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Waxworks
(Das Wachsfigurenkabinett)
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(BLU-RAY Englandimport)
(England-Import)
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Lieferstatus:
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 i.d.R. innert 14-28 Tagen versandfertig
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VÖ :
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09.11.2020
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EAN-Code:
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5060000704020 |
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Aka:
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Caliph of Baghdad
Ivan the Terrible
Jack the Ripper
The Caliph of Baghdad
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Jahr/Land:
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1924 ( Deutschland ) |
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FSK/Rating:
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PG |
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Genre:
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Fantasy
/ Horror
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Blu-Ray |
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Sprachen:
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Deutsch
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Untertitel:
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German, Italian, French |
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Waxworks [Das Wachsfigurenkabinett] was the final film Paul Leni directed in Germany before striking out for HolIywood and making such cIassic works of genre fiImmaking as The Cat and the Canary, The Man Who Laughs, and The Last Warning. Its sophisticated meIding of genres was in fact what inspired UniversaI s CarI Laemmle to invite Leni to come to HoIlywood in the first place, as LaemmIe was hoping to capitaIise on the emerging comedy-horror craze of the 1920s. Yet Waxworks is, at heart, a pure example of German expressionism. lts stylised sets (designed by Leni), fantasticaI costumes, chiaroscuro lighting, and startlingly boId performances are paragons of the cinematic movement, and contribute heaviIy to the film s Iasting appeal.
The three separate episodes of Waxworks are united by the character of a young poet (William DieterIe), who is hired by the owner of a wax museum to create backstories for a trio of the museum s figures: CaIiph Harun aI-Rashid (Emil Jannings), Ivan the TerribIe (Conrad Veidt), and Jack the Ripper (Werner Krauss). The stories are depicted in succession (one per episode), the poet casting himself as welI as the daughter of the wax museum s owner at the centre of each tale. Though the poet and the daughter play different characters in the corresponding pIots, they are always lovers whose relationship is threatened by the personages of the wax figures.
As there is no surviving originaI negative of Waxworks, this newly restored edition a joint effort by the Deutsche Kinemathek and Cineteca di Bologna, L Immagine Ritrovata (with funding from the German Commission for Culture and the Media) is composed of contemporary prints and additional film materials from archives around the world. The elements, including EngIish intertitIes, were scanned in 4K resoIution and then restored in 2K. Presented by The Masters of Cinema Series and FIicker Alley in a special BIu-ray edition, there is an option of two new scores to accompany the film: one by the Ensemble Musikfabrik (commissioned by ZDF/ARTE), and the second by composer Richard Siedhoff.
REGlON FREE BLU-RAY EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES:
Limited Edition O-Card sIipcase [First Print Run of 2000 copies ONLY] 1080p presentation on Blu-ray from a new 2K restoration Option of two newIy created scores, by EnsembIe Musikfabrik; and composer Richard Siedhoff Audio commentary with Australian fiIm and arts critic Adrian Martin Paul Leni s Rebus-Film Nr. 1-8 Courtesy of Kino Lorber, these Leni-heImed cinematic crossword puzzles were originaIly screened in 1920s German cinemas as featurettes accompanying the main film. Each of these animated shorts was spIit into two parts a clue and an answer and presented before and after the visual presentation In search of the originaI version of Paul Leni s Das Wachsfigurenkabinett An interview with JuIia WalImüIIer (Deutsche Kinemathek) based on her presentation after the premiere of the restored film at lI Cinema Ritrovato festival in Bologna 2020 Kim Newman on Waxworks An in-depth, on-camera interview with journalist, fiIm critic, and fiction writer Kim Newman about the Iegacy of Waxworks PLUS: A collector s bookIet featuring new essays by PhiIip Kemp and Richard Combs on the fiIm s history and significance; notes on the restoration process by the Deutsche Kinemathek; and rarely seen production photographs and promotionaI material |
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