Hitler, ein Film aus Deutschland = Our Hitler, a film from Germany / Produktion, TMS Film in Zusammenarbeit mit Solaris Film [and others] ; Regie und Buch, Hans Jürgen Syberberg.
Edition:
Director's authorized ed.
Publisher:
Distributed by Facets Video,
Copyright Date:
2007
Description:
2 videodiscs (450 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (55 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm)
Heinz Schubert, Peter Kern, Hellmut Lange, Rainer von Artenfels, Martin Sperr, Peter Moland, Johannes Buzalski, Alfred Edel, Amelie Syberberg, Harry Baer, Peter Lühr, André Heller. Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 1977. Title of booklet: Understanding our Hitler. "Syberberg Film ; 451"--Container. Booklet includes essays by Francis Ford Coppola and Sunsan Sontag. Fullscreen. Special features: Video from New York premiere; Understanding our Hitler, a Facets cine-notes collectible booklet with essays by Susan Sontag and others.
Contents:
4. We, the children of Hell. 2. Ein deutscher Traum = German dream -- Disc 2. 3. Das Ende eines Wintermärchens = End of a Winter's tale -- 4. Wir Kinder der Hölle = We, the children of Hell.
Summary:
In a series of 22 tableaux set on a soundstage, Syberberg makes use of puppets, props, a Wagnerian soundtrack, and rear-screen projection to evoke Nazi Germany, the origins of the Third Reich, and the aftermath that followed.
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