Das alte Gesetz : ein Film aus den sechzier Jahren = The ancient law : a film from the Sixties / reconstructed and restored by Deutsche Kinemathek Museum für Film und Fernsehen ; von Paul Reno ; Regie, E.A. Dupont = by Paul Reno ; director, E.A. Dupont.
Edition:
Deluxe Blu-ray/DVD dual-format edition.
Publisher:
Flicker Alley,
Copyright Date:
2018?
Description:
2 videodiscs (135 min.) : sound, black and white (tinted) ; 4 3/4 in.
Silent films with newly commissioned scores. Special features: Der Film im Film (1923) : the only surviving excerpt of a documentary on film production in Weimar Germany ; Insights into the restoration ; Image slideshow. Henny Porten, Ernst Deutsch, Abraham Morewski, Grete Berger, Werner Krauss, Jakob Tiedtke. Includes booklet with essays by Cynthia Walk and Daniel Meiller, with notes on the musical scores by Donald Sosin, Alicia Svigals, and Nina Goslar. Full screen (1.33:1)
Summary:
"Baruch, the son of a rabbi, becomes fascinated by the theater. Against his father's wishes, Baruch leaves home and finds his way to Vienna, where an archduchess at the imperial court falls in love with him. She becomes his patroness, facilitating his successful career as a classical actor. But Baruch continues to long for home and must find a way to reconcile his religious heritage with his love of secular literature"--Container.
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