The Hitchcock Nine (Limited Edition) Blu-Ray Box Set (Australia Import)
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Título original: The Pleasure Garden / The Lodger / The Ring / Downhill / The Farmer’s Wife / Easy Virtue / Champagne / The Manxman / Blackmail

Año: 1925 - 1929
Pais: UK
Código de región: B
Contenido: Blu-Ray
EAN: 9337369049748

Imagen: 1.19:1 / 1.33:1 / 1.78:1 (1080p)

HDR: -

Audio: English - LPCM 2.0 Mono

Subtítulos: English SDH

Calificatión por edades: M

Género: Classics

Reparto: Virginia Valli, Jameson Thomas

Director: Alfred Hitchcock


Sinopsis:

35 years before Psycho, 22 years before Rope, and 15 years before Foreign Correspondent, the great Alfred Hitchcock was at work in the vast world of silent cinema.

His nine surviving silent films are brought together for the first time in this special collection from restorations by the BFI National Archives, accompanied by NEW and archival music options, and loaded with brand NEW Special Features. 

Take a trip back to over 100 years ago, to the thriving silent cinema scene, with these remarkable entries to the very beginning of Hitchcock’s six decade-long career: 

• The Pleasure Garden (1925) – Worldwide Blu-ray debut!
• The Lodger (1927)
• The Ring (1927)
• Downhill (1927)
• The Farmer’s Wife (1928)
• Easy Virtue (1928)
• Champagne (1928)
• The Manxman (1929)
• Blackmail (1929)
  

Extras:

Limited Edition 10-Disc Hardbox, including the 2021 feature documentary I Am Alfred Hitchcock. 1000 copies only – individually numbered.

The Pleasure Garden:

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• NEW Solo Piano Score by composer Neil Brand
• Theater Organ Score by Lee Erwin (Carnegie Hall Cinema, New York)
• NEW Audio Commentary by editor of the Hitchcock Annual, Sidney Gottlieb
• Introduction by film historian Charles Barr
• NEW Interview with BFI silent film curator Bryony Dixon
• NEW Neil Brand on his score for The Pleasure Garden
• Aspect Ratio 1.37:1

The Lodger:

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• Orchestral Score by composer Paul Zaza
• Orchestral Score by Ashley Irwin in 5.1 Surround Sound (1999)
• Contemporary Orchestral Score by Nitin Sawhney, performed by the London Symphony Orchestra
• Live Orchestral Score by Graham Reynolds (2017)
• NEW Audio Commentary by Kim Newman and Barry Forshaw
• Audio Commentary by film historian Patrick McGilligan
• The Sound of Silence: The Making of The Lodger – featurette
• Peter Bogdanovich Interviews Hitchcock – audio
• Hitchcock / Truffaut – archival audio interview
• Suspense: The Lodger – 1940 radio adaptation directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Herbert Marshall, Edmund Gwenn, and Lurene Tuttle
• Hollywood Star Time: The Lodger – 1946 radio adaptation starring Vincent Price and Cathy Lewis
• Mystery in the Air: The Lodger – 1947 radio adaptation starring Peter Lorre, Agnes Moorehead, and Henry Morgan
• Scoring The Lodger with Nitin Sawhney – featurette
• Introduction by Charles Barr
• Image Gallery
• Restoration Comparison
• Aspect Ratio 1.33:1

The Ring:

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• Small Jazz Ensemble Score by Neil Brand
• Solo Piano Score by Antonio Coppola
• Solo Piano Score by Xavier Berthelot
• NEW Interview with film historian Melanie Williams
• NEW Neil Brand on his score for The Ring
• A Knockout Score: Neil Brand on The Ring
• Hitchcock / Truffaut: Archival Audio Interview
• Introduction by Director / Film Historian Noël Simsolo
• Image Gallery
• Aspect Ratio 1.33:1

Downhill:

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• Solo Piano Score by John Sweeney
• Orchestral Score by Christophe Henrott
• NEW Interview with film scholar Ian Christie
• Introduction by critic Charles Barr
• Image Gallery
• Aspect Ratio 1.33:1

The Farmer’s Wife:

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• Solo Piano and Digital Keyboard Score by Jon C. Mirsalis
• Solo Piano Score by Neil Brand
• Orchestral Score by Xavier Berthelot
• Hitch in the Countryside: Neil Brand on The Farmer’s Wife – featurette
• Hitchcock / Truffaut: Archival Audio Interview
• Extract from BEHP Interview with Ronald Neame
• Introduction by Director / Film Historian Noël Simsolo
• Image Gallery
• Aspect Ratio 1.33:1

Easy Virtue:

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• NEW Solo Piano Score by composer Neil Brand
• NEW Solo Piano Score by composer Mauro Colombis
• NEW Interview with film historian Melanie Williams
• NEW Interview with BFI silent film curator Bryony Dixon
• NEW Neil Brand on his score for Easy Virtue
• Aspect Ratio 1.33:1

Champagne:

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• Solo Piano Score by Neil Brand
• Solo Piano Score by Ben Model
• Orchestral Score by Xavier Berthelot
• Audio Commentary by film historian Farran Smith Nehme
• NEW Interview with Pamela Hutchinson on Betty Balfour
• Hitch and Champagne – Neil Brand on Music for Silent Film
• A Heady Cocktail – Charles Barr on Champagne
• Hitchcock / Truffaut: Archival Audio Interview
• Introduction by Director / Film Historian Noël Simsolo
• Image Gallery
• Aspect Ratio 1.33:1

The Manxman:

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• Solo Piano Score by composer Andrew Earle Simpson
• Small Ensemble Score by composer Stephen Horne
• Solo Piano Score by composer Antonio Coppola
• Solo Piano Score by composer Xavier Berthelot
• Audio Commentary by film historian Farran Smith Nehme
• NEW Interview with film scholar Ian Christie
• NEW Interview with Pamela Hutchinson on Anny Ondra
• Melodrama a la Manx: Stephen Horne on Scoring Hitchcock
• Hitch’s Leading Ladies by Davina Quinlivan
• Hitchcock / Truffaut: Archival Audio Interview
• Introduction by Director / Film Historian Noël Simsolo
• Image Gallery
• Aspect Ratio 1.33:1

Blackmail:

Silent Version – Special Features and Technical Specs:

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray of the Silent Version
• Orchestral Score by Moritz Eggert (year unknown)
• Electroacoustic score by Edison Studio (5.1 Surround or Stereo)
• Aspect Ratio 1.33:1

Talkie Version – Special Features and Technical Specs:

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray of the Talkie Version
• NEW Interview with BFI silent film curator Bryony Dixon
• Silent into Sound: Neil Brand on Blackmail 
• Anny Ondra’s Screen Test 
• Extract from BEHP Interview with Ronald Neame
• Hitchcock / Truffaut: Archival Audio Interview
• Introduction by Director / Film Historian Noël Simsolo
• Introduction by actor Tony Curtis
• Image Gallery
• Audio: English LPCM 2.0
• Aspect Ratio 1.33:1

I Am Alfred Hitchcock:

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray of the 2021 feature documentary
• Audio: English DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Aspect Ratio 16:9