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Catherine
[Backbiters and
Une vie sans joie]
(1927)
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This feature drama, directed by Jean Renoir and Albert Dieudonné, stars Catherine Hessling and Albert Dieudonné, with Eugénie Nau, Pierre Lestringuez, Pierre Champagne, Louis Gauthier, Oléo and Jean Renoir.
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 Rare Films and More
201? DVD edition
Backbiters (1927), black & white, 84 minutes, not rated.
Rare Films and More, 5954, 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 stereo sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; French language intertitles, optional English and Spanish language subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $13.99.
Release date: 201?
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 35mm or 16mm reduction print of the Albert Dieudonné cut of the film (entitled Backbiters).
The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting music recordings.
Note that this company apparently has a history of pirating other home video editions to produce their products. Be aware that purchasing pirated home video editions does not benefit the original edition producers nor the composers whose music is often pirated as well.
For now, this is our recommended home video edition of the film.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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Other FRENCH FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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