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Duvivier's expressive use of the camera was primarily created under the influence of poetic realist style – in fact he did much to establish the technical and aesthetic standards of French poetic realism, which won him international acclaim. For a time, he was among cinema's most celebrated directors, receiving nominations and top prizes at notable international film competitions, including the Berlin International Film Festival, the Venice Film Festival, the National Board of Review, and New York Film Critics Circle Awards.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAssembled in this Blu-ray disc collection are nine of Julien Duvivier's deeply moving and imaginative early feature films from the late 1920s that showcase his innovative and prominent contribution to film history. 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Rode\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eArt in the Blood – an interview with visual artist Daniel Viñoly, son of visionary director Román Viñoly Barreto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAudio Commentary– by Argentina's leading film archivist and cinema historian Fernando Martín Peña\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSouvenir Booklet – featuring an essay by Imogen Sara Smith, with rare original photographs, posters, and ephemera\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEnglish Subtitles and Spanish SDH Subtitles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eREGION-FREE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Flicker Alley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42407819247816,"sku":"617311688195","price":72.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/8486\/3688\/products\/vampironegrobd.jpg?v=1666820004"},{"product_id":"foolish-wives-blu-ray","title":"Foolish Wives (BLU-RAY)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUS Import\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this silent classic, Sergius Karamzin (Erich von Stroheim) is a con artist who pretends to be a count in order to charm and swindle naïve women for money. He lives in Monte Carlo, Monaco, with his cousins, \"princesses\" Olga (Maude George) and Vera (Mae Busch), who are in on his scams. When Karamzin meets American diplomat Andrew Hughes (Rudolph Christians), the count immediately takes aim at his wife, Helen (Miss DuPont). But Karamzin soon finds he has double-crossed too many women.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecial Features and Technical Specs:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eBRAND NEW 4k RESTORATION OF THE FILM*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRestoring Foolish Wives: A detailed, behind-the-scenes look at the brand-new restoration, with film restorer Robert Byrne\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eErich von Stroheim and Hollywood's First Million-Dollar Picture: A short documentary on the background of Foolish Wives, presented by MoMA film curator Dave Kehr\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Waves and the Merry-Go-Round: On Location with Erich von Stroheim: A documentary short presented by cultural historian Brad Rosenstein\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSource Comparison Demo: A before\/after demonstration of the film's restoration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e*This new 4K restoration of Foolish Wives­ reconstructs the original continuity by combining the surviving original film elements, meticulous image restoration, and recreation of the original stunning color effects, to offer audiences the closest look possible at the original version of the film.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"KRK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42687323799752,"sku":"617311688294","price":72.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/8486\/3688\/files\/foolishwivesbd.jpg?v=1684357152"},{"product_id":"laurel-hardy-year-one-blu-ray","title":"Laurel \u0026 Hardy: Year One (US Import BLU-RAY)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUS Import\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVery few original negatives of the silent films of Laurel and Hardy survive, and the available elements scattered throughout the world are always mediocre or unwatchable. It took three years to gather all the surviving prints of these shorts, compare them shot by shot and give them the best digital restoration possible. Today, these invisible films look as young as they did 95 years ago. A world premiere for all the Laurel and Hardy fans.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStan Laurel and Oliver Hardy first appeared on film together in 1921, after an initial period in their careers spent apart. The two would formally team up in 1927 and found success by following a simple comic formula that displayed the hilariously ambitious and anarchic qualities of their joint personality. Laurel \u0026amp; Hardy: Year One, The Newly Restored 1927 Silents, as proudly presented by Flicker Alley and Blackhawk Films®, offers fans new and old the rare opportunity to observe the evolving partnership of the comedy team that would reach enormous popularity. Featuring all new restorations sourced from best available materials contributed by archives and collectors around the world restored by Blackhawk Films® and Lobster Films in Paris, this comprehensive deluxe Blu-ray 2-Disc collection features thirteen extant films produced in 1927 and two additional films from before they