{"id":20861,"date":"2019-03-21T18:33:10","date_gmt":"2019-03-22T01:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=20861"},"modified":"2019-03-21T18:34:14","modified_gmt":"2019-03-22T01:34:14","slug":"review-woman-of-affairs-dvd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2019\/03\/review-woman-of-affairs-dvd\/","title":{"rendered":"A Woman of Affairs DVD Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>A Woman of Affairs<\/em><\/strong> was technically based on the novel \u201cThe Green Hat\u201d but due to censorship, the story was changed so much it apparently bared little resemblance (kind of makes me wonder if the book might be due for a new adaptation).<\/p>\n

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A Woman of Affairs
\n\u2014 Warner Archive Collection \u2014<\/span><\/span>
\n(1928)<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Drama<\/span>
\nWarner Archive | NR \u2013 91 min. \u2013 $19.99 | March 5, 2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 03\/21\/2019 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Clarence Brown
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Michael Arlen (novel \u201cThe Green Hat\u201d); Michael Arlen (story), Bess Meredyth (continuity)
\nCast: <\/strong>John Gilbert, Greta Garbo, Lewis Stone, John Mack Brown, Douglas Fairbanks Jr.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>None
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>DVD
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>English (Dolby Digital 1.0)
\nVideo: <\/strong>Full Frame 1.33
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>None
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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PLOT SYNOPSIS
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After losing the man of her dreams, Neville Holderness (JOHN GILBERT), due to the meddling of his disapproving father (HOBART BOSWORTH), Diana Merrick (GRETA GARBO) reluctantly weds another admirer, David Furness (John Mack Brown), whom her brother (DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS JR.) idolizes. David harbors a most dishonorable secret, which leads to his suicide on their wedding night. Sacrificing her reputation to save David\u2019s honor, Diana\u2019s free-spirited lifestyle is deemed the unofficial cause of his death and she is banished from \u201cgood society.\u201d Thus chastised, Diana decides to live up to her reputation and ventures on a series of \u201cforeign affairs,\u201d amorously globe hopping with dignitaries from London to Cairo. Diana is at last reunited with her one true love \u2013 only to learn of his recent engagement.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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No features were included.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 2.75\/5, AUDIO \u2013 3.0\/5
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This black and white presentation of A Woman of Affairs<\/em><\/strong> is pretty much standard for the Warner Archive DVD-R releases, meaning there\u2019s been no restoration done so you will get a permeation of major scratches, dust and dirt on the film, but when you consider the film\u2019s age, now 90 years old, it actually doesn\u2019t look half bad.<\/p>\n

Being a silent film, the Dolby Digital Mono track outputs the orchestral music with okay clarity, though nothing terribly exciting.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 2.75\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Overall, A Woman of Affairs<\/em><\/strong> was technically based on the novel \u201cThe Green Hat\u201d but due to censorship, the story was changed so much it apparently bared little resemblance (kind of makes me wonder if the book might be due for a new adaptation). This release from Warner\u2019s Archive Collection offers up acceptable video and audio transfers but that\u2019s about it, with no bonus material, per the norm.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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