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Vampyr AKA Vampyr - Der Traum des Allan Grey AKA Vampyr, ou l'étrange aventure de David Gray AKA Vampir AKA Not Against the Flesh AKA Castle of Doom (Blu-ray) (1932)
Surreal adaptation of J. Sheridan le Fanu's "Carmilla" and "The Room in the Dragon Volant" from the collection "In a Glass Darkly".Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer
Year of Copyright: 1932
Year of Production: 1930
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:*The Film with German Intertitles and English Subtitles (73:39)
*The Film with optional English Intertitles (73:39)
Audio Commentary on the German intertitle version by film scholar Tony Rayns (2008)
"Carl Th. Dreyer" 1966 documentary by Jörgen Roos (30:0, in Danish and French with optional English subtitles and burnt-in Danish subtitles)
Visual Essay by scholar Casper Tybjerg from 2008 (36:01)
Radio broadcast from 1958 of Dreyer reading an essay about filmmaking (23:31) -
Subtitles:English (German Intertitles version only)
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Aspect Ratio:1.19:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):German LPCM 1.0 (both versions)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:From a 2008 high definition scan of 1998 restoration by Martin Koerber and the Cineteca di Bologna.
The German and English intertitle versions are different encodes, the latter with a lower bitrate.
Includes a booklet featuring essays by critics Mark Le Fanu and Kim Newman, a piece by Koerber on the restoration, and a 1964 interview with producer and actor Nicolas de Gunzburg.
Includes a book featuring Dreyer and Christen Jul’s original screenplay and Sheridan Le Fanu’s 1872 story "Carmilla", a source for the film. -
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Extras:*The Film with German Intertitles and English Subtitles (73:39)
*The Film with optional English Intertitles (73:39)
Audio Commentary on the German intertitle version by film scholar Tony Rayns (2008)
"Carl Th. Dreyer" 1966 documentary by Jörgen Roos (30:00, in Danish and French with optional English subtitles and burnt-in Danish subtitles)
Visual Essay by scholar Casper Tybjerg from 2008 (36:01)
Radio broadcast from 1958 of Dreyer reading an essay about filmmaking (23:31) -
Subtitles:English (German Intertitles version only)
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Aspect Ratio:1.19:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):German LPCM 1.0 (both versions)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:From a 2008 high definition scan of 1998 restoration by Martin Koerber and the Cineteca di Bologna.
The German and English intertitle versions are different encodes, the latter with a lower bitrate.
Includes a booklet featuring essays by critics Mark Le Fanu and Kim Newman, a piece by Koerber on the restoration, and a 1964 interview with producer and actor Nicolas de Gunzburg.
Includes a book featuring Dreyer and Christen Jul’s original screenplay and Sheridan Le Fanu’s 1872 story "Carmilla", a source for the film. - Specifications to be confirmed
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Commentaries:(1) Audio Commentary by film scholar Tony Rayns (2008)
(2) Audio Commentary by filmmaker Guillermo del Toro (2008) -
Extras:Visual Essay by scholar Casper Tybjerg from 2008 (36:01)
"Carl Th. Dreyer" 1966 documentary by Jörgen Roos (29:59, in Danish and French with optional English subtitles and burnt-in Danish subtitles)
"Kim Newman on Vampyr" 2022 critic interview (22:24)
"David Huckvale on Wolfgang Zeller" 2022 cultural historian interview (36:39)
"David Huckvale on Sheridan le Fanu" 2022 cultural historian interview (11:38)
"The Baron" 2008 documentary about Baron Nicolas de Gunzburg by Craig Keller (14:25)
Censored Scenes from the French Version (3:50, silent) -
Subtitles:German Intertitles with optional English Subtitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.19:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):German LPCM 1.0 (restored)
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:All-new 2K digital restoration of the German version by the Danish Film Institute, completed in 2020 after an extensive decade-long restoration process.
Comes in a limited edition hardbound slipcase of 3,000 copies with a 100-page book production and cast credits, the 1933 Danish film programme (translated by Trond S. Trondsen in 2008), "Film-Production Carl Dreyer" by Jean and Dale Drum (2000), Tom Milne's 1971 essay, an interview with Baron Nicolas de Gunzberg by Herman G. Weinberg and Gretchen Weinberg from 1964, "Imagination and Colour" by Dryer from 1955, "Some Notes on the Restoration" by Martin Koerber from 2000 (updated in 2022), production stills, notes on viewing, and Blu-ray credits. -
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OVERALL: Draw
The limited Eureka edition comes from a new 2K restoration and has an additional commentary and some exclusive extras while Criterion has an exclusive radio interview and a non-limited book featuring the source story and the screenplay.
A comparison of the Criterion Blu-ray and the earlier DVD editions can be found HERE.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Criterion Collection - No cuts - German version with German intertitles or newly-created English intertitles (73:39)
- Blu-ray A Canada- Criterion Collection - No cuts - German version with German intertitles or newly-created English intertitles (73:39)
- Blu-ray B Limited Edition United Kingdom- Eureka - No cuts - German version (73:04) plus twenty-six seconds of opening logos.
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Comparison added by James-Masaki_Ryan on 07/09/17
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 01/05/22UPDATE LOG:
07/09/17: Initial entry.
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