Das Cabinet des Dr Caligari (Blu-ray SteelBook) (Eureka - Masters of Cinema) [UK]
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Yes, beautiful steelbook - limited to 2,000 copies - will appeal to those who appreciate how good steelbooks can look when done right with none of the badly thought out and executed designs seen on some (not mentioning any titles but you know the ones).
Certainly not one for everyone but for the collector of interesting films and well designed steelbooks it's a "must have" (as are the vast majority of Eureka's steelbooks IMO) .
Not expecting to see a reduction in the quoted price during the lifetime of the product and even though this may not be up there in the stratosphere with the previous steelbook release from Eureka - METROPOLIS (1927) - a whole two years ago !! - and that one did take a while to sell out even with the promise of a GBP 4,000 Gold Bar . . . but of course that was a 4,000 print run (4,000/4,000).
Anyway, I'll be ordering this baby despite owning the Amaray release from a couple of years ago because . . .
(a) It's a great looking steelbook
(b) It has got the one major Extra not found in the Amaray release - the 118 mins documentary based on the 1947 book by Siegfried Kracauer with a slightly different title (see SPOILER).
This documentary FROM CALIGARI TO HITLER: GERMAN CINEMA IN THE AGE OF THE MASSES (2014) is an Extra which I'm not sure is available by itself on either DVD or BD although I hear it has been shown on Netflix and on TCM On Demand. EDIT: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3908344/combined :EDIT: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B019YVJ8PI/?tag=hidefnin-21
(15 quid approx. for the DVD)
(c) It's one of those films that any true cinephile should view at least once . . . along with "The Testament of Dr. Mabuse" (1933), "M" (1931), "The Blue Angel" (1930), "Pandora's Box" (1929), "Metropolis" (1927), "Faust" (1926) , "Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler" (1922) and of course "Nosferatu" (1922).
RE: FROM CALIGARI TO HITLER: A PSYCHOLOGICAL HISTORY OF THE GERMAN FILM - the book
A landmark, now classic, study of the rich cinematic history of the Weimar Republic, From Caligari to Hitler was first published by Princeton University Press in 1947. Siegfried Kracauer--a prominent German film critic and member of Walter Benjamin's and Theodor Adorno's intellectual circle--broke new ground in exploring the connections between film aesthetics, the prevailing psychological state of Germans in the Weimar era, and the evolving social and political reality of the time. Kracauer's pioneering book, which examines German history from 1921 to 1933 in light of such movies as The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, M, Metropolis, and The Blue Angel, has never gone out of print. Now, over half a century after its first appearance, this beautifully designed and entirely new edition reintroduces Kracauer for the twenty-first century. Film scholar Leonardo Quaresima places Kracauer in context in a critical introduction, and updates the book further with a new bibliography, index, and list of inaccuracies that crept into the first edition. This volume is a must-have for the film historian, film theorist, or cinema enthusiast.In From Caligari to Hitler, Siegfried Kracauer--the German-born writer and film critic who shared many ideas and interests with his friend Walter Benjamin--made a startling (and still controversial) claim: films as a popular art provide insight into the unconscious motivations and fantasies of a nation. In films of the 1920s such as The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, M, Metropolis, and The Blue Angel, he traced recurring visual and narrative tropes that expressed, he argued, a fear of chaos and a desire for order, even at the price of authoritarian rule. The book has become an undisputed classic of film historiography, laying the foundations for the serious study of film.
In From Caligari to Hitler, Siegfried Kracauer made a startling (and still controversial) claim: films as a popular art provide insight into the unconscious motivations and fantasies of a nation. In films of the 1920s, he traced recurring visual and narrative tropes that expressed, he argued, a fear of chaos and a desire for order, even at the price of authoritarian rule. The book has become an undisputed classic of film historiography, laying the foundations for the serious study of film.
Kracauer was an important film critic in Weimar Germany. A Jew, he escaped the rise of Nazism, fleeing to Paris in 1933. Later, in anguish after Benjamin's suicide, he made his way to New York, where he remained until his death in 1966. He wrote From Caligari to Hitler while working as a "special assistant" to the curator of the Museum of Modern Art's film division. He was also on the editorial board of Bollingen Series. Despite many critiques of its attempt to link movies to historical outcomes, From Caligari to Hitler remains Kracauer's best-known and most influential book, and a seminal work in the study of film. Princeton published a revised edition of his Theory of Film: The Redemption of Physical Reality in 1997.
Yes, i remember waiting and waiting and waiting for price drops on the mabuse steelbooks snd island of lost souls, too. And when they came through the letterbox i thought, "WHAT! These........for £7 each??!!" Couldn't believe what a bargain i'd got for myself. The quality and the weight of these products - very nice! But i won't take that chance with this.Yes, beautiful steelbook - limited to 2,000 copies - will appeal to those who appreciate how good steelbooks can look when done right with none of the badly thought out and executed designs seen on some (not mentioning any titles but you know the ones).
Certainly not one for everyone but for the collector of interesting films and well designed steelbooks it's a "must have" (as are the vast majority of Eureka's steelbooks IMO) .
Not expecting to see a reduction in the quoted price during the lifetime of the product and even though this may not be up there in the stratosphere with the previous steelbook release from Eureka - METROPOLIS (1927) - a whole two years ago !! - and that one did take a while to sell out even with the promise of a GBP 4,000 Gold Bar . . . but of course that was a 4,000 print run (4,000/4,000
Anyway, I'll be ordering this baby despite owning the Amaray release from a couple of years ago because . . .
(a) It's a great looking steelbook
(b) It has got the one major Extra not found in the Amaray release - the 118 mins documentary based on the 1947 book by Siegfried Kracauer with a slightly different title (see SPOILER).
