Tenderness of the Wolves (Arrow Video) - October 20th, 2015

[MifuneFan]

SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS:

New high definition digital transfer prepared by the Rainer Werner Fassbinder Foundation
High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations
Uncompressed Mono 1.0 PCM Audio
New translated English subtitles
The Tender Wolf - a brand-new in-depth interview with director Ulli Lommel
Brand-new interview with director of photography Jürgen Jürges
Newly-filmed appreciation by film historian and expert on European horror cinema Stephen Thrower
Theatrical trailer
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by the Twins of Evil
Illustrated booklet featuring new writing on the film by Tony Rayns

SYNOPSIS

This dark horror film from director Ulli Lommel was based on the real-life crimes of Fritz Haarman (Kurt Raab), the so-called "Vampire of Dusseldorf" who murdered over 25 young boys, drank their blood, and sold their flesh as black-market meat. Several German films had depicted Haarman's murderous exploits, most notably Fritz Lang's classic M (1931), but Lommel's version is far more graphic and horrifying. Produced by filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder, who also appears, the film revels in pseudo-Expressionistic imagery which sears itself into the viewer's mind. Raab's performance is reminiscent of both Peter Lorre in M and Max Schreck in the vampire classic Nosferatu (1922), but is unforgettable in its own right. A deeply disturbing cinematic poem about the face of true evil, this overlooked classic has developed a cult following, but is not recommended for sensitive viewers.

Trailer (narrated by Mick Garris):

Mick Garris on TENDERNESS OF THE WOLVES - YouTube

[Plasticine]

Really good and dark movie. Easily the best thing Ulli Lommel directed. Definitely an underrated film that I'm glad is coming to Blu-Ray.

[bipbop13]

So Ulli Lommel made more than ONE movie that didn't suck balls?

[MifuneFan]

Sounds great, albeit really dark, and gruesome.

[drat]

Never heard of this but it sounds awesome and I'll certainly be picking it up.

Does anyone else think that between Criterion, Arrow, Kino, Grindhouse, and Shout/Scream that we're getting really spoiled?

[schlock]

Easily Lommel's best film and will be great to upgrade from the DVD, one of the early Anchor Bay released DVD titles, as was Immoral Tales (and even The Black Cat a bit later). Looks like Arrow is becoming the new Anchor Bay of the Blu-ray era.

[Aclea]

From the days when Ulli Lommel was still a promising director who hadn't blotted his copybook. Wanted to see this one for years but never enough to pay the outrageous prices secondhand DVDs go for.

[movieben1138]

Guess I can take credit for this one. Just bought a used copy of the DVD last month at FYE.

[Moe Szyslak]

As is usually the case with US Arrow releases, I've never heard of this. Not sure if it's my cup of tea.

[defile959]

This is available for preorder at Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01..._detailpages00

[themp3000]

Still extremely uncertain if this is something I'm going to get, I've been doing research and not much of it is out there. I'm not into the graphic cannibalism thing at all (and in unrelated/off topic note, naziploitation is a no-no for me as well). I wouldn't consider myself a sensitive viewer. Just using them as examples, Island of Death was pretty shocking, but not as I thought it was going to be but Salo was terrifying and outright shocking.

[Ruined]

This looks cool and I will definitely pick it up when the price is right!

Hopefully Arrow USA's store will be open by then.

[SpiderBaby]

Originally Posted by schlock

Easily Lommel's best film and will be great to upgrade from the DVD, one of the early Anchor Bay released DVD titles, as was Immoral Tales (and even The Black Cat a bit later). Looks like Arrow is becoming the new Anchor Bay of the Blu-ray era.

Hope Arrow gets to this:

[darkness2918]

Looks somewhat interesting. I'll have to keep my eye on it.

[SpiderBaby]

Final Specs:

• New high definition digital transfer prepared by the Rainer Werner Fassbinder Foundation
• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray and Standard Definition DVD presentations
• Original uncompressed PCM mono 1.0 sound
• Newly translated optional English subtitles
• Audio commentary by director Ulli Lommel, moderated by Uwe Huber
• Introduction by Lommel
• The Tender Wolf, a newly-filmed interview with Lommel
• Photographing Fritz, a newly-filmed interview with director of photography Jürgen Jürges
• Haarmann’s Victim Talks, a newly-filmed interview with actor Rainer Will
• An appreciation by Stephen Thrower, author of Nightmare USA and Murderous Passions: The Delirious Cinema of Jesús Franco
• Stills gallery
• Theatrical trailer
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by the Twins of Evil
• Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Tony Rayns, editor of the first English-language book on Rainer Werner Fassbinder

[PowellPressburger]

Was this another Arrow title that Amazon never got stock of or just enough to fill preorders?

[charnier]

Originally Posted by PowellPressburger

Was this another Arrow title that Amazon never got stock of or just enough to fill preorders?

Is Amazon US deliberately trying to screw Arrow over? This is happening way too often - the sooner Arrow gets its own US store up and running, the better.

[GxyExpress999]

[NoirFan]

Tenderness of the Wolves - The Arrow Video Story - YouTube

[takeasneededforpain]

Is this a straight up horror film/documentary mix?