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World Cinema - Classic
ESSENTIAL WORLD CINEMA: GERMANY
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About the DVD
Director: GEORG PABST, WERNER HERZOG, AGNIESZKA HOLLANDFormat: PAL
Language: GERMAN / ENGLISH SUBTITLES
Region: All
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Number of Discs: 3
Rating: M
DVD Release Date: 04/12/2006
Run Time: 131+157+111=399min
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Special features
- PANDORA'S BOX
Restored and uncut version
Special bonus 60 minute documentary of Looking For Lulu: narrated by Shirley MacLaine, includes rare film footage, never before seen interviews with Brooks (recorded in 1976) as well as rare interviews with her friends, relatives and acting colleagues - FITZCARRALDO
Audio Commentary with Director Werner Herzog, Producer Lucki Stipetic & Journalist Norman Hill
Biographies
Herzog Trailer Collection
Synopsis
Experience the finest in German cinema with this must-own collection of landmark German films on DVD. Including Werner Herzog’s Fitzcarraldo, and the silent classic Pandora’s Box, this is the quintessential German film collection.
Fitzcarraldo (1982)
The story of an obsessed impresario (Klaus Kinski) whose tries to bring both Enrico Caruso and an opera house to the deepest jungles of South America. In one of the greatest scenes of modern cinema, he hauls a 300-ton steamship over a mountain to achieve his dream. Winner, Best Director (Werner Herzog), Cannes Film Festival (1982). – in award wreaths
Europa Europa (1990)
Based on the true story of a young Polish-German Jew who survived the Holocaust by falling in with the Hitler Youth, Europa Europa is a heartbreaking tale a boy’s chameleon-like ability to survive the horrors of WW 11. Starring Julie Delpy (The Three Colours Trilogy) and Marco Hofschneider (Luther). Directed by Agnieszka Holland (Copying Beethoven). Winner, Golden Globe, Best Foreign Language Film (1992) – in award wreaths
Pandora’s Box (1929)
The silent classic that made Louise Brooks an icon of the jazz age. Beyond the iconic black bob and porcelain skin, Brooks here radiates unparalleled sexuality, delivering one of the most captivating and erotically charged performances in cinema history. Includes a special bonus 60 min documentary, “Looking For Lulu”, narrated by Shirley MacLaine.
Fitzcarraldo (1982)
The story of an obsessed impresario (Klaus Kinski) whose tries to bring both Enrico Caruso and an opera house to the deepest jungles of South America. In one of the greatest scenes of modern cinema, he hauls a 300-ton steamship over a mountain to achieve his dream. Winner, Best Director (Werner Herzog), Cannes Film Festival (1982). – in award wreaths
Europa Europa (1990)
Based on the true story of a young Polish-German Jew who survived the Holocaust by falling in with the Hitler Youth, Europa Europa is a heartbreaking tale a boy’s chameleon-like ability to survive the horrors of WW 11. Starring Julie Delpy (The Three Colours Trilogy) and Marco Hofschneider (Luther). Directed by Agnieszka Holland (Copying Beethoven). Winner, Golden Globe, Best Foreign Language Film (1992) – in award wreaths
Pandora’s Box (1929)
The silent classic that made Louise Brooks an icon of the jazz age. Beyond the iconic black bob and porcelain skin, Brooks here radiates unparalleled sexuality, delivering one of the most captivating and erotically charged performances in cinema history. Includes a special bonus 60 min documentary, “Looking For Lulu”, narrated by Shirley MacLaine.
