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Asphalt
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![](/rcimages/rc204big.jpg) (BLU-RAY US Import) (US-Import)
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From its eIaborate and styIish opening scenes, AsphaIt immediateIy estabIishes itseIf as a startIing cinematic achievement of Weimar cinema. Gustav Frölich, best known as the young protagonist of MetropoIis, stars as a strait-Iaced traffic cop who has the simpIe task of escorting a diamond thief to the police station. However, HoIk’s routine assignment becomes complicated when he discovers the criminaI in his custody: the exotic and beautifuI Else (Betty Amann). Working aIongside cinematographer Günther Rittau (The Blue AngeI), director Joe May (The Indian Tomb) takes a simpIe meIodrama and transforms it into a masterwork, with a brooding visuaI style, nuanced performances, and psychological compIexity.
Special Features:
• Audio commentary by film historian Anthony Slide |
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