Fritz Lang on Blu-ray

[MifuneFan]

Eureka will be releasing this stunning Metropolis Steelbook on Jan. 19th, 2015. It's limited to 4,000 copies, and will include a 2nd disc with new bonus features and the 1984 Moroder Version as well.

2-DISC BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES

• Opportunity in every SteelBook to WIN a unique bespoke Metropolis engraved SOLID GOLD bar
• Limited to 4000 copies worldwide
• 150-minute reconstructed and restored 2010 version (including 25 minutes of footage previously thought lost to the world)
• Metropolis Refound - a 2010 documentary by Evangelina Loguerico exploring the rediscovery of the most complete print of the Fritz Lang masterpiece in an Argentinean film museum.
• Giorgio Moroder presents: Metropolis - the 1984 re-imaging of Metropolis featuring a soundtrack by Moroder himself and artists such as Adam Ant, Pat Benatar, Freddie Mercury and many more.
• Pristine new HD transfer (1080p on Blu-ray)
• New 2010 symphony orchestra studio recording of the original 1927 Gottfried Huppertz score in 5.1
• Newly translated optional English subtitles as well as the original German intertitles
• Full-length audio commentary by David Kalat and Jonathan Rosenbaum
• Die Reise nach Metropolis (2010, 53 minutes), a documentary about the film
• 2010 re-release trailer
• 56-page booklet featuring archival interviews with Fritz Lang, a 1927 review by Luis Buñuel, articles by Jonathan Rosenbaum and Karen Naundorf, and restoration notes by Martin Koerber and more!

Purchase Links:

Amazon UK
Zavvi
Base.com (current cheapest)

[NoirFan]

That is beautiful. I prefer my Metropolis in black and white, unedited, and without Pat Benatar and Loverboy on the soundtrack though, so no double-dip for me.

[Blu Titan]

Great thread Mifunefan *btw better avatar ...def need to add more Fritz Lang to my Blu-ray library.

[The Great Owl]

I just ordered Die Nibelungen at long last.

Fritz Lang is one of my favorite directors of all time, but I had put off ordering Die Nibelungen because the idea of watching a five-hour silent movie has seemed mildly daunting. I have a feeling that I'll get a kick out of it, though.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I just ordered Die Nibelungen at long last.

Fritz Lang is one of my favorite directors of all time, but I had put off ordering Die Nibelungen because the idea of watching a five-hour silent movie has seemed mildly daunting. I have a feeling that I'll get a kick out of it, though.

Yeah, I've had my BD for a few years, but the runtime always made me put off watching it. But a few months ago I said enough is enough, and I watched it over the course of 2 or 3 days. It was a great experience, and I'm sure you'll love it. It's technically 2 films, and the tone is quite different in them, so it wouldn't hurt to split them up if you had to.

[Mansinthe]

did split them up over 2 days as well. great movies ! and i promise you will forget that they are silent movies as well :!

i would rather revisit this movie over and over instead of lord of the rings

[Rich Pure Doom]

The second half of Die Nibelungen bored me to tears. Siegfried however (the first half) was amazing and engaging.

[The Great Owl]

I watched Die Nibelungen in its entirety today.

As I've posted before, I was intimidated at the idea of watching a silent film that is almost five hours in length. This morning, though, I decided to put on my big boy boots and tackle this epic in full.

Die Nibelungen gets off to an almost lightening fast start, fortunately, and throws the viewer right into some grand film sets. The fire-breathing dragon sequence must have been quite a challenge during the day, and it still looks spectacular. After being hooked by the first half hour, I settled into the groove, and the rest of the story held my interest. I admittedly enjoy the first film, Siegfried, most of all, because of its many fantastical visual wonders. The second film, Kriemhild's Revenge, is an insanely eye-catching tragedy all its own, though, and I cannot help wondering if Akira Kurosawa drew influence when he made such dark masterpieces as Kagemusha and Ran.

I agree with others here that Die Nibelungen is just as engaging, if not more so, than The Lord of the Rings films.

The documentary on the second disc is quite informative as well, in terms of discussing the editing of the film in Germany.

[octagon]

Originally Posted by Rich Pure Doom

The second half of Die Nibelungen bored me to tears. Siegfried however (the first half) was amazing and engaging.

Exact opposite for me. The first film didn't bore me exactly but I really had a hard time staying engaged. I really enjoyed the second film though.

[Rich Pure Doom]

I found the second half to be just too much battle montage for my taste. It really began to wear on me. Much like the complete cut of Metropolis, most of the material is brilliant, but if this had been made just 10 years later, much of this material would be on the cutting room floor. Editing had not reached it's apex yet. I think Lang's editing began to make huge strides on Spione and Frau Im Mond and pretty much reached perfection with M.

[bruceames]

I have most of the early stuff on Blu-ray (all except Spies, I think), so this thread has inspired me to watch them in chrono order, to see how his style develops.

[Leterface]

The Woman in the Window (La Mujer del Cuadro) has been released in Spain on BD. According to review on amazon.es it is MPEG2 encoded and running at 25Hz (?)

[Leterface]

Man Hunt (El Hombre Atrapado) also been released in Spain!

[MifuneFan]

Good news for Region A folks, Kino has confirmed that they are releasing Women in the Moon, Spies, and Dr. Mabuse the Gambler next year. They're also making a Fritz Lang boxset which will presumably have some/all of these in them! I'm so glad these are finally coming out stateside

I made a thread about it here: https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=264483

[Arkadin]

It just makes me really angry that Eureka is unwilling to upgrade The Indian Epic to bd when they've already released it on sd as part of the MoC series years ago. It has obviously already been released in Germany, but with no English subs that release is pretty useless to me.
really wish more people would ask Eureka to upgrade this title to bd.

[Rich65]

Glad to hear more Fritz Lang titles are on the way, I have M, Ministry of Fear and Metropolis. Looking forward to these.

[Dr. Humbert]

Originally Posted by Arkadin

It just makes me really angry that Eureka is unwilling to upgrade The Indian Epic to bd when they've already released it on sd as part of the MoC series years ago. It has obviously already been released in Germany, but with no English subs that release is pretty useless to me.
really wish more people would ask Eureka to upgrade this title to bd.

They most likely haven't made enough cash to justify a BD release. In the end they're not going to willingly put out a release that is unlikely to sell.

[MifuneFan]

Good news, The Big Heat is being re-released by TT in 2016

Originally Posted by Akijama

Re-issue is coming from TT in 2016 http://www.twilighttimemovies.com/news/mass-mobsterism/

[MifuneFan]

Spies and Woman in the Moon have officially been announced by Kino, with a February 23rd date



Special Features:
• Woman in the Moon: The First Scientific Science Fiction Film (14 Minute Documentary)
• Alternate Scores



Special Features:
• Spies: A Little Film with Lots of Action (68 Minute Documentary)
• Original Theatrical Trailer (5 Minutes)
• Alternate Scores

[CouncilSpectre]

Can't recommend those two enough. Anyone with even a passing interest in the silent era, or Lang in particular, should be all over these.