This documentary FROM CALIGARI TO HITLER: GERMAN CINEMA IN THE AGE OF THE MASSES (2014) is an Extra which I'm not sure is available by itself on either DVD or BD although I hear it has been shown on Netflix and on TCM On Demand. EDIT: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3908344/combined :EDIT: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B019YVJ8PI/?tag=hidefnin-21
(15 quid approx. for the DVD)
(c) It's one of those films that any true cinephile should view at least once . . . along with "The Testament of Dr. Mabuse" (1933), "M" (1931), "The Blue Angel" (1930), "Pandora's Box" (1929), "Metropolis" (1927), "Faust" (1926) , "Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler" (1922) and of course "Nosferatu" (1922).
RE: FROM CALIGARI TO HITLER: A PSYCHOLOGICAL HISTORY OF THE GERMAN FILM - the book
A landmark, now classic, study of the rich cinematic history of the Weimar Republic, From Caligari to Hitler was first published by Princeton University Press in 1947. Siegfried Kracauer--a prominent German film critic and member of Walter Benjamin's and Theodor Adorno's intellectual circle--broke new ground in exploring the connections between film aesthetics, the prevailing psychological state of Germans in the Weimar era, and the evolving social and political reality of the time. Kracauer's pioneering book, which examines German history from 1921 to 1933 in light of such movies as The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, M, Metropolis, and The Blue Angel, has never gone out of print. Now, over half a century after its first appearance, this beautifully designed and entirely new edition reintroduces Kracauer for the twenty-first century. Film scholar Leonardo Quaresima places Kracauer in context in a critical introduction, and updates the book further with a new bibliography, index, and list of inaccuracies that crept into the first edition. This volume is a must-have for the film historian, film theorist, or cinema enthusiast.In From Caligari to Hitler, Siegfried Kracauer--the German-born writer and film critic who shared many ideas and interests with his friend Walter Benjamin--made a startling (and still controversial) claim: films as a popular art provide insight into the unconscious motivations and fantasies of a nation. In films of the 1920s such as The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, M, Metropolis, and The Blue Angel, he traced recurring visual and narrative tropes that expressed, he argued, a fear of chaos and a desire for order, even at the price of authoritarian rule. The book has become an undisputed classic of film historiography, laying the foundations for the serious study of film.
In From Caligari to Hitler, Siegfried Kracauer made a startling (and still controversial) claim: films as a popular art provide insight into the unconscious motivations and fantasies of a nation. In films of the 1920s, he traced recurring visual and narrative tropes that expressed, he argued, a fear of chaos and a desire for order, even at the price of authoritarian rule. The book has become an undisputed classic of film historiography, laying the foundations for the serious study of film.
Kracauer was an important film critic in Weimar Germany. A Jew, he escaped the rise of Nazism, fleeing to Paris in 1933. Later, in anguish after Benjamin's suicide, he made his way to New York, where he remained until his death in 1966. He wrote From Caligari to Hitler while working as a "special assistant" to the curator of the Museum of Modern Art's film division. He was also on the editorial board of Bollingen Series. Despite many critiques of its attempt to link movies to historical outcomes, From Caligari to Hitler remains Kracauer's best-known and most influential book, and a seminal work in the study of film. Princeton published a revised edition of his Theory of Film: The Redemption of Physical Reality in 1997.
Yeah i saw that - lucky i got my pre-order in this morning at £19.99, albeit with £1.99 postage costs added. So, £21.98 all told. If this is still in stock come release day then i'll cancel and head down to FOPP or HMV and buy one off shelf - saving £2 and also save tge worry of getting one damaged in the post, with all the potential headache that entails with replacing, etc.Amazon raised to 24,99 but Zavvi dropped to 21,99
Looks great.
Would you be able to take a picture of the spine with it standing alongside another MoC release? They haven't released one for a while so I'm hoping they still match.
What's the back and inside like does it have artwork on the back and inside
As can be seen in this image I managed to dig up - and it wasn't easy to source (a pic of an open copy lol) - artwork is definitely on the back 
(the title too ) making it one of less than a handful of Eureka steelbooks like that and only the 2nd MOC:-
Got to be one of the very best MOC steels ever . . . I'll be on this if it moves even only a couple of quid down from 20.
(the title too ) making it one of less than a handful of Eureka steelbooks like that and only the 2nd MOC:-Got to be one of the very best MOC steels ever . . . I'll be on this if it moves even only a couple of quid down from 20.
happy days.As can be seen in this image I managed to dig up - and it wasn't easy to source (a pic of an open copy lol) - artwork is definitely on the back
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Got to be one of the very best MOC steels ever . . . I'll be on this if it moves even only a couple of quid down from 20.
mine arrived this week and, prompted by @virkia and @paulboland above, here's some more open shots for your perusal, if you are still thinking of getting this. opened out front and back:
inner artwork:
booklet and j-card:
it's still a pretty powerful film, even to this day. "You fools, this man is plotting our doom! We die at dawn! He is Caligari!"
I'm very happy with this release.
It's a shame that they've moved the MoC logo on the spine lower than all the others (the space for the DVD logo has been removed), but the art on the front is perfect and the back is pretty much as standard.
Most importantly though, the disc contents are first-rate. The attention to detail throughout the main and special features is of Eureka's usual high-standard.
It's a shame that they've moved the MoC logo on the spine lower than all the others (the space for the DVD logo has been removed), but the art on the front is perfect and the back is pretty much as standard.
Most importantly though, the disc contents are first-rate. The attention to detail throughout the main and special features is of Eureka's usual high-standard.
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