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Uomo meccanico, L' (1921)
Directed by
André Deed
Writing credits
André Deed
Genre: Comedy / Short
User Rating: ********__ 7.6/10 (11 votes) Vote Here
Credited cast:
Giulia Costa
André Deed .... Saltarello
Valentina Frascaroli .... The adventuress
Mathilde Lambert .... Elena D'Ara
Gabriel Moreau .... Professor D'Ara
Ferdinando Vivas-May .... Ramberti
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Country: Italy
Color: Black and White
Sound Mix: Silent
User Comments:
2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful:-
It is the Mechanical Man!, 29 October 2005
8/10
Author: the_mysteriousx from LI, NY
This DVD was a bit of surprise from Alpha Video. They release many old, public domain films, but I had never heard of this one. For 6 dollars you get this and the 1922 Headless Horseman film. All I can say is "No Brainer" for fans of silent horror/SF.
It was to supposedly originally run a little over an hour, but only 26 minutes of this previously lost Italian film are here. A narrative overview is given at the beginning to let viewers understand the overall plot to make up for the missing. It's a big help as a lot of the gaps are scattered throughout, and this pulp story wouldn't make much sense otherwise. The Mechanical Man is a lot of fun, though and the film feels pretty complete, which is a minor miracle.
The plot involves an evil woman who steals a robot from a scientist. She programs it to destroy to serve her wishes. A young man tries to save his girlfriend with help from the scientist who invented the mechanical man. In the end he sends out a second mechanical man to dispose of the original. It has a Feuillade-like pace to it.
One interesting thing about Alpha is they seem to afford opportunities to up and coming composers. The score is very satisfying and brings some modern ideas to the antique film. Their work on last year's "Student of Prague" (1913) is equally good. In my opinion, Alpha does not have to do this at the low prices they ask for their films. No, their films are not re-mastered or restored, but they show that they care about fans by going the extra mile. The new English inter-titles designed in an appropriate style. A fun surprise for silent film fans.
More Info:
http://versilia.toscana.it/sf-italy/sched16.htm
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Rip specs:
Name.........: L'uomo meccanico (André Deed, 1921).avi
Filesize.....: 204 MB (or 208,905 KB or 213,919,308 bytes)
Runtime......: 00:25:05 (37,633 fr)
Video Codec..: DivX 5.0
Video Bitrate: 781 kb/s
Audio Codec..: PCM Audio
Audio Bitrate: 353 kb/s, monophonic
Frame Size...: 320x240 (1.33:1) [=4:3]
Ed2k link:
L'uomo meccanico (André Deed, 1921).avi 
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