The Birth of a Nation (Centenary Edition) Blu-Ray

Griffith, D. W.

BIRTH OF A NATION (Centenary Edition) (Blu-ray)
A Film by D W Griffith

2015 marks the centenary of D W Griffith’s masterful silent epic, The Birth of a Nation, presented here in a stunning new restoration. A cinematic milestone tells of two families during and after the American Civil War, recalling an era of divided loyalties and struggle for control over the Southern states. Condemned for its stereotyping of African Americans and its portrayal of the Ku Klux Klan as heroes, Griffith’s film is also revered for its grand scale and revolutionary use of film technique. The original 1915 score was adapted and conducted by John Lanchbery

Special Features

• 1930 sound reissue prologue (1930, 6 mins), 1930 sound reissue intermission and introduction to Act 2 (1930, 2 mins): D W Griffith in conversation Walter Huston
• Out-takes and original camera tests
• Melvyn Stokes on The Clansman, D W Griffith and The Birth of a Nation (2015, 20 mins): newly filmed interview
• The Greatest Mother of Them All: Kate Bruce (1920, 1 min): short newsreel on the Griffith actress
• The Coward (Reginald Barker, Thomas H Ince, 1911, 69 mins): a faint-hearted soldier in the American Civil War regains his courage
• The Rose of Kentucky ( D W Griffith, 1911, 17 mins): rural romance set in Griffith’s home state
• Stolen Glory (Mack Sennett, 1912, 14 mins): comedy set during a parade of Union Civil War veterans
• The Drummer of the 8th (Thomas H Ince, 1913, 29 mins): poignant Civil War drama presented in two cuts
• The Rebel Yell (1932, 9 mins) archival film in which reunited Confederate veterans recite the famous battle cry of the South
• Stills and Collections Gallery (2015, 13 mins)
• Birth of a Nation at 100 (2015, 32 mins): roundtable discussion filmed at the BFI Southbank
• Birth of a Nation orchestral score recording sessions
• D W Griffith on Lux Radio Theatre with Cecil B Demille (1936, 6 mins): interview in which the two legends reminisce
• Illustrated booklet with essays by Ashley Clark and Kevin Brownlow and Patrick Stanbury, and full film credits

USA | 1915 | silent, with music and English intertitles | 191 minutes | BD50 x 2 | 1080p | 24fps | Original aspect ratio 1.33:1 | LPCM 2.0 stereo audio (48k/24-bit), 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio (48k) | Cert 15 (contains racist theme and language | Region B Blu-ray

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Kustantaja: UKFilms
Sidosasu: dvd
ean: 5035673012079
Ilmestymisvuosi: 2015