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[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by bizarre_eye@Cult Labs

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari has been announced by Eureka for a 2014 release!

https://twitter.com/mastersofcinema/status/466518583858958337

This is great news and a definite preorder.

[keirarts]

Cabinet of Dr Caligari is up there with Nosferatu and Metropolis for me!

[bizarre_eye@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by keirarts

Cabinet of Dr Caligari is up there with Nosferatu and Metropolis for me!

Along Tarkovsky's Solaris (which I know you hate!) and Lang's 'M' it is my favourite film of all time.

[oaxaca]

Originally Posted by bizarre_eye@Cult Labs

Along Tarkovsky's Solaris (which I know you hate!) and Lang's 'M' it is my favourite film of all time.

Originally Posted by keirarts

Cabinet of Dr Caligari is up there with Nosferatu and Metropolis for me!

...I've never seen Caligari!

But I'm looking forward to

[bizarre_eye@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by oaxaca

...I've never seen Caligari!

But I'm looking forward to

You're in for a treat (as long as you enjoy German expressionism and/or silent horror films that is!)

[The Reaper Man@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by bizarre_eye@Cult Labs

Along Tarkovsky's Solaris (which I know you hate!) and Lang's 'M' it is my favourite film of all time.

Brilliant!
I was on the verge of buying the Criterion Blu.
Cheers mate!

[bizarre_eye@Cult Labs]

"Eureka! Entertainment have announced the release of FAUST, the final German film by master filmmaker F. W. Murnau (Nosferatu, Der letzte Mann, Sunrise, Tabu). Starring Emil Jannings as the devil Mephisto — Jannings being the unparalleled actor of '20s and '30s film (Der letzte Mann, The Last Command, The Blue Angel) – FAUST features an extravaganza of special effects that have never been matched in silent or talking film. FAUST will be released on Blu-ray in a Dual Format (Blu-ray & DVD) edition as part of Eureka’s award-winning the Masters of Cinema Series on 18 August 2014.

Excerpt from “Tony Rayns on FAUST” (taken from the DVD & Blu-ray)"

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

SYNOPSIS:

Murnau’s last German film features astonishing photography, magnificent art direction, and special effects which retain the power to amaze. Freed from the constraints of psychological narrative, Murnau’s mastery of cinematic technique places Faust, eine deutsche Volkssage [Faust: A German Folktale] at the pinnacle of the silent era, its barrage of visceral and apocryphal imagery contrasting with the simplicity and directness of its spiritual theme.

In collaboration with the screenwriter Hans Kyser, Murnau fused Faust’s script from German folk legend and the works of Goethe, Gounod, and Marlowe (particularly using the latter’s tone). Faust’s tale is a classic one of a man who sells his soul to the devil. In an attempt to gain control of the Earth, Mephisto (Emil Jannings) wagers an angel (Werner Fuetterer) that he can corrupt the soul of the elderly professor Faust (Gosta Ekman). As the Horsemen of the Apocalypse ride demonically through the sky, Mephisto towers over Faust’s hometown unleashing a plague that spreads amongst its inhabitants. Faust, unable to find a cure for the citizens who are dropping dead around him, renounces both God and science invoking the aid of Satan through a mysterious book that he chances across.

Murnau, a perfectionist, shot multiple takes of each scene with only prime takes making the final German domestic cut of Faust. Only the prints made for export outside Germany were seen until recent times; indeed this version was at one time thought to be the only version (it used discarded takes, errors, less impressive special effects, and human stand-ins for real animals). Using the nitrate duplicate negatives printed by UFA in 1926 (and an array of international sources) Murnau’s favoured domestic German version of Faust has now been meticulously reconstructed by Luciano Berriatua for Filmoteca Espanola from which this newly restored transfer is sourced. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to be able to present the original German domestic cut of Faust for the first time on Blu-ray in the UK.
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SPECIAL FEATURES:

• Gorgeous 1080p transfer of the domestic German print, with original German intertitles and optional English subtitles
• Full-length audio commentary by critics David Ehrenstein and Bill Krohn
• A 20-minute video piece with critic Tony Rayns discussing the film
• 40-PAGE BOOKLET with an essay by Peter Spooner, writing on the film by Éric Rohmer, and rare archival imagery
• More details to be announced closer to release

Dual Format Cat. No.| EKA70141
Dual Format Barcode| 5060000701418
Dual Format RRP| £19.99
Release Date| 18 August 2014
Certificate| PG
Run Time| 107 min.
OAR| 1.33:1 OAR
Picture| B&W
Genre| Drama / Fantasy
Director| F.W. MURNAU
Year| 1926
Country| Germany
Language| Silent / German Intertitles
Subtitles| English (Optional)

[bizarre_eye@Cult Labs]

It seems as though The Toxic Avenger is going to get the exclusive Zavvi steelbook treatment.

Note: Not live to pre-order yet.