Foolish Wives (Blu-ray) Flicker Alley

Filming “Foolish Wives” (1922) – An excerpt from Pathe’s popular Screen Snapshots series, featuring rare behind-the-scenes and on-set footage from Foolish Wives, restored by the San Francisco Silent Film Festival
The Waves and the Merry-Go-Round: On Location with Erich von Stroheim – A documentary about the historical and thematic importance of the locations in Foolish Wives as well as within Erich von Stroheim’s work overall, presented by cultural historian Brad Rosenstein
Erich von Stroheim and Hollywood’s First Million-Dollar Picture – An in-depth documentary on the making of Foolish Wives, presented by MoMA film curator Dave Kehr
Restoring Foolish Wives – A detailed look into the research, reconstruction, and restoration of the film, featuring a study on the tinting, toning, and newly revived hand-coloring process, with film restorer Robert Byrne
Source Comparison Demo – A side-by-side examination of the elements consulted and used in the film’s restoration
Restoration Demo – A before/after clip comparing original film elements to the newly restored version
Photo Galleries – Over 100 rare on-location stills, publicity and trade press material, and photo excerpts from a French novelization of the film
Souvenir Booklet – Featuring a new essay by James Layton “Searching for Foolish Wives: The Decades-Long Effort to Reconstruct Erich von Stroheim’s Masterpiece,” excerpts from an examination of Foolish Wives by film critic and author David Thompson, an introduction to the newly commissioned score by Timothy Brock, as well as additional production stills and promotional materials
Subtitle Tracks – Spanish, French, Italian, German, and Galician
Reversible Cover Artwork