were officially a team. It includes new scores from some of the best silent film composers working today: Neil Brand, Antonio Coppola, Eric le Guen, and Donald Sosin. The films included are Lucky Dog (1921), 45 Minutes from Hollywood (1926), Duck Soup (1927), Slipping Wives (1927), Love 'em and Weep (1927), Why Girls Love Sailors (1927), With Love and Hisses (1927), Sugar Daddies (1927), Sailors, Beware! (1927), The Second 100 Years (1927), Call of the Cuckoo (1927), Do Detectives Think? (1927), Putting Pants on Phillip (1927), The Battle of the Century (1927), and Flying Elephants (1928). It is curated by film historians and Laurel and Hardy specialists; Randy Skretvedt, Dick Bann, Serge Bromberg, Eric Lange, and Ulrich Ruedel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArthur Stanley Jefferson for a time understudied Chaplin in England and the US. Meanwhile Oliver Norvell Hardy was a serviceable role player in comedies and melodramas, yet neither had reached the status of movie star. It became clear upon their teaming up that their contradictory physiques and personalities complimented each other perfectly. The team would go on to do many films together reaching wide acclaim, and eventually becoming nearly unanimously considered by film critics, scholars, and movie fans alike, the funniest comedy duo in film history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecial Features and Technical Specs:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAudio Commentary Tracks - For each film by historian and author Randy Skretvedt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRestoring Laurel \u0026amp; Hardy - A documentary by Serge Bromberg and Eric Lange\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLaurel \u0026amp; Hardy On-Location - A Video Essay by historian John Bengtson on selected location exteriors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHats Off! 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Bann on the Blackhawk Films Story and the company's stewardship of the Laurel \u0026amp; Hardy film materials, a Collection Introduction by Serge Bromberg, and notes on each film by historian Randy Skretvedt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdditional musical scores - Soundtracks for the 1930s French re-releases of Slipping Wives, Why Girls Love Sailors, and Flying Elephants are presented here as alternate music tracks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAudio commentary track for The Battle of the Century - By historians Randy Skretvedt and Serge Bromberg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnglish SDH Subtitles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Flicker Alley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42687403753672,"sku":"617311688393","price":84.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/8486\/3688\/files\/LAURELHARDYYEARONEBD.jpg?v=1684360372"},{"product_id":"french-revelations-fanfare-d-amour-fanfare-of-love-mauvaise-graine-bad-seed-blu-ray","title":"French Revelations: Fanfare d’amour (Fanfare of Love) \/ Mauvaise Graine (Bad Seed) (BLU-RAY)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUS Import\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFlicker Alley and the Blackhawk Films® Collection are proud to present a pair of newly remastered, or otherwise unavailable French rarities, Fanfare d'amour and Mauvaise Graine, now beautifully restored and presented in a brand-new Flicker Fusion Blu-ray release.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFanfare d'amour (Fanfare of Love) \/ 1935 \/ Directed by Richard Pottier \/ 115 minutes \/ France\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFanfare d'amour follows Jean Rameau (Fernand Gravey) and Pierre Dupont (Julien Carette), two out-of-work musicians in search of stable employment who eventually set their sights on the female-led Tulips orchestra when they learn of two openings in the group. Jean and Pierre disguise themselves as women to audition, ultimately landing the job and joining the group as they travel, rehearse, and perform together, facing unexpected twists and turns along the way. A direct inspiration for Billy Wilder's 1959 American sensation, Some Like It Hot, Fanfare d'amour is a cinematic treat of romantic comedy, musical numbers, and a first-rate cast. The film was restored in 4K from the original 35mm nitrate fine grain and a vintage 35mm print.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMauvaise Graine (Bad Seed) \/ 1934 \/ Directed by Billy Wilder and Alexander Esway \/ 85 minutes \/ France\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMauvaise Graine centers around Henri Pasquier (Pierre Mingand), a rich playboy who enjoys careening around Paris in his shiny Buick. When his father forces him to sell the car, Henri suffers a class-related existential crisis, and falls in with a local car theft gang in an attempt to get his Buick back. In doing so he not only learns about the underbelly of working for a living, but also falls for the sweetly seductive Jeannette (screen legend Danielle Darrieux, here only 17 years old). Billy Wilder made his directorial debut with Mauvaise Graine during a brief stay in Paris, sandwiched between his escaping the rise of Nazism in 1933 Berlin and heading to the United States via Mexico. The film is remarkable for its use of on-location exteriors, from the streets of Paris to the port of Marseille, and Wilder's creative use of mounting cameras to cars creates a visceral aesthetic that foreshadowed French New Wave films like Breathlessby about 25 