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I understand his work is represented by a couple of releases in France but was wondering whether a more comprehensive collection existed or if there were any plans in the future etc.

There's a DVD called 'The Cameraman's Revenge and other Fantastic Tales released by Image in the US. According to Amazon it contains the following;

While working in Russia, he directed his first classic "The Cameraman's Revenge" (1912), a story of love and infidelity among the insects, and the recently rediscovered "The Insects' Christmas" (1913), a dazzlingly beautiful film of the yuletide celebrations of a Christmas-tree ornament and his tiny friends. After relocating to Paris, Starewicz made the political allegory "Frogland" (1922), the gorgeous hand-colored fable "Voice of the Nightingale" (1923), the irresistible "The Mascot" (1933) and the snowland fantasy "Winter Carousel" (1958). Starewicz's grasshoppers, dogs, frogs, dolls and other creatures portray heroics and follies with an exuberance of humor and invention.

I was thinking of getting it myself.

You shouldn't hesitate on THE CAMERAMAN'S REVENGE. They're not Criterion, but they aint FaceTs either. Perfectly acceptable representations of the restorations. He's the reason I have to laugh till I bust a nut every time I hear some KONG-- which I've been a fanatic for for decades just as much as the next nutcase-- fan trumpet Willis OBrien as the pioneer of stop-motion animation. That by trial and error he created outa thin air an art form which did not exist previous to THE LOST WORLD.

Balderdash my boy... Unkle Starewicz did it all by the teens... the layered backgrounds for shooting depth and artificial perspective, the foot & body pins to secure the puppets (or real beetles in the case of CAMERAMAN'S) to the floor for rolls & flips & fights , etc.

Incidentally, THE MASCOT contains perhaps my favorite "animation" music. If you isolate that score, and listen to it within the context of say some of the stuff Zappa was doing with his mid-sized 1970's ensembles (4-5 horns, drumset, percussion--marimba, xylo, glockensp-- plus 1-2 guitars, bass, keyboards, think PUNKYS WHIPS), you have an absolutely thrilling piece of avant jazz that Charles Mingus would have creamed his dry goods for. Buy the disc and buy it NOW... that's an order... you're getting sleepy... sleeeeeppy... now go get your visa card...

I second the recommendation. The Starewisz DVD is one of the best things any animation fan can buy.

Thanks for the recommendation on 'The Cameraman's Revenge'.
Will certainly check out in the future.