Eureka Enertainment Announces May Blu-ray Releases
HomeEureka Enertainment Announces May Blu-ray Releases
Posted March 7, 2019 04:34 PM by Webmaster
British label Eureka Entertainment has announced that it will release three new titles on Blu-ray this May: Anatole Litvak's The Night of the Generals (1967), Fritz Lang's The Woman in the Window (1944), and Rainer Sarnet's November (2017).
November
Synopsis: One of the most inventive, magical, and also exceedingly funny films of recent international cinema, NOVEMBER evokes influences as varied as Guy Maddin and The Brothers Grimm, Bela Tarr and Jan Švankmajer, while also remaining wholly and deliriously original. It's unlike anything else you've ever seen – and that's even if you've seen a bunch of black-and-white Estonian fairy tale films.
Young Lina and Hans are preparing to marry in their village in the woods, when Hans becomes entranced by the arrival of a visiting baroness. Love spells are conjured so that each receives their intended mate, but there are more sinister things afoot. Death can visit in the form of a farm animal...but it's fine because one can hide by wearing trousers on the head. And, besides, the dead can come back to the village and chat anyway...although when the devil arrives, don't try to cheat him. And then there are the "kratts" – supernatural servants made from discarded bones, tree branches, and trash...just make sure to give them work to do, or else.
Director Rainer Sarnet's unique, hypnotic, and whimsical film has been a smash at film festivals, and once you fall under its spell, you'll see why. A contemporary film already destined for multiple viewings and passionate cults, NOVEMBER will be haunting your dreams and tickling your funny bone for years to come.
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The Night of the Generals
Synopsis: Peter O'Toole and Omar Sharif star in this powerful World War II thriller from director Anatole Litvak (THE SNAKE PIT; SORRY, WRONG NUMBER) about a Nazi general who becomes a serial killer.
When a Polish prostitute is brutally murdered in Nazi-occupied Warsaw, her killer is identified only as a German general. For years the crime remains unsolved, until the killer strikes again, bringing this mesmerising mystery to an unforgettable finish.
Also starring Tom Courtenay, Donald Pleasence and Christopher Plummer, and with a score by Maurice Jarre, THE NIGHT OF THE GENERALS is an all-star thriller from a master of the form, and Eureka Classics is proud to present the film in its UK debut on Blu-ray.
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The Woman in the Window
Synopsis: One of legendary director Fritz Lang's first noir films, THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW is also rightfully considered one of the most important examples of the genre, a landmark movie that became one of the initial representations of noir first singled out by French critics after WWII. A triumph for Lang, legendary writer/producer Nunnally Johnson (THE GRAPES OF WRATH), and leading man Edward G. Robinson (shedding his earlier gangster roles to portray a love-struck obsessive), the film remains a classic American nail-biter.
Robinson is Richard Wanley, a successful psychiatrist biding his time while his wife and children are on vacation when he encounters beautiful Alice (a radiant Joan Bennett), who bears an uncanny resemblance to the subject of a portrait he had just admired. When Richard and Alice retire to her home, her wealthy, jealous boyfriend intrudes, and is killed after a struggle. Alice convinces Richard to cover up the crime, but as Richard's district attorney friend (Raymond Massey) investigates and the boyfriend's bodyguard (Dan Duryea) begins to apply pressure to Richard, the walls begin to close in...
With a surprising climax years ahead of its time, THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW is suspenseful film noir at its most seductive, while also serving as an excellent companion piece to the following year's SCARLET STREET, which reunited Lang with Robinson, Bennett, and Duryea in strikingly similar roles. For anyone even remotely interested in film noir, THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW is mandatory viewing, and The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present it in its UK debut on Blu-ray.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
November
Synopsis: One of the most inventive, magical, and also exceedingly funny films of recent international cinema, NOVEMBER evokes influences as varied as Guy Maddin and The Brothers Grimm, Bela Tarr and Jan Švankmajer, while also remaining wholly and deliriously original. It's unlike anything else you've ever seen – and that's even if you've seen a bunch of black-and-white Estonian fairy tale films.
