu-Ray-Disc ; Underground London ; Geschichte 1928 ; Film ; DVD-Video ; DVD-Video
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  • 4
    UID:
    b3kat_BV048718985
    Format: [DVD] (84 Min.) , s/w , Stummfilm
    Uniform Title: A Cottage on Dartmoor
    Content: This late silent film from Anthony Asquith is a dark tale of sexual jealousy and thwarted love that gives the lie to the supposition that British films of the era were staid. Recalling Hitchcock in both style and substance, the film prompted Raymond Durgnat to comment that Asquith here "out-Hitchcocks Hitchcock, before Hitchcock became Hitchcock". It begins with Joe, a convict, fleeing across the moors at dusk ... [www.moviemail.com]
    Note: enthält außerdem: , Rush Hour (1941) , Stummfilm mit engl. Zwischentiteln
    Language: Undetermined
    Keywords: DVD-Video
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  • 5
    UID:
    b3kat_BV048720970
    Format: 1 DVD-Video (97 Min.) , schwarz-weiß
    Uniform Title: Shooting stars
    Content: "Shooting Stars" is a must for any silent cinema fan. Offering a rare insight into the workings of a 1920s film studio, there are location scenes, comic stunts and an on-set jazz band which demonstrate just what life was like in the early days of cinema. Despite the directing credit going to veteran filmmaker A. V. Bramble, "Shooting Stars" is universally acknowledged to be the directorial debut of rising talent Anthony Asquith. Asquith wrote the original story, deliberately choosing the subject of movie-making itself as his theme, and the dynamic cinematographic style and professional approach to the design and lighting was introduced by Asquith himself, based on his experiences at Chaplin's studio. The script is sophisticated, incorporating iconic counterpoint and containing very few inter-titles, a trope of Asquith's work. Presented on DVD and Blu-ray in a new restoration by the BFI National Archive, this key film of the silent era marked a step change in the quality of British features on a par with Hitchcock's work at Gainsborough, and anyone enamoured with the glamour of film will relish the knowing humour and style of this long-unseen classic. [www.amazon.co.uk]
    Note: Stummfilm mit engl. Zwischentiteln
    Language: English
    Keywords: DVD-Video ; Blu-Ray-Disc
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  • 6
    UID:
    b3kat_BV048722732
    Format: 1 DVD-Video (89 Min.) , schwarz-weiß
    Uniform Title: Underground
    Content: The BFI National Archive's acclaimed restoration of Anthony Asquith's subterranean tale of love, jealousy and murder is finally available in this stunning Dual Format Edition. This classic British film from the silent era features Neil Brand's new orchestral score, recorded live in 2012, which perfectly complements the film’s richly detailed evocation of 1920s London. From his own screenplay Anthony Asquith balances the light and dark sides of London life, aided by a superb cast of Brian Aherne and Elissa Landi as the nice young lovers, and Norah Baring and Cyril McLaglen as their unhappy counterparts. More than any other film from Britain’s silent canon, "Underground" evokes the life of the ordinary Londoner with its scenes of the bustling underground and the capital's parks, double-decker buses, pubs and shabby bedsits. [Cover]
    Note: enthält außerdem: , Under Night Streets (1958) , Stummfilm mit engl. Zwischentiteln
    Language: English
    Keywords: DVD-Video ; Blu-Ray-Disc
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  • 7
    UID:
    b3kat_BV043814234
    Format: 1 DVD-Video, 1 Blu-ray (101 min, stumm) , schwarz-weiß , 1 Beiheft (36 Seiten) , 12 cm
    Edition: Dual format edition
    Note: Newly restored and presented in High Definition and Standard Definition , Original: Großbritannien 1928 , Bonus: A selection of cinemagazine and newsreel items from the BFI National Archive • Other extras TBC • Illustrated booklet with essays and full credits , Bildformat 1.33:1 , Englisch - Untertitel für Hörgeschädigte: englisch
    Language: English
    Keywords: DVD-Video ; Blu-Ray-Disc
    Author information: Aherne, Brian 1902-1986
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