{"product_id":"alraune-the-student-of-prague-german-silent-genre-rarities-from-director-henrik-galeen-blu-ray","title":"Alraune + The Student Of Prague: German Silent Genre Rarities From Director Henrik Galeen (BLU-RAY)","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NLixXSmYAhM?si=3dSsyQSFdc6jSsfM\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDeaf Crocodile is thrilled to collaborate with the Filmmuseum München to release these two exceptionally rare German silent genre treasures from pioneering Jewish director\/writer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHenrik Galeen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1881-1949, who wrote \u0026amp; directed the original, recently reconstructed 1915 version of THE GOLEM starring Paul Wegener and scripted NOSFERATU (1922) and WAXWORKS (1924).  Restored by the Filmmuseum München, ALRAUNE and THE STUDENT OF PRAGUE show Galeen’s flair for delirious, Expressionist horror \/ fantasy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eALRAUNE\u003c\/strong\u003e (A WOMAN OF DESTINY), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1927, Filmmuseum München,131 min.  Dir. Henrik Galeen.  Deranged Weimar Era erotic sci-fi \/ horror starring \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrigitte Helm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (METROPOLIS) as the unholy offspring of a genetics experiment conducted by her scientist “father” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaul Wegener\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, who implants the semen of a hanged man in the womb of a prostitute.  As an adult, the lithe, sinuous Helm drives men to suicide and madness – including her own pseudo-father Wegener who succumbs to incestuous obsession with her.  Score by Sabrina Zimmermann and Mark Pogolski.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDER STUDENT VON PRAG\u003c\/strong\u003e (THE STUDENT OF PRAGUE)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, 1926, Filmmuseum München, 133 min.  Dir. Henrik Galeen.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConrad Veidt \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI, CASABLANCA) stars as a hellraising student who sells his soul to the Devil - but Veidt hasn’t bargained on meeting his own evil doppelgänger who literally steps out of a mirror, Cocteau-like, and starts to take over his life.  Score by Stephen Horne.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBoth films feature German intertitles with English translations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecial Features\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eExcerpt from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAUF GEFÄHRLICHEN SPUREN (DANGEROUS PATHS), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1924, Filmmuseum Düsseldorf, 15 min. This clip from the 1924 crime film is a rare opportunity to see Galeen’s work as both writer and actor, alongside frequent collaborator, director Harry Piel.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew video interview with Stefan Drössler of the Filmmuseum München about the preservation of Galeen’s films, moderated by Dennis Bartok of Deaf Crocodile (90 min., in English).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew audio commentaries by film historian Jan-Christopher Horak, former director of the UCLA Film \u0026amp; TV Archive and the Filmmuseum München.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReversible Wrap Art by Beth Morris\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlu-ray authoring by David Mackenzie of Fidelity In Motion.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Deaf Crocodile","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44768156942536,"sku":"DC-045CD","price":37.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/8486\/3688\/files\/alraunebd.jpg?v=1758498150","url":"https:\/\/videomatica.com\/es\/products\/alraune-the-student-of-prague-german-silent-genre-rarities-from-director-henrik-galeen-blu-ray","provider":"Videomatica Ltd (since 1983)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}