Variete /
Former trapeze artist "Boss" Huller leaves his wife and child to go to Berlin with the younger, seductive Berta-Marie. They become the lead attraction at Berlin's famed Wintergarten, where they perform as a trio with trapezist Artinelli. That is, until Huller realizes that Berta-Marie...
| Uniform Title: | Varieté (Motion picture : 1925) |
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| Other Authors: | , , , , , , , |
| Format: | Video Blu-ray Disc |
| Language: | No linguistic content |
| Language Notes: | German intertitles with optional English subtitles. |
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New York, NY :
Kino Lorber,
[2017]
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| Edition: | [Blu-Ray edition]. |
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| Summary: | Former trapeze artist "Boss" Huller leaves his wife and child to go to Berlin with the younger, seductive Berta-Marie. They become the lead attraction at Berlin's famed Wintergarten, where they perform as a trio with trapezist Artinelli. That is, until Huller realizes that Berta-Marie is cheating on him with their fellow acrobat. |
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| Item Description: | Title from container. 1925 film restored in by the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau Stiftung, Wiesbaden, and Filmarchiv Austria. Based on the novel "Der Eid des Stephan Huller" by Felix Holländer. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1925. Special features: visual essay by Bret Wood; "Varieté: the making of," a 7-minute documentary on the Berklee Silent Film Orchestra; Othello (1922, Germany, 79 min.), Dimitri Buchowetzki's adaption of Shakespeare's drama of love and jealousy, also starring Emil Jannings and Lya de Putti. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, black and white (tinted) ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | Blu-ray; region A. |
| Production Credits: | Music (2015) composed by Martyn Jacques perfomred by the Tiger Lillies; music (2016) by the Berklee Silent Film Orchestra; cinematography, Karl Freund ; artistic director, Sheldon Mirowitz. |