Vampyr /

A young traveler finds a remote castle, and starts seeing mysterious things, only to find that his own nightmares are coming true.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Vampyr (Motion picture)
Main Author:	Zeller, Wolfgang, 1893-1967 (Composer)
Corporate Author:	Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other Authors:	Dreyer, Carl Theodor, 1889-1968 (Producer, Director, Screenwriter), Jul, Christen (Screenwriter), West, Julian, 1904-1981 (Producer, Actor), Gérard, Henriette (Actor), Hieronimko, Jan (Actor), Schmitz, Sybille, 1909-1955 (Actor), Schutz, Maurice (Actor), Mandel, Rena, 1901-1987 (Actor), Maté, Rudolph, 1899-1964 (Cinematographer), Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan, 1814-1873, Rayns, Tony (Commentator), Ross, Jørgen, Tybjerg, Casper, Le Fanu, Mark, Newman, Kim, Koerber, Martin
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	German
Language Notes:	German dialogue with optional alternate English text or English subtitles.
Published:	[United States] : The Criterion Collection, 2008.
Series:	Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 437.
Subjects:	Vampires > Drama. Vampire films. Horror films. Motion pictures, German. Feature films.

Description
Summary:	A young traveler finds a remote castle, and starts seeing mysterious things, only to find that his own nightmares are coming true.
Item Description:	Originally released as a motion picture in 1932. Based on the story 'Carmilla' from 'In a glass darkly' by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu. Special edition features: disc one: the film, The original German version in a new high-definition digital transfer from the 1998 restoration by Martin Koerber and the Cineteca di Bologna, newly credited alternate version with English text, audio commentary featuring film scholar Tony Rayns, new and improved English subtitle translation. Disc two: Carl Th. Dreyer (1966), a documentary by Jørgen Roos chronicling Dreyer's career, visual essay by scholar Casper Tybjerg on Dreyer's influences in creating Vampyr, radio broadcast from 1958 of Dreyer reading an essay about filmmaking. A booklet featuring new essays by Mark Le Fanu and Kim Newman, Koerber on the restoration, and a 1964 interview with producer and star Nicolas de Gunzbur. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	2 videodiscs (74 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (42 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.)
Format:	DVD; Dolby Digital mono; 1.19:1 aspect ratio.
Audience:	Rating: Not rated.
Production Credits:	Screenplay, Carl Theodor Dreyer and Christen Jul ; director, Carl Theodor Dreyer ; producer, Charles Theodor Dreyer and Baron Nicolas de Gunzberg ; cinematography, Rudolph Maté ; music, Wolfgang Zeller.
ISBN:	9781604650464 160465046X