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- Robert Harris
For anyone with a serious interest in cinema history, the early works of Fritz Lang (pre-Metropolis), are as important as the works of Griffith, Murnau, Gance, and a few others.
Having previously only seen Lang's 1919 serial, The Spiders, and 1921 Destiny derived from 16mm materials, finally seeing them from 35mm dupes is a totally different experience.
Both of these films have been added to the Kino library, with well-conceived scores (Destiny performed by a 70 piece orchestra) and proper simulations of original tinning and toning.
These are not your standard issue public domain videos, but rather, properly licensed examples of early cinema masterworks.
The imagery has not been numerically rated, as numbers are inapplicable to these releases. I can only tell you that both are the finest that I've had the pleasure to see.
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Pass / Fail - Pass
Highly Recommended
RAH
Having previously only seen Lang's 1919 serial, The Spiders, and 1921 Destiny derived from 16mm materials, finally seeing them from 35mm dupes is a totally different experience.
Both of these films have been added to the Kino library, with well-conceived scores (Destiny performed by a 70 piece orchestra) and proper simulations of original tinning and toning.
These are not your standard issue public domain videos, but rather, properly licensed examples of early cinema masterworks.
The imagery has not been numerically rated, as numbers are inapplicable to these releases. I can only tell you that both are the finest that I've had the pleasure to see.
Image - n/a
Audio - n/a
4k Up-rez - n/a
Pass / Fail - Pass
Highly Recommended
RAH