Chaplin's Mutual Comedies (2014) [Blu-ray.1080p.AVC.AC3] [ENG]

Chaplin's Mutual Comedies (2014) [Blu-ray.1080p.AVC.AC3] [ENG] Street Date: August 19th, 2014

Studio: Flicker Alley

Genres: Classics, Comedy

Starring: Charlie Chaplin

Director: Charlie Chaplin

Featuring: Charlie Chaplin Edna Purviance Albert Austin Eric Campbell

Composers : Robert Israel Donald Sosin Stephen Horne Neil Brand Timothy Brock Carl Davis Eric Beheim Antonio Coppola Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra Maud Nelissen Gabriel Thibaudeau

Year: 1916-1917

Gatunek: komedia

Length: 400 minutes (12 х ~ 00:27:00) Flicker Alley and The Blackhawk Films® Collection are proud to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of the Little Tramp with the premiere of Chaplin’s Mutual Comedies, a 5-disc Blu-ray/DVD box set, presented for a limited time in a collector’s edition SteelBook case. The collection features 12 newly restored films (The Floorwalker, The Fireman, The Vagabond, One A.M., The Count, The Pawnshop, Behind the Screen, The Rink, Easy Street, The Cure, The Immigrant, and The Adventurer), all scanned under the aegis of Association Chaplin at a resolution of 2,000 lines from original 35mm prints gathered from archives all over the world, then digitally assembled and restored, a collaborative effort of Lobster Films in Paris and L’Immagine Ritrovata in Bologna, Italy. Each film offers the option of either improvised piano accompaniment or a full orchestral score. Among the many well-known composers and musicians featured are Eric Beheim, Neil Brand, Timothy Brock, Antonio Coppola, Carl Davis, Stephen Horne, Robert Israel, the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra, Maud Nelissen, Donald Sosin, and Gabriel Thibaudeau.



I viewed the majority of the short films with the alternate tracks. While lossless tracks would have been preferable, depth and clarity are quite good. I was particularly pleased with Antonio Coppola's accompaniment on The Vagabond and Behind the Screen. Balance is also good. There are no audio dropouts or distortions to report in this review. Chaplin’s Mutual Comedies also includes outstanding bonus features:

*A 34-page booklet with rare, behind-the-scenes images, and an extensive essay by film historian and author Jeffrey Vance (Chaplin: Genius of Cinema).

*The home-video premiere of a 52-minute documentary by Serge Bromberg and Eric Lange, The Birth of the Tramp, which chronicles Chaplin’s rise to stardom in concordance with early cinema’s growth from fairground attraction into an international industry.

*Chaplin’s Goliath by Academy Award® winner Kevin Macdonald, which tells the story of Charlie’s nemesis Eric Campbell, who achieved screen immortality with his appearances in eleven of these comedies. Screenshots:

http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Chaplins-Mutual-Comedies-Blu-ray/101335/#Screenshots

http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Chaplins-Mutual-Comedies-Blu-ray/101335/#Review



Video:

MPEG-4 AVC, ~ 25000 kbps 1080p / 23,976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1

Aspect ratio: see individual releases

Original aspect ratio: 1.33:1



Audio:

Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz



Subtitles:

See individual releases



Discs:

50GB Blu-ray Disc (2 BDs)

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FILMS:



01. The Floorwalker, 1916, 00:29:22

1. Music by Gabriel Thibaudeau

2. Alternate Improvisational Piano by Antonio Coppola



02. The Fireman, 1916, 00:26:27

1. Original Fotoplayer Music and Sound Effects Played and Adapted by Robert Israel

2. Alternate Improvisational Piano by Neil Brand



03. The Vagabond, 1916, 00:26:40

1. Music by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra

2. Alternate Improvisational Piano by Antonio Coppola



04. One A.M., 1916, 00:27:29

1. Music by Carl Davis

2. Alternate Improvisational Piano by Gabriel Thibaudeau



05. The Count, 1916, 00:25:14

1. Music by Donald Sosin, Peter Breiner, and Richard A. Whiting

2. Alternate Improvisational Piano by Neil Brand



06. The Pawnshop, 1916, 00:26:44

1. Music by Winston Sharples & Gene Rodemich/Adaptation by Eric Beheim & Robert Israel

2. Alternate Improvisational Piano by Donald Sosin



07. Behind the Screen, 1916, 00:25:26

1. Music by Robert Israel

2. Alternate Improvisational Piano by Antonio Coppola



08. The Rink, 1916, 00:25:50

1. Music by Antonio Coppola

2. Alternate Improvisational Piano by Maud Nelissen



09. Easy Street, 1917, 00:27:01

1. Music by Neil Brand

2. Alternate Improvisational Piano by Donald Sosin



10. The Cure, 1917, 00:26:29

1. Music by Stephen Horne

2. Alternate Improvisational Piano by Maud Nelissen



11. The Immigrant, 1917, 00:25:00

1. Music by Timothy Brock

2. Alternate Improvisational Piano by Donald Sosin



12. The Adventurer, 1917, 00:26:58

1. Music by Robert Israel

2. Alternate Improvisational Piano by Neil Brand