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L’Inhumaine, silent, Blu-ray (1924/2016)

by Audiophile Audition | Mar 16, 2016 | DVD & Blu-ray Video Reviews

A path-breaking 1924 French film which brought together many leaders in modern art and design. L’Inhumaine, Blu-ray (1924/2016) Cast: Georgette Leblanc, Jaque Catelain Director: Marcel L’Herbier Titles & some sets: Ferdinand Leger Studio: Hermes/CNC/ Lobster/Blackhawk Films/ Flicker Alley FA0045 (3/1/16) Video: 4:3 black & white, silent New musical scores by: Aidje Tafial, The Alloy Orchestra Audio: PCM stereo Choice of: French or English intertitles/subtitles Extras: Behind the scenes of L’Inhumanine – 15 min. featurette, About the recording of Aidje Tafial’s Music, Ill. printed booklet with behind-the-scenes photos and information about the film Length: 122 min. Rating: **** This was a very important early French film which featured the artistic collaboration of some of the top names in Paris at the time, such as the painter Leger, architect Robert Mallet-Stevens and directors Albert Cavalcanti and Claude Autant-Lara. Among the attendees playing an unruly audience at the Theatre des Champs-Elysees (but not visible in the film) were Picasso, Man Ray, Erik Satie, James Joyce and Ezra Pound. They are supposed to be booing the opera singer because she was thought to be the reason for a young devotee’s suicide. It is a visual display of the most modern-looking design of the moment, […]