The silent horror movie The Cupboard of Dr. Caligari is getting a 4K UHD and Blu-ray launch from Kino Lorber
Two of the most well-liked horror movies from the silent period are F.W. Murnau’s Nosferatu from 1922 and director Robert Wiene’s The Cupboard of Dr. Caligari, which was first launched in 1920. So whereas Nosferatu will get a revival of kinds by way of Robert Eggers’ remake, which is ready to succeed in theatres in December, and the Symphony of Horror “remix,” it appears becoming that The Cupboard of Dr. Caligari can also be getting some loving consideration this yr, as Kino Lorber is ready to present the movie a 4K UHD and Blu-ray launch on October 22nd! This “authoritative edition” of the movie encompasses a meticulous 4K restoration by the F.W. Murnau Stiftung, together with a brand new orchestral rating composed by Emmy winner Jeff Beal (Home of Playing cards). Beal’s rating had its premiere efficiency at Carnegie Corridor on June third… however if you wish to check out the film with completely different music, the 4K and Blu-ray discs can even function an orchestral rating that was composed in 2014, and the Blu-ray has a 3rd rating possibility, one by Paul D. Miller, aka DJ Spooky.
The Blu-ray additionally options the 52 minute documentary Caligari: How Horror Got here to the Cinema and a restoration demonstration. An audio commentary by composer Jeff Beal can be discovered on each the 4K UHD and Blu-ray discs, as will an audio description for the vision-impaired.
Right here’s some extra info: In 1920, one good film jolted the postwar lots and catapulted the German Expressionist movie motion into historical past. That film was The Cupboard of Dr. Caligari, a plunge into the thoughts of madness that severs all ties with the rational world. Director Robert Wiene and a group of visionary designers crafted a nightmare realm wherein gentle, shadow and substance are abstracted, a world wherein a demented physician and a carnival sleepwalker perpetrate a sequence of ghastly murders in a small neighborhood.
Copies of the 4K UHD and Blu-ray launch can be found for pre-order by way of the Kino Lorber web site.
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