Young Lina and Hans are preparing to marry in their village in the woods, when Hans becomes entranced by the arrival of a visiting baroness. Love spells are conjured so that each receives their intended mate, but there are more sinister things afoot. Death can visit in the form of a farm animal...but it's fine because one can hide by wearing trousers on the head. And, besides, the dead can come back to the village and chat anyway...although when the devil arrives, don't try to cheat him. And then there are the "kratts" – supernatural servants made from discarded bones, tree branches, and trash...just make sure to give them work to do, or else.
Director Rainer Sarnet's unique, hypnotic, and whimsical film has been a smash at film festivals, and once you fall under its spell, you'll see why. A contemporary film already destined for multiple viewings and passionate cults, NOVEMBER will be haunting your dreams and tickling your funny bone for years to come.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- 1080p presentation on Blu-ray, with a progressive encode on the DVD
- Uncompressed LPCM 2.0 audio (on Blu-ray)
- Optional English subtitles
- Trailer
- PLUS: A collector's booklet featuring a new essay by film critic and writer Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
The Night of the Generals
Synopsis: Peter O'Toole and Omar Sharif star in this powerful World War II thriller from director Anatole Litvak (THE SNAKE PIT; SORRY, WRONG NUMBER) about a Nazi general who becomes a serial killer.
When a Polish prostitute is brutally murdered in Nazi-occupied Warsaw, her killer is identified only as a German general. For years the crime remains unsolved, until the killer strikes again, bringing this mesmerising mystery to an unforgettable finish.
Also starring Tom Courtenay, Donald Pleasence and Christopher Plummer, and with a score by Maurice Jarre, THE NIGHT OF THE GENERALS is an all-star thriller from a master of the form, and Eureka Classics is proud to present the film in its UK debut on Blu-ray.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM
- Uncompressed LPCM audio (original mono presentation)
- Optional English subtitles
- Brand new and exclusive Audio Commentary by author Scott Harrison
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- Limited Edition Collector's booklet featuring new writing by author Scott Harrison [2000 copies ONLY].
The Woman in the Window
Synopsis: One of legendary director Fritz Lang's first noir films, THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW is also rightfully considered one of the most important examples of the genre, a landmark movie that became one of the initial representations of noir first singled out by French critics after WWII. A triumph for Lang, legendary writer/producer Nunnally Johnson (THE GRAPES OF WRATH), and leading man Edward G. Robinson (shedding his earlier gangster roles to portray a love-struck obsessive), the film remains a classic American nail-biter.
Robinson is Richard Wanley, a successful psychiatrist biding his time while his wife and children are on vacation when he encounters beautiful Alice (a radiant Joan Bennett), who bears an uncanny resemblance to the subject of a portrait he had just admired. When Richard and Alice retire to her home, her wealthy, jealous boyfriend intrudes, and is killed after a struggle. Alice convinces Richard to cover up the crime, but as Richard's district attorney friend (Raymond Massey) investigates and the boyfriend's bodyguard (Dan Duryea) begins to apply pressure to Richard, the walls begin to close in...
With a surprising climax years ahead of its time, THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW is suspenseful film noir at its most seductive, while also serving as an excellent companion piece to the following year's SCARLET STREET, which reunited Lang with Robinson, Bennett, and Duryea in strikingly similar roles. For anyone even remotely interested in film noir, THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW is mandatory viewing, and The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present it in its UK debut on Blu-ray.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- 1080p presentation on Blu-ray
- LPCM audio (original mono presentation)
- Optional English subtitles
- Brand new and exclusive video essay by critic David Cairns
- Feature Length Audio Commentary by Film Historian Imogen Sara Smith, author of In Lonely Places: Film Noir Beyond the City
- Original theatrical trailer
- PLUS: A Collector's booklet featuring new essays by film journalist and writer Amy Simmons; and film writer Samm Deighan; alongside rare archival imagery