The Douglas Sirk Collection II Blu-ray
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Posted December 10, 2021 04:34 PM by Webmaster
Kino Lorber have announced that they will release on Blu-ray The Douglas Sirk Collection II, which includes The Girl From the Marsh Croft (1935) and The Final Chord (1936). The double-feature release will be available for purchase on February 22.
Official description: Douglas Sirk is commonly credited with transforming the American melodrama into high art. What is less commonly known is that, prior to fleeing Germany in the 1930s, he was already exploring the boundaries of the genre, and refining the sophisticated visual style and emotional complexity that would become his trademarks in the 1950s.
The Girl from the Marsh Croft is an adaptation of Selma Lagerlöf's popular novel, a tale of shame and superstition set in an insular farming community in the northern region of Germany. Hansi Knoteck stars as a moral outcast who is willing to sacrifice her own happiness for the sake of the man she loves (Kurt Fischer-Fehling). Female self-sacrifice is also the theme of The Final Chord, a lavish drama set in the classical concert halls of Germany. Maria von Tasnady is a woman who gives up her child for adoption, only to become its nursemaid years later. But even that tenuous happiness is threatened by the influence of a domineering nanny (Lil Dagover).
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Official description: Douglas Sirk is commonly credited with transforming the American melodrama into high art. What is less commonly known is that, prior to fleeing Germany in the 1930s, he was already exploring the boundaries of the genre, and refining the sophisticated visual style and emotional complexity that would become his trademarks in the 1950s.
The Girl from the Marsh Croft is an adaptation of Selma Lagerlöf's popular novel, a tale of shame and superstition set in an insular farming community in the northern region of Germany. Hansi Knoteck stars as a moral outcast who is willing to sacrifice her own happiness for the sake of the man she loves (Kurt Fischer-Fehling). Female self-sacrifice is also the theme of The Final Chord, a lavish drama set in the classical concert halls of Germany. Maria von Tasnady is a woman who gives up her child for adoption, only to become its nursemaid years later. But even that tenuous happiness is threatened by the influence of a domineering nanny (Lil Dagover).
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- Audio commentary for The Girl from the Marsh Croft by film historian Olaf Möller
- Audio commentary for The Final Chord by film historian Anthony Slide
- Optional English subtitles
