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Early Women Filmmakers 1911-1940

The Movies Begin: A Treasury of Early Cinema 1894-1913 - Kino 2002 DVD ( USA) Early Women Filmmakers 1911-1940 - BFI 2019 Blu-ray ( United Kingdom)
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  • Release Date: Monday, 24 June 2019
  • Country of Release: United Kingdom
  • MSRP: £37.99
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Falling Leaves | The Making of an American Citizen | The Girl in the Arm Chair | Greater Love Hath No Man | Algie, the Miner | Matrimony's Speed Limit | The Ocean Waif | Suspense | Discontent | The Blot | Mabel's Dramatic Career | Mabel's Strange Predicament | Mabel's Blunder | His Trysting Place | Should Men Walk Home? | The Woman Condemned | La cigarette | La souriante Madame Beudet | The Peasant Women of Ryazan | Le roi des aulnes | Parábola
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More women worked in film during its first two decades than at any time since. Unfortunately, many early women filmmakers have been largely written out of film history, their contributions undervalued. This necessary and timely collection highlights the work of 9 of early cinema’s most innovative and influential women directors, re-writing and celebrating their rightful place in film history.

International in scope, this groundbreaking collection features over 10 hours of material, comprised of 22 films spanning 1911-1940, including many rare titles not widely available until now.

Directors include Mabel Normand, Alice Guy Blaché, Lois Weber, Dorothy Davenport, Germaine Dulac, Olga Preobrazhenskaya, Dorothy Arzner and Mary Ellen Bute. These women were technically and stylistically innovative, pushing the boundaries of narrative, aesthetics, and genre. Going back to the beginning of cinema, this collection makes visible the tremendous directorial contributions women made.bf

  • Year: 1911-1937
  • Time: 606 total min.

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Technical Specifications

Format:
Blu-ray
Discs:
BD-50 (4 Discs)
Total: 4 Discs
Regions:
B (Blu-ray)
(Blu-ray)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33:1
Audio Options:
Musical Score PCM Stereo 2.0
English Dolby Digital Mono 2.0
Resolution:
1080p/24
Subtitles:
English

Supplements

Types of Supplements Included: Film Excerpt, Documentary, Gallery
  • Excerpt from Dance, Girl, Dance
  • Alice Guy-Blaché: a documentary (2018, 8 mins)
  • Lois Weber: a documentary (2018, 9 mins)
  • Mabel Normand: a documentary (2018, 8 mins): featurette on the director
  • Stills gallery

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Falling Leaves
The Making of an American Citizen
The Girl in the Arm Chair
Greater Love Hath No Man
Algie, the Miner
Matrimony's Speed Limit
The Ocean Waif
Suspense
Discontent
The Blot
Mabel's Dramatic Career
Mabel's Strange Predicament
Mabel's Blunder
His Trysting Place
Should Men Walk Home?
The Woman Condemned
La cigarette
La souriante Madame Beudet
The Peasant Women of Ryazan
Le roi des aulnes
Parábola
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