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Vampyr [Masters of Cinema] [1932]

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 : Vampyr [Masters of Cinema] [1932]

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Audience Rating: Parental Guidance
Binding: DVD
EAN: 5060000402155
Format: Black & White, PAL
Label: Eureka Entertainment LTD
Languages: GermanUnknownFrenchUnknown
Manufacturer: Eureka Entertainment LTD
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Eureka Entertainment LTD
Region Code: 2
Release Date: August 25, 2008
Running Time: 72 minutes
Studio: Eureka Entertainment LTD
Theatrical Release Date: 1932




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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:  out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - A nightmare on film
I remember buying this film on region 1 ages ago and just didn't understand what the fuss was about.I found it to be slow,gloomy and pretty poorly acted so I promptly sold it.Then I heard about this latest DVD release with many extras so I thought that I would give it another chance.I am really glad that I did and was quite shocked at how my opinion had changed.

'Vampyr' is really a nightmare captured on film with many strange but unsettling images.It isn't a long film but it does make ... Read More



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Must buy!
Awesome film!

Great package with a lot of supplement material (even more as at Criterions) with two audio commentaries. One of the great sensei Tony Rayns and one of famous director Guillermo del Toro...



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Great Film - and this Edition is the Best
Well, I got this DVD (R2 MoC Version) - and gave it a longish spin last night. Given the number of extras I couldn't get through it all in a single sitting - so I'll revisit today probably.

Anyway - the print looks as good as it ever will, probably. Definitely decent (and Criterion are using the same print, so we know we're getting the best possible).

Firstly I watched the film with the restored soundtrack (an unrestored version is on the disc too). There's still some hiss, ... Read More



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - A human soul in fear of death
The rat-toothed Nosferatu and the charming Transylvanian Count are the best known examples of early vampire movies, mostly because there weren't very many others at the time.

But more often than not, "Vampyr" gets passed over when you talk about early vampire movies -- and that's a shame. Carl Th. Dreyer's masterpiece (loosely based on the works of J. Sheridan Le Fanu) is a straightforward little story wrapped in a hazy cocoon of dreamlike imagery and haunting direction. From the very beginning, ... Read More




 

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