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Enemies of Women (1923)
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Enemies of Women (1923)

Drama, Romance • 1h 45m

Director: Alan Crosland

Cast: Lionel Barrymore, Alma Rubens, Pedro de Cordoba, William H. Thompson, Gareth Hughes, Gladys Hulette, William Collier Jr., Paul Panzer, Mario Majeroni, Jeanne Brindeau, Clara Bow, Betty Bouton, Ivan Linow, Louis Wolheim, Evelyn Arnold, Maxina Arnold, Constance Berry, Arline Booth, America Chedister, Claire de Lorez, Dorothy Dinsmore, Margaret Dumont, Annette Earle, Lou Gorey, Hannelore, Beatrice Keen, Joan Le Monte, Mary Mackintosh, Adolph Milar, Marion Moorehouse, Polly Nally, Mademoiselle Narcita, Mae Opreska, Peggy Raymond, Jessie Reed, Addie Rolf, Nellie Savage, Marie Shelton, Helen Stewart, Vivian Vernon, Edna Wheaton, Virginia Whitehead, Helen Lee Worthing

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No official edition exists. Anything circulating comes from unofficial sources, so there is no release this site can recommend.

Best video release

Unofficial Streaming online

Additional info

Library of Congress said in 2019 that it's restoring it after it came to public domain and the source material, a nitrate print in the AFI/Marion Davies Collection, is missing reels 3 and 9 of 11, plus suffers from some deterioration in reels 4, 5, and 8. No update since.

About the film

The dashing but arrogant Prince Michael Fedor Lubimoff has to flee Tsarist Russia after falling into disgrace and settles in Monte Carlo, where he resumes his life of debauchery while World War I ravages the fields of Europe… (Partially lost film; reels 3 and 9 of a total of 11 are missing.)

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4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Vinegar Syndrome Cinématographe 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Cinematrographe's HDR grading is overcooked, which is a known VinSyn tendency. Additionally, their booklet mis-credits the encode to FiM.

YMMV, but for some, the included BD encoded by Marcus Johnson—ironically may make for a more pleasing experience.

The Tenant (1976)

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4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Carlotta France 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)

Upcoming Release:

UK 4K teased by 88 Films https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?p=24252379

Video Notes:

Carlotta France 4K Blu-ray > Vinegar Syndrome 4K Blu-ray (better encode on Carlotta without any low-pass filtering, more extras and English subtitles on Vinegar Syndrome)

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Arrow 4K Blu-ray or Imprint 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)

Upcoming Release:

Plaion Germany 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Arrow has a different grade and a better encode than the Shout! Factory, though the difference in either is not major. Imprint release, which leaves Shout! Factory's master and subtitles as is, is encoded by FiM. https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p=24473097&postcount=56

Best Audio:

Original mix: Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray

Alternate mix: Scanbox Nordic PAL DVD

Surround remix: HK Video France 4K Blu-ray (5.0)

Audio Notes:

Original mix: Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray (similar to Criterion LaserDisc, but less distorted)

Alternate mix: Scanbox Nordic PAL DVD

Surround remix: HK Video France 4K Blu-ray (5.0)

Arrow used the alternate mix, but with extra filtering and lowered dynamic range. The alternate mix has much better fidelity.

Imprint presumably used the Shout! Factory original mix and left it as is, though no official confirmation.

Additional Info:

Arrow has a much better translation.

Arrow LE has the Taiwan Extended Cut which will not be present on the standard edition. However, Imprint is FiM and has its own archival extras not present on the Arrow.

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Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

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Best Audio:

1991 Orion LaserDisc vs 2024 Arrow 4K Blu-ray

Additional Info:

Criterion Blu-ray has exclusive extras

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