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Blu-ray B United Kingdom - Eureka [2025 Release]
Sirk In Germany 1934-1935 - Limited Edition
Masters of Cinema #304
Extras:

DISC ONE
*The Film
Audio Commentary by Douglas Sirk expert David Melville Wingrove (2025)
Shorts:
- Zwei Windhunde (Two Greyhounds) (1934; 29:58)
- Dreimal Ehe (Three Times Before) (1935)
-- Silent Version (19:08-1:16) no music
-- "Sound" Version (16:30-1:16)
- Der eingebildete Kranke (The Imaginary Invalid) (1935; 37:51)

DISC TWO
Das Mädchen vom Moorhof (The Girl from Marsh Croft) (1935; 81:37)
Audio Commentary by Douglas Sirk expert David Melville Wingrove (2025)

Stützen der Gesellschaft (Pillars of Society) (1935; 83:03-0:19)
Audio Commentary by Douglas Sirk expert David Melville Wingrove (2025)

"Magnificent Obsessions" 2025 interview with film historian Sheldon Hall (20:25)
Subtitles:

English (optional)
Aspect Ratio:

1.19:1
Picture Format:

1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
Soundtrack(s):

German LPCM 2.0 Mono (48kHz/24-bit)
Case type:

Keep Case
Notes:

Limited to 2,000 copies.
Comes with an O-Card slipcase featuring new artwork by Scott Saslow and a collector’s booklet featuring a new extended essay on Sirk’s early works by German cinema expert Tim Bergfelder.
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OVERALL: Blu-ray B

Only version so far.

GENERAL NOTES:
This German production was simultaneously shot in German and Dutch versions (the later co-directed by Jacques van Tol, the latter is believed to be lost.
CUTS:
- Blu-ray B Sirk In Germany 1934-1935 - Limited Edition United Kingdom- Eureka - No cuts (81:01) with 19 seconds of introductory text.
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Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 28/02/25

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April Fool AKA April, April! (Blu-ray) (1935)