Eureka Entertainment has provided us with a an exclusive trailer for the upcoming release of Arnold Fanck's film The Holy Mountain (1926), starring Leni Riefenstahl, Frida Richard, Luis Trenker, Ernst Petersen, and Friedrich Schneider. The release will be available for purchase on June 17.
Synopsis: German filmmaker Arnold Fanck made this beautifully photographed Bergfilm, or 'mountain film', in 1926. Written in three days and nights – especially for Leni Riefenstahl – The Holy Mountain took over a year to film in the Alps with an entourage of expert skiers and climbers.
Ostensibly a love triangle romance – between Riefenstahl's young dancer and the two explorers she encounters – Fanck relishes the glorious Alpine landscape by filming death-defying climbing, avalanche dodging, and frenetic downhill ski racing.
Digitally restored in 2K, The Holy Mountain is a visual feast – and a fascinating look at the origin of a genre. The Masters of Cinema Series is very proud to present this landmark film in its UK debut on Blu-ray.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
2K RESTORATION OF THE FILM COMPLETED IN 2014
Score by Aljoscha Zimmerman, available in both LPCM 2.0 and DTS-HD MA 5.1
Original German intertitles with optional English subtitles
The Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl [180 mins] – Ray Müller's definitive documentary on the life and career of Leni Reifenstahl
Feature Length Audio Commentary by film historian Travis Crawford
PLUS: a collector's booklet featuring a new essay by critic and film historian Kat Ellinger, and a 2004 essay by Doug Cummings from the original Masters of Cinema DVD release