THE STUDENT OF PRAGUE and ALRAUNE, two cinematic adaptations of fantastic stories by Hanns Heinz Ewers, are the great masterpieces of Henrik Galeen, one of the great film authors of the 1920s. In his films, he always relied on powerful camerawork and the acting of great Silent film stars like Conrad Veidt, Werner Krauss, Brigitte Helm and Paul Wegener in their best roles. Stephen Horne as well as Sabrina Zimmermann and Mark Pogolski have composed new scores for the beautifully restored films. As a bonus, we see Henrik Galeen as an actor in the Harry Piel film DANGEROUS PATHS.
DVD 1
The Student of Prague / The Man Who Cheated Life, Germany 1926, 133'
Score by Stephen Horne
Dangerous Paths, Germany 1924 8' (Excerpts)
DVD 2
Alraune / A Daughter of Destiny, Germany 1927, 131'
Score Sabrina Zimmermann & Mark Pogolski
Daniel Semler: Brigitte Helm. Der Vamp des deutschen Films (Belleville 2008)
Book (240 pages) as ROM feature
Edition Filmmuseum 127
Doppel-DVD
Language Deutsch Subtitles english
Length 133 | 131 min. Screen format 1.33:1 - 4/3 (PAL) Audio DD 2.0 (Mono) Age 14 Region code Alle Regionen
Bonus 20 page bilingual booklet
