Renowned for its ingenious special visual effects and breathtaking set design, DIE NIBELUNGEN [THE NIBELUNGEN] is to be released in the UK on Blu-ray & DVD as part of Eureka Entertainment’s MASTERS OF CINEMA Series on 29 October 2012
Perhaps the most stately of Fritz Lang's two-part epics, the five-hour Die Nibelungen is
a courageous and hallucinatory work. Its extraordinary set-pieces,
archetypal themes, and unrestrained ambition have proved an inspiration
for nearly every fantasy cycle that has emerged on-screen since – from Star Wars to The Lord of the Rings.
In Part One, Siegfried,
the film's eponymous hero acquires the power of invincibility after
slaying a dragon and bathing in the creature's blood. Later, an alliance
through marriage between the hero and the royal clan of the Nibelungen
turns treacherous, with Siegfried's sole weakness exploited. In Part Two, Kriemhilds Rache [Kriemhild's Revenge],
Siegfried's widow travels to the remote land of the Huns to wed the
monstrous Attila, and thereby enlist his forces in an act of vengeance
that culminates in massacre, conflagration, and, under the auspices of
Lang, one of the most exhilarating and terrifying end-sequences in all
of cinema.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
• Immaculately presented in the film's original frame rates and aspect ratio, in 1080p on the Blu-ray
• Newly translated optional English subtitles for the original German intertitles
• An hour-long documentary: The Heritage of Die Nibelungen
• Illustrated booklet featuring the words of Lang, rare archival imagery, and more
• Further details to be announced nearer the release date! Pre-Order/Buy: DIE NIBELUNGEN (Masters of Cinema) BLU-RAY [1924]
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