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Sirk in Germany 1934-1935 [2 X Blu-ray]
Two
Greyhounds aka Zwei Windhunde (1934) April,
April! (1935)
Three Times Before aka 3 x Ehe (1935) The Imaginary
Invalid aka Der eingebildete Kranke (1935)
The Girl from the Marsh Croft (1935) Pillars of Society (1935)
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An undisputed master of melodrama, director Douglas Sirk is best known for the
lavish, sweeping romances he made during the last decade of his career,
including
Magnificent Obsession,
All That Heaven Allows,
Written on the Wind and
Imitation of Life. But by the time Sirk – born Hans Detlef Sierck –
arrived in Hollywood, he had already made several films in his native Germany.
The Masters of Cinema series is honoured to present this collection of Sirk’s
earliest films, all of which established a blueprint for his later work:
April, April!, The Girl from Marsh Croft (Das Mädchen vom Moorhof)
and Pillars of Society (Stützen der Gesellschaft). |
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Theatrical Release: November 1934 - December 21st, 1935
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Runtime |
Two Greyhounds: 0:29:58.965
April, April!: 1:21:01.027 |
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Video |
1. 33-1.37:1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 47,658,611,859 bytes
Two Greyhounds: 7,016,359,488 bytes Video Bitrate: 29.99 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
1.33-1.37:1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-ray Disc Size: 47,540,527,951 bytes
The Girl from Marsh Croft: 22,162,978,176 bytes Video Bitrate: 31. 87 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
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Audio |
LPCM Audio German
2304 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 2304 kbps / 24-bit Dolby Digital Audio English 320 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 320 kbps / DN -31dB |
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Subtitles | English, None | |
Features |
Release Information: Studio: Masters of Cinema
Edition Details: • New audio commentaries on all three features (April, April!, Pillars of Society + The Girl from Marsh Croft) by Sirk expert David Melville Wingrove • Magnificent Obsessions – new interview with film historian Sheldon Hall on Sirk’s career from Germany to Hollywood (20:25) PLUS: Limited edition collector’s booklet featuring a new extended essay on Sirk’s early works by German cinema expert Tim Bergfelder
Transparent Blu-ray Case with O-Card slipcase featuring new artwork by Scott Saslow Chapters 3 / 8 / 2 / 2 / 8 / 8 |
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NOTE:
The below
Blu-ray
captures were taken directly from the
Blu-ray
disc.
"DREIMAL
EHE (Three Times Before) was made in 1935 as a 35mm sound short film directed by Detlef Sierck
for Universum-Film AG.
THE IMAGINED ILLNESS (The
Imaginary Invalid) was made in 1934/35 under the direction of Detlef
Sierck for Universum-Film AG. The overall quality is pleasing. Varying degrees of marks/speckles - more on The Girl from Marsh Croft but all are quite watchable. There are weaker segments and a few cue-blips (sample HERE.) Grain is appreciated and the general lack of consistency is anticipated remembering these are 90-year old films. I would say the features look better than I thought they were going to - I enjoyed my viewings. Capture samples are below.
NOTE: We have added 100 more large
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On their
Blu-ray,
Masters of Cinema use a linear PCM dual-mono track (24-bit) in the
original German language. There are no aggressive effects and the audio
belies the film's ages but devoid of egregious hiss, crackle or pops.
The three features had scores by the likes of Austrian violist Franz R.
Friedl who was eventual conductor for the Berlin Symphony Orchestra,
Werner Bochmann and Hans-Otto Borgmann who was a German film music
composer during the Third Reich. Clear with only a minor few
imperfections. Masters of Cinema offer optional English
subtitles on their Region 'B'
Blu-rays.
The Masters of Cinema
Blu-rays
Douglas Sirk's films like
Magnificent Obsession,
All That Heaven Allows,
Written on the Wind and
Imitation of Life are celebrated and multi-layered with "the style
transcending the melodrama and transforming the material into works of
art" to quote
Jon Halliday's book
Sirk on Sirk.
These early efforts in Masters of Cinema double
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April, April!
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The Girl from Marsh Croft
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Pillars of Society
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