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This two-disc DVD set of Traffic In Souls (1913) and The Italian (1915), both riveting and important social dramas of the American silent screen, are honored with inclusion in The National Film Registry, which selects up to twenty-five “culturally, historically or aesthetically significant films” each year. In addition to the features, each film also presents an illuminating optional audio essay and the set contains three theme-related bonus short films from the pioneer Edison Company. |
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Abel Gance’s J’Accuse is considered one of the most technically advanced films of the era and the first major pacifist film. This new restoration carried out in partnership with Lobster Films Studios culls materials from several collections for assembling the most complete edition of the original 1919 edit of the film. Features a new symphonic score by Robert Israel. |
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Abel Gance's La Roue is one of the most extraordinary achievements in the history of cinema. This new restoration with a running time of nearly four and a half hours, accompanied by Robert Israel's symphonic score, is the fullest presentation of La Roue to reach the public since 1923.
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An unprecedented and definitive multi-disc collection, several years in the making, 173 rare, rediscovered, and restored Melies films, plus a filmed tribute, Le Grand Melies by Georges Franju, and essays by filmmaker Norman McLaren and film historian John Frazer. This comprehensive survey opens a door to a re-evaluation of the early years of cinema by scholars and historians alike. |
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