years. This restoration of Mauvaise Graine is based on a 16mm safety dupe negative made from rare, original printing materials from the Blackhawk Films collection, that have been scanned in HD for this edition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpecial Features and Technical Specs:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAudio Commentary for Fanfare d'amour - by author and filmmaker August Ventura\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAudio Commentary for Mauvaise Graine - by historian, scholar, and UCLA professor Jan-Christopher Horak\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePrinted Essay - An 8-panel insert featuring an essay by film historian Richard Neupert\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNew English Subtitle Translations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eREGION-FREE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42979647291592,"sku":"617311600593","price":49.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/8486\/3688\/files\/frenchrevelationsbd.jpg?v=1698872326"},{"product_id":"against-the-storm-herbert-kline-in-a-darkened-europe-crisis-a-film-of-the-nazi-way-lights-out-in-europe-blu-ray","title":"Against the Storm: Herbert Kline in a Darkened Europe (Crisis: A Film of \"The Nazi Way\" \u0026 Lights Out in Europe) (BLU-RAY)","description":"\u003cp class=\"a-spacing-base\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUS Import\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"a-spacing-base\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHerbert Kline made his breakthrough documentary\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCrisis\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eas the storm clouds of impending war gathered over Europe in 1938. 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An exceedingly rare archival conservation scan of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIf I Should Die Before I Wake\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eis featured in this publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecial Features Include:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-box a-spacing-small a-color-alternate-background apm-listbox\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-box-inner\"\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-base\"\u003eIntroduction to films by author, film historian, and \"noirchaeologist\" Eddie Muller\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-base\"\u003eIf I Should Die Before I Wake (Si muero antes de despertar) - a rare archival conservation scan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-base\"\u003eAudio Commentary for Never Open That Door (No abras nunca esa puerta)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-base\"\u003eCornell Woolrich: Fear Has No Borders - by Steven C. Smith \u0026amp; writer\/film historian Alan K. 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For more than 80 years, only abridged editions of The Lost World remained in existence... until now!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFollow Professor Challenger, played by the inimitable Wallace Beery, as he and a crew of curious explorers embark on an expedition in search of a mythical, prehistoric plateau in South America. Along for the adventure are eminent scientist Summerlee (Arthur Hoyt, the director s brother), sportsman Sir John Roxton (Lewis Stone), journalist Ed Malone (Lloyd Hughes) and Paula White (Bessie Love), whose father disappeared on the same plateau. The party is not there long before the lost world of the jungle begins to reveal its secrets: a primitive ape-man, a Pterodactyl flying through the air, a massive Brontosaurus feeding upon the trees, the vicious Allosaurus, and many more monstrous beasts of the Jurassic age.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFlicker Alley, Lobster Films, and Blackhawk Films are thrilled to present the world-premiere Blu-ray edition of Arthur Conan Doyle s The Lost World, the most complete version of the film ever released. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis visually stunning 2K restoration, accomplished by Lobster Films, features newly-discovered scenes and special effect sequences, incorporating almost all original elements from archives and collections around the world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Renowned silent film composer Robert Israel contributes a new and ambitious score, performed by a full orchestra in 2016.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e*This edition is dedicated to David Shepard, and to the collectors, archives, and passionate cinema lovers, who help preserve films for future generations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecial Features:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eDeleted Scenes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- Restored outtakes from a 1925 original nitrate transfer of The Lost World.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eR.F.D., 10,000 B.C. 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Initially thought too fragile to restore, the film underwent one of the most complex and ambitious film restoration projects ever. Three experts in film restoration – Lobster Films, Groupama Gan Foundation, and Technicolor Foundation for Cinema Heritage – used the most advanced digital technologies available to assemble and painstakingly restore the film’s 13,375 fragmented frames.