Berlin Alexanderplatz
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Kirk Siddals
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13/11/2007 13:13:20
‘A Mount
Everest of modern cinema’
Andrew Sarris
‘Amazing! One of the most riveting and sheerly alive films ever made’ Newsweek
‘The work of a genuine master’
Time Out
‘Remarkable’
Radio Times
Second Sight is thrilled to announce the release of one of the most eagerly anticipated world cinema classics, Fassbinder’s staggering 15 1/2 hour epic Berlin Alexanderplatz, a monument of late 20th-century filmmaking and what is considered to be the director’s masterpiece.
Following a massive restoration project overseen by the original editor, it is now available for the first time ever on DVD on 22 October 2007, presented in a six disc deluxe box.
Franz Biberkopf (Günter Lemprecht) is an unforgettable man: his tender, goodnatured side contradicted by moments of shocking violence. Released from prison following a four-year sentence for the manslaughter of his girlfriend, he plans to make a new start and a decent life for himself. But a chaotic, decadent Berlin of the 1920s is not the easiest place for an ex-con to go straight and work is hard to come by. When Franz becomes involved with Reinhold (Gottfried John), a womanising, psychotic small-time crook, he is soon drawn back into a world he cannot escape.
Berlin Alexanderplatz is an adaptation of the masterpiece by Alfed Döblin and this epic study of sexual infatuation is a sight to behold.
‘Magnificent! There’s never been anything quite like it’ New York Times
Includes 160 mins of special features: Making Of, A Mega-Movie And Its’ Story, The Restoration – before and after, Stills And Productions Photos Gallery The Original Recaps, Berlinale 2007 Trailer
Title: Berlin Alexanderplatz Release Date: 22 October 2007 RRP: £54.99
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