{"product_id":"sirk-in-germany-1934-1935-masters-of-cinema-limited-edition-two-disc-blu-ray","title":"SIRK IN GERMANY 1934-1935 (Masters of Cinema) Standard Edition Two-disc - Blu-ray","description":"\u003cp data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eAn undisputed master of melodrama, director\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDouglas Sirk\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis best known for the lavish, sweeping romances he made during the last decade of his career, including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_a-text-italic\"\u003eMagnificent Obsession\u003c\/span\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_a-text-italic\"\u003eAll That Heaven Allows\u003c\/span\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_a-text-italic\"\u003eWritten on the Wind\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_a-text-italic\"\u003eImitation of Life\u003c\/span\u003e. But by the time Sirk – born Hans Detlef Sierck – arrived in Hollywood, he had already made several films in his native Germany. The\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMasters of Cinema\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eseries\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis honoured to present this collection of Sirk’s earliest films, all of which established a blueprint for his later work:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eApril, April!, The Girl from Marsh Croft (Das Mädchen vom Moorhof)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePillars of Society (Stützen der Gesellschaft).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Sirk’s directorial debut – the comedy\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_a-text-italic\"\u003eApril, April!\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e– a businessman and shameless social climber, Julius Lampe (Erhard Siedel), is subjected to a cruel April Fools’ Day prank when he is led to believe a noble prince (Albrecht Schoenhals) intends to personally inspect his pasta factory. Then, in Sirk’s first melodrama\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Girl from Marsh Croft\u003c\/span\u003e, farmer Karsten Dittmar (Kurt Fischer-Fehling) falls in love with the disreputable young maid Helga Christmann (Hansi Knoteck) – much to the dismay of his fiancée Gertrud Gerhart (Ellen Frank). Finally, in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_a-text-italic\"\u003ePillars of Society\u003c\/span\u003e, wealthy Norwegian shipbuilder Consul Karsten Bernick (Heinrich George) must face up to a lifetime of corruption and deceit when farmer Johann Tonnessen (Albrecht Schoenhals) returns to Norway after a twenty-year absence and discovers that Bernick has smeared his good name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePresented alongside Sirk’s shorts\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo Greyhounds (Zwei Windhunde)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_a-text-bold\"\u003eThree Times Before (3 x Ehe)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Imaginary Invalid (Der eingebildete Kranke)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, these three features – all released in 1935 – showcase the burgeoning talents of a filmmaker who would go on to become one of the most important figures in the history of Hollywood cinema. Sirk’s early works are presented here on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK from brand-new restorations by the Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau Foundation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTANDARD EDITION TWO-DISC BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"x_a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHD presentations from new restorations supplied by the Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau Foundation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOptional English subtitles on all features and shorts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"x_a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwo Greyhounds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\u003cspan class=\"x_a-text-italic\"\u003eZwei Windhunde\u003c\/span\u003e)– 1934 short by Douglas Sirk\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"x_a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThree Times Before\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\u003cspan class=\"x_a-text-italic\"\u003e3 x Ehe\u003c\/span\u003e) [silent version] – 1934 short by Douglas Sirk\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlternate “sound” presentation of \u003cspan class=\"x_a-text-italic\"\u003eThree Times Before \u003c\/span\u003e(produced at the same time as the “silent version,” unfortunately the original sound reel no longer exists – this version is presented with subtitles)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"x_a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Imaginary Invalid \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(\u003cspan class=\"x_a-text-italic\"\u003eDer eingebildete Kranke\u003c\/span\u003e)– 1935 short by Douglas Sirk\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew audio commentaries on all three featuresby Sirk expert David Melville Wingrove\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"x_a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMagnificent Obsessions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – new interview with film historian Sheldon Hall on Sirk’s career from Germany to Hollywood\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"EUREKA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46480003924142,"sku":"EKA70563","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/thumbnail_New-SIRK_300dpi.jpg?v=1752666359","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/sirk-in-germany-1934-1935-masters-of-cinema-limited-edition-two-disc-blu-ray","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}