‘The Holy Mountain’ [Masters of Cinema] on Blu-ray & DVD June 17, 2019!
German filmmaker Arnold Fanck made this beautifully photographed Bergfilm, or mountain film , in 1926. Written in three days and nights especially for Leni Riefenstahl The Holy Mountain took over a year to film in the Alps with an entourage of expert skiers and climbers. Ostensibly a love triangle romance between Riefenstahl s young dancer and the two explorers she encounters Fanck relishes the glorious Alpine landscape by filming death-defying climbing, avalanche dodging, and frenetic downhill ski racing.
The greatest of the German ‘mountain films’ and the film which launched the career of Leni Riefenstahl
German filmmaker Arnold Fanck made this beautifully photographed Bergfilm, or mountain film , in 1926. Written in three days and nights especially for Leni Riefenstahl The Holy Mountain took over a year to film in the Alps with an entourage of expert skiers and climbers.
Ostensibly a love triangle romance between Riefenstahl s young dancer and the two explorers she encounters Fanck relishes the glorious Alpine landscape by filming death-defying climbing, avalanche dodging, and frenetic downhill ski racing.
Digitally restored in 2K, The Holy Mountain is a visual feast and a fascinating look at the origin of a genre. The Masters of Cinema Series is very proud to present this landmark film in its UK debut on Blu-ray.
BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES
- 1080p presentation on Blu-ray, from a 2014 2K digital restoration
- Score by Aljoscha Zimmerman, available in both LPCM 2.0 and DTS-HD MA 5.1
- Original German intertitles with optional English subtitles
- The Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl [180 mins] Ray Müller s definitive documentary on the life and career of Leni Reifenstahl.
- Feature Length Audio Commentary by film historian Travis Crawford
- PLUS: a collector s booklet featuring a new essay by critic and film historian Kat Ellinger, and a 2004 essay by Doug Cummings from the original Masters of Cinema DVD release.
DETAILS:
Label: Eureka!
Title| THE HOLY MOUNTAIN (Masters of Cinema) Blu-ray edition
Starring| LENI RIEFENSTAHL | LUIS TRENKER | ERNST PETERSEN
Director| ARNOLD FANCK
Blu-ray Cat. No.| EKA70341
Blu-ray Barcode| 5060000703412
Blu-ray RRP| £16.99
Release Date| 17 June 2019
Certificate| U
Run Time| 105 minutes
OAR| 1.33:1
Picture| Silent / Drama
Genre| Tinted
Year| 1926
Country| GERMANY
Language| GERMAN (Intertitles)
Subtitles| ENGLISH (Optional)
The Holy Mountain is released
on Blu-ray & DVD June 17, 2019 in the UK!
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