Tuesday 3 February 2015

Intolerance (1916)

Directed by D.W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish, Joseph Henabery and Constance Talmadge.


Blu-ray bought in 2014
Eureka - Masters of Cinema Series
197m 30s










  • New high-definition 1080p presentation of the acclaimed Brownlow and Gill "Thames Silents" restoration of the film
  • Orchestral score by the esteemed composer Carl Davis
  • Two feature-length films by Griffith that act as companion pieces to Intolerance and take their material from the main film: The Fall of Babylon and The Mother and the Law, accompanied by new scores by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra
  • Three Hours That Shook the World: Observations on 'Intolerance', a 2013 documentary featuring preservationist Kevin Brownlow discussing the film
  • 56-PAGE BOOKLET filled with vintage and modern reports and essays on the film.

The Birth of a Nation (1915)

Directed by D.W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish and Henry B. Walthall.


Blu-ray bought in 2014
Eureka - Masters of Cinema Series
193m 08s







  • New 1080p presentation of the film from archival 35mm elements, in its original aspect ratio
  • Music by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra in 2.0 stereo and DTS - HD Master Audio 5.1
  • Short archival introductions to the film by D. W. Griffith and Walter Huston
  • Newly rediscovered original intermission sequence and 1930 re - release title sequence
  • Seven Civil War shorts directed by Griffith: In the Border States (1910); The House with Closed Shutters (1910); The Fugitive (1910); His Trust (1910); His Trust Fulfilled (1910); Swords and Hearts (1911); and The Battle (1911).
  • A lengthy booklet with writing about the film, rare archival imagery.