We don’t have full details on this yet, but man, getting The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari from Masters of Cinema is tantamount to having this classic German expressionist horror film on a Criterion Blu-ray disc. I can’t wait to see the full list of special features, when it’s finally revealed. If you didn’t feel you needed an all region Blu-ray player before, this UK-only release should prompt you to start looking into the purchase now!
- “One of the most iconic masterpieces in cinema history, Robert Wiene’s Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari shook filmgoers worldwide and changed the direction of the art form. Now presented in a definitive restoration, the film s chilling, radically expressionist vision is set to grip viewers again.
At a local carnival in a small German town, hypnotist Dr. Caligari presents the somnambulist Cesare, who can purportedly predict the future of curious fairgoers. But at night, the doctor wakes Cesare from his sleep to enact his evil bidding…
Incalculably influential, the film s nightmarishly jagged sets, sinister atmospheric and psychological emphasis left an immediate impact in its wake (horror, film noir, and gothic cinema would all be shaped directly by it). But this diabolical tale nevertheless stands alone – now more mesmerising than ever in this new Dual-Format special edition.
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DAS CABINET DES DR. CALIGARI
(September 29, 2014 – MSRP £19.99)
Video: 1.33:1 1080p
Audio: TBA
SPECIAL FEATURES
- New high-definition presentation, from the extensive FWMS restoration
- Audio commentary by film historian David Kalat
- New video essay by film critic David Cairns
- PLUS: A 56-page booklet with new writing, reprints and rare archival imagery
