One of the most influential and revered figures in all of cinema, Friedrich Wilheim Murnau came to prominence in the first half of the 1920s with a diverse string of productions ranging from buoyant satire to swirling psychological drama. Five key works are presented here: Schloß Vogelöd, Phantom, Die Finanzen des Großherzogs (The Grand Duke’s Finances), Der Letzte Mann (The Last Laugh) and Tartuffe.
In the sinister mystery Schloß Vogelöd, terrible secrets from the past threaten a group of aristocrats’ gathering at a country manor. In the delirious Phantom, an aspiring poet’s chance encounter with a beautiful woman leads into obsession and deception. The delightful Die Finanzen des Großherzogs sees a rakish-but-impoverished duke setting out to rebuild his fortune via blissfully comic high adventure on the Mediterranean coast. In Der Letzte Mann, one of the undisputed masterpieces of the silent era, Emil Jannings gives an overwhelming performance as a hotel porter with dreams of a higher station in life, and was a stylistic breakthrough for both Murnau and cinema in general. Finally, the slyly satiric Tartuffe features Jannings as Molière’s iconic creation in a morality tale film-within-a-film as only Murnau could conceive.
This collection features new high-definition transfers of all five films from the finest archival elements, all on Blu-ray for the first time in a special edition three-disc set.
Special features:
– New high-definition presentations of all five films, created by the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung
– Uncompressed PCM audio on all five scores
– Original German-language intertitles with newly translated optional English-language subtitles on all films
– What Will You Be Tomorrow? A new video essay by filmmaker and critic David Cairns
– The Language of the Shadows: Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau and His Films, a 31-minute video piece by Luciano Berriatúa on the early works of Murnau
– Audio commentary by film scholar David Kalat on The Grand Duke’s Finances
– The Making of The Last Laugh, a 41-minute documentary by Murnau expert Luciano Berriatúa
– Tartuffe: The Lost Film, a 37-minute documentary by Berriatúa
– PLUS: A 100-page book featuring writing by Charles Jameux, Lotte H. Eisner, Janet Bergstrom, Tony Rayns, and archival imagery
Related products
-
![The Endless Summer (Blu-Ray)]()
Classics - Documentaries - SportsThe Endless Summer (Blu-Ray)
The definitive surf movie, Bruce Brown s iconic documentary follows two young American surfers, Robert August and Mike Hynson, as they search the globe for the perfect wave . Stunningly photographed, their unique quest takes them from California to Senegal, Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Tahiti and Hawaii with little more than surfboards […]
199 SEK -
![Gräsänklingar (Remastered) DVD]()
Comedy - Swedish FilmGräsänklingar (Remastered)
Äntligen kommer denna otroliga komedin Digitalt Restaurerad! Gösta Ekman och Loffe i högform! Två killar med olika bakgrund och olika värderingar konfronteras med varandra under en hektisk sommarvecka i Stockholm. Deras fruar har rest bort. Lasse har sett fram emot en typisk ungkarlsvecka, Gary har tänkt sig en arbetsvecka i lugn och ro. Det blir […]
99 SEK -
![Lady Bird DVD]()
DramaLady Bird
Greta Gerwig has long been the darling of the American indie scene. Her graduation to more mainstream fare was inevitable, but she lost none of what made her such a compelling on-screen presence.
149 SEK -
![Hereditary DVD]()
HorrorHereditary
When Ellen, the reclusive grandmother of the Graham family, passes away, her daughter’s family begins to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry. The more they discover, the more they find themselves trying to outrun the sinister fate they seem to have inherited. Making his feature debut, writer-director Ari Aster unleashes a […]
99 SEK -
![Fisherman's Friends (Blu-Ray)]()
ComedyFisherman’s Friends (Blu-Ray)
The real-life heartwarming tale of a group of Cornish fishermen whose sea shanties took them to the top of the charts. Fisherman’s Friends finds music biz type Danny (Daniel Mays) on a stag do in Cornwall. Hearing a local group singing ‘the rock & roll of 1752’, his friend (Noel Clarke) challenges him to sign […]
249 SEK -
![Alien: Covenant DVD]()
Science Fiction & FantasyAlien: Covenant
Ridley Scott’s follow-up to Prometheus – the first prequel in the Alien saga – promises to deliver a larger piece in the jigsaw puzzle that unites this universe with Ripley’s future worlds. A crew arrive on a seemingly unpopulated planet, but soon discover, perhaps a little too late, that similar life forms have been present there for […]
99 SEK -
![Eyes of Laura Mars Blu-Ray]()
ThrillerEyes of Laura Mars (Blu-Ray)
Irvin Kershner’s stylish, violent cult thriller – from an original screenplay by John Carpenter – stars iconic star Faye Dunaway as glamorous fashion photographer Laura Mars, who begins to experience horrific visions when she ‘sees’ a series of brutal murders as they happen. Extras INDICATOR STANDARD EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES: – High Definition remaster – Original […]
249 SEK -
![120 slag i minuten DVD]()
Drama120 slag i minuten
Politik och passion i 90-talets Paris. Trots att AIDS fortsätter att skörda tusentals offer är hjälpen återhållsam. Frustrationen växer bland aktivisterna i Act Up som tvingas ta till spektakulära metoder för att dra uppmärksamhet till frågan. Nathan är ny i gruppen och mötet med den militante Sean skakar hela hans värld i en film som […]
179 SEK
Top 10 Film - June 2024
-
Thriller – en grym film (Limited Edition Blu-Ray) Film 329 SEK -
Jack (Blu-Ray) Film 229 SEK -
Thriller – en grym film (Blu-Ray) Film 229 SEK -
Korpen flyger (Blu-Ray) Film 229 SEK -
The Brutalist Film 199 SEK -
Sleuth Film 179 SEK -
Nosferatu – Extended Cut (Blu-Ray) Film 219 SEK -
Hundreds of Beavers Film 149 SEK -
Korpens skugga (Blu-Ray) Film 229 SEK -
Flow – Katten som slutade vara rädd för vatten (Blu-Ray) Film 229 SEK