(aka 'Der Polizeiwachtmeister und die Diamantenelse')
directed by Joe
May
Germany 19
One of the last great German Expressionist films of the silent era, Joe May's
Asphalt is a love story set in the traffic-strewn Berlin of the late
1920s. Starring the delectable Betty Amann in her most famous leading role,
Asphalt is a luxuriously produced Ufa classic where tragic liaisons and fatal
encounters are shaped alongside the constant roar of traffic.
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Theatrical Release: March 12th, 1929 - Germany
DVD Review: Eureka (Master of Cinema # 7) - Region 2 - PAL
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Distribution | Eureka Video - Region 1- NTSC | |
Runtime | 1:28:45 | |
Video | 1.33:1
Original Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: ? mb/s PAL 720x576 25.00 f/s |
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Audio | New orchestral score by Karl-Ernst Sasse (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono) | |
Subtitles | English, None | |
Features |
Release Information: Edition Details: • New
restored transfer |
Comments: |
This looks very
good. Similar to the strong
Michael
transfer from Eureka in October of last year - but quite possibly
superior.
I see sharpness, clarity, grain and good contrast.
The audio is a huge plus, the newly recoded full
orchestral score is quite stunning.
Congratulations to Eureka and Masters of Cinema for delivering this
must-see film to the public. No digital extras save a gallery - but
there are some complete liner notes from R. Dixon Smith. Another silent
masterpiece to own on DVD.
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Intertitle Sample
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Quite an interesting turn with the intertitles/subtitles. The English subs are removable, and they include a semi-transparent layer which dulls the German intertitles underneath. When you remove the English intertitles, it removes the semi-transparent layer also. It's a great system, I have never seen it before! -- The reason (I surmise) is that sometimes the German intertitles cover the whole screen, and they'd clash with the English subtitles at the bottom.
Subtitle sample
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