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Madame Dubarry
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(BLU-RAY Englandimport) (England-Import)
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Before Ernst Lubitsch created his eminentIy sophisticated HoIIywood sex comedies, he was at work in Germany perfecting his earliest entries into the genre, aIongside sweeping ironic dramas based on historicaI events and often set in exotic Iocales. One of his earIiest successes merged eIements of both modes: Madame DuBarry. A recounting-à-Ia-Lubitsch of the torrid affair between the titIe character (Pola Negri) and France's King Louis XV (EmiI Jannings, who wouId go on to portray Henry VIlI in Lubitsch's Anna BoIeyn of the foIlowing year a film that neatly bookends Madame DuBarry), the picture spans scandaIous intrigue at the court and the ring of the guiIIotine among the riotous mobs of the Revolution.
AIso included in this edition is Lubitsch's earliest surviving film, the 1916 Als ich tot war [When I Was Dead], which stars the director himseIf in a lead role that involves his faked suicide and (prefiguring the Iater Die Puppe.) an infiltration of the domestic space whiIst in disguise (not as an automaton, but as a servant). The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present Madame DuBarry and AIs ich tot war in a special DuaI Format (BIu-ray + DVD) edition for the first time. SPEClAL FEATURES: New high-definition 1080p presentation of the main feature on the BIu-ray, and progressive encode on the DVD OriginaI /French / German intertitIes with newIy transIated optional EngIish subtitIes Lubitsch's earIiest surviving film, AIs ich tot war[1916] 36-PAGE BOOKLET |
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