{"product_id":"faust-masters-of-cinema-blu-ray","title":"FAUST (Masters of Cinema) BLU-RAY","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"col-md-6 pr-md-5\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eMurnau’s last German film features astonishing photography, magnificent art direction, and special effects which retain the power to amaze. Freed from the constraints of psychological narrative, Murnau s mastery of cinematic technique places Faust, eine deutsche Volkssage [Faust: A German Folktale] at the pinnacle of the silent era, its barrage of visceral and apocryphal imagery contrasting with the simplicity and directness of its spiritual theme.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn collaboration with the screenwriter Hans Kyser, Murnau fused Faust's script from German folk legend and the works of Goethe, Gounod, and Marlowe (particularly using the latter s tone). Faust's tale is a classic one of a man who sells his soul to the devil. In an attempt to gain control of the Earth, Mephisto (Emil Jannings) wagers an angel (Werner Fuetterer) that he can corrupt the soul of the elderly professor Faust (Gosta Ekman). As the Horsemen of the Apocalypse ride demonically through the sky, Mephisto towers over Faust s hometown unleashing a plague that spreads amongst its inhabitants. Faust, unable to find a cure for the citizens who are dropping dead around him, renounces both God and science invoking the aid of Satan through a mysterious book that he chances across.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMurnau, a perfectionist, shot multiple takes of each scene with only prime takes making the final German domestic cut of Faust. Only the prints made for export outside Germany were seen until recent times; indeed this version was at one time thought to be the only version (it used discarded takes, errors, less impressive special effects, and human stand-ins for real animals). Using the nitrate duplicate negatives printed by UFA in 1926 (and an array of international sources) Murnau s favoured domestic German version of Faust has now been meticulously reconstructed by Luciano Berriatua for Filmoteca Espanola from which this newly restored transfer is sourced. The\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMasters of Cinema Series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis proud to be able to present the original German domestic cut of Faust for the first time on Blu-ray in the UK.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSPECIAL FEATURES:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGorgeous 1080p transfer of the domestic German print, with original German intertitles and optional English subtitles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA choice of three scores; an orchestral score by Timothy Brock, a specially commissioned harp score by Stan Ambrose, a new piano score by Javier Pérez de Azpeitia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFull-length audio commentary by critics David Ehrenstein and Bill Krohn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Language of Shadows, a 53 minute documentary on Faust\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe complete export version of the film plus a video comparison between the domestic and export versions of the film\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA 20-minute video piece with critic Tony Rayns discussing the film\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReview\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA superbly stylish version of the legend about a man who sells his soul to the devil. The best of many silent versions. --\u003cb\u003eHalliwell's\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"EUREKA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46480028270766,"sku":"EKA70141","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/Faust-Lime-Light-BD.jpg?v=1751295826","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/faust-masters-of-cinema-blu-ray","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}