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"a-spacing-base\"\u003eFollow six scholars—members of the Astronomers’ Club—as they set off on an expedition to the moon!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"a-spacing-base\"\u003eTraveling in a bullet-shaped rocket fired into space by a giant cannon, these voyagers arrive to meet the moon’s inhabitants: the Selenites. Escaping the Selenties’ king, the scholars fall back to Earth in their rocket and are fished out of the ocean by a sailor. 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They lay the foundation for what would become the crux of Vertov’s revolutionary, anti-bourgeois aesthetic wherein the camera is an extension of the human eye, capturing “the chaos of visual phenomena filling the universe.” Over the next decade-and-a-half, Vertov would devote his life to the construction and organization of these raw images, his apotheosis being the landmark 1929 film\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMan with a Movie Camera\u003c\/span\u003e. In it, he comes closest to realizing his theory of ‘Kino-Eye,’ creating a new, more ambitious and more significant picture than what the eye initially perceives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"a-spacing-base\"\u003eNow – thanks to the extraordinary restoration efforts of Lobster Films, Blackhawk Films Collection, EYE Film Institute, Cinémathèque de Toulouse, and the Centre National de la Cinématographie – Flicker Alley is able to present the four films featured on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDziga Vertov: The Man with the Movie Camera and Other Newly-Restored Works\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein a brand-new, Blu-ray edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"aplus-basic-module-13-text\" data-csa-c-id=\"nls4e2-kf957f-yod5xc-tby4p3\" class=\"celwidget aplus-module basic-module-13-text aplus-standard\" cel_widget_id=\"aplus-basic-module-13-text\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-none aplus-module aplus-module-13 aplus-module-wrapper apm-fixed-width\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-none aplus-module-section aplus-text-section\"\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMan with a Movie Camera\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e(1929) - Named the best documentary film of all time by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSight and Sound\u003c\/span\u003e, it is presented here in its entirety for the first time since its original premiere. 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Their success moving into 1928 galvanized the efforts of everyone at Hal Roach Studios (including famed director Leo McCarey), who proudly upped their game in support of the winning comedy duo. Whether wreaking accidental havoc as a two-man band, doing battle against one another as millionaire and butler, or even becoming grave robbers for a mad scientist, Laurel and Hardy prove in their second year that they have what it takes to not only win over audiences in the twilight of the silent era, but generate enough momentum to make a successful transition to \"talkies\" in 1929.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlthough their names are synonymous with the very idea of comedy, few of the original negatives for Laurel and Hardy's early silent work survive, elements only available from scattered sources throughout the world, often in substantially less than pristine shape. It took the team at Blackhawk Films four years to gather all surviving film elements, to meticulously compare them shot by shot, and to complete the best digital restorations possible. 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This collection is being done with generous underwriting and funding from the Sunrise Foundation for Education \u0026amp; the Arts and the Villa Aurora \/ Thomas Mann House, Inc. serving as fiscal sponsor.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFeatured at the 2022 Il Cinema Ritrovato as part of The Last Laugh series curated by Lukas Foerster, the stories behind the scenes of this unique musical genre (dubbed \"Tonfilmlustspiel\" or \"sound film comedies\"), have, unfortunately, become more timely and relevant than ever.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Even more than other genres of German cinema of the Weimar Republic,\" Foerster writes, \"the Tonfilmlustspiel is inextricably linked to the work of Jewish directors, screenwriters, producers, composers, and actors originating from all over Germany as well as, quite often, Austria, who had found the blossoming cultural metropolis Berlin to be a welcoming place during the 1920s. 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DeMille's unequaled flair for glamorized decadence and wry social comment, Male and Female is a tongue-in-cheek morality play that playfully examines the codes of conduct of class-conscious Britain when the film was made in 1919. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the role that made her a star, Gloria Swanson stars as Lady Mary Lasenby, complacent in her status and happy when being pampered by handmaids in her luxurious boudoir and bath. Less certain that merit and social rank are equivalent is the admirable Crichton (Thomas Meighan), a selfless butler who serves Mary and her spoiled clan. When the vacationing swells and their hired help are shipwrecked on the shores of a desert island, the follies of class are displaced by matters of survival; Mary and Crichton are mutually attracted and the resourceful servant is soon king. 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