Vampyr
A young traveler finds a remote castle, and starts seeing mysterious things, only to find that his own nightmares are coming true
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| Language: | German English |
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[Irvington, NY] :
Criterion Collection,
c2008
[United States] : The Criterion Collection, 2008 |
| Series: | Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs)
437 Criterion collection ; 437 |
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| Summary: | A young traveler finds a remote castle, and starts seeing mysterious things, only to find that his own nightmares are coming true Disc 1: "This is the tale of the strange adventures of young Allan Gray, who immersed himself in the study of devil worship and vampires. Preoccupied with superstitions of centuries past, he became a dreamer for whom the line between the real and the supernatural became blurred. His aimless wanderings led him late one evening to a secluded inn by the river in a village called Courtempierre"--Title frame. Grey starts seeing weird, inexplicable sights (a man whose shadow has a life of its own, a mysterious scythe-bearing figure tolling a bell, a terrifying dream of his own burial) but things come to a head when one of the daughters of the lord of the castle succumbs to anaemia - or is it something more sinister? Disc 2: Supplements "With Vampyr, Danish filmmaker Carl Theodor Dreyser's brilliance of achieving mesmerizing atmosphere and austere, profoundly unsettling imagery was for once applied to the horror genre. Yet the result--concerning an occult student assailed by various supernatural haunts and local evildoers in a village outside Paris--is nearly unclassifiable, a host of stunning camera and editing tricks and densely layered sounds creating a mood of dreamlike terror. With its rolling fogs, ominous scythes, and foreboding echoes, Vampyr is one of cinema's great nightmares."--Container |
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| Item Description: | A foreign film (Germany, France) Accompanying book entitled Writing Vampyr Accompanying book, "Writing Vampyr", includes the screenplay by Carl Theodor Dreyer and Christen Jul, and "Carmilla" by Sheridan Le Fanu Accompanying booklet, "Vampyr", includes the essays "'Vampyr's' Ghosts and Demons" by Mark Le Fanu, "'Vampyr' and the Vampire" by Kim Newman, "Some Notes on the Restoration of Dreyer's 'Vampyr'" by Martin Koerber, and "An Interview with Baron Nicolas de Gunzburg" by Herman G. Weinberg and Gretchen Weinberg Based on the book : In a glass darkly / by J. [Joseph] Sheridan Le Fanu Based on the story 'Carmilla' from 'In a glass darkly' by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu Frei nach dem roman [Freely after the novel] 'In a glass darkly' von [by] J. [Joseph] Sheridan Le Fanu Originally produced as a motion picture in 1931/32 Originally produced as a motion picture in 1932, released by Conti Film GmbH Special edition features: disc 1. The original German version in a new high-definition digital transfer from the 1998 restoration by Martin Koerber and the Cineteca di Bologna, newly credited alternate version with English text, audio commentary featuring film scholar Tony Rayns, new and improved English subtitle translation. disc 2. Carl Th. Dreyer (1966), a documentary by Jørgen Roos chronicling Dreyer's career, visual essay by scholar Casper Tybjerg on Dreyer's influences in creating Vampyr, radio broadcast from 1958 of Dreyer reading an essay about filmmaking. A booklet featuring new essays by Mark Le Fanu and Kim Newman, Koerber on the restoration, and a 1964 interview with producer and star Nicolas de Gunzburg, as well as a book featuring Dreyer and Christen Jul's original screenplay and Sheridan Le Fanu 1872 story "Carmilla, " a source for the film Special features (disc 1): optional "English-text version", optional audio commentary by film scholar Tony Rayns Special features (disc 2): "Carl Th. Dreyer" biographical documentary (30 min.); "Visual essay" critical essay featurette (36 min.); "Dreyer radio broadcast" audio recording of Dreyer reading an essay on filmmaking (24 min.) Title from feature "VAMPYR was produced in 1931/32 in German, French, and English versions. The original negative for picture and sound was lost. Partially complete prints of the German and French versions served as the basis for this restoration. The new German version of 1998 was a collaboration between Cineteca del Comune de Bologna, Deutsche Kinemathek and ZDF/Arte."--Opening screen note |
| Physical Description: | 2 videodiscs (73 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (42 p. : ill. ; 19 cm) and 1 book (214 p. ; 19 cm) 2 videodiscs (74 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 book (vii, 214 p. ; 19 cm.) + 1 booket (42 p. ; 18 cm.) |
| Format: | DVD (NTSC, region 1); Dolby Digital mono, 1.19:1 aspect ratio DVD; Dolby digital mono; 1.19:1 aspect ratio |
| Audience: | Not rated |
| Production Credits: | Cinematography, Rudolph Maté; music, Wolfgang Zeller Photographie, Rudolph Maté ; musik, Wolfgang Zeller; dialogregie und tonschnitt [dialog direction/sound editing], Paul Falkenberg producer, Charles Theodor Dreyer and Baron Nicolas de Gunzberg ; cinematography, Rudolph Maté ; music, Wolfgang Zeller |
| ISBN: | 160465046X 9781604650464 |