Format:
2 DVDs, NTSC, Ländercode 1, 142 Min., farb., mono, Dolby digital
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1 Beil.
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12 cm
ISBN:
0780027973
Series Statement:
The Criterion collection 234
Uniform Title:
Die Blechtrommel
Content:
"Danzig, 1924. Oskar Matzerath is born with an intellect beyond his infancy. As he witnesses the hypocrisy of adulthood and the irresponsibility of society, Oskar rejects both, and, on his third birthday, refuses to grow. Caught in a baffling state of perpetual childhood, Oskar lashes out at all he surveys with piercing screams and frantic poundings on his tin drum, while the unheeding, chaotic world marches onward to the madness and folly of World War II." -- Container.
Note:
Bildformat 1.78:1 (16:9) - new digital transfer, with restored image and sound and enhanced for widescreen TVs
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Orig.: Deutschland, Frankreich, Polen, Jugoslawien 1979
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Enth. audio commentary by director and co-writer Volker Schlöndorff ; isolated score by Maurice Jarre ; rare deleted scenes, featuring commentary by Schlöndorff ; "Volker Schlöndorff remembers "The tin drum"", a montage featuring Schlöndorff's thoughts and recollections about the film, along with on-set photos, storyboards, and images not included in the final film ; an illuminating collection of video interviews: with Schlöndorff and actor David Bennett at the 1979 Cannes film festival; co-writer Jean-Claude Carrière and actor Mario Adorf; Schlöndorff and author Günther Grass during filming; and Schlöndorff after winning the palme d'or at the 1979 Cannes film festival ; "The platform" a rare 1987 recording of Günther Grass reading an excerpt from his novel "Die Blechtrommel", accompanied by the music of famed improvisational percussionist Günter "Baby" Sommer ; reprinted excerpt from the original screenplay's unfilmed ending, with an introduction by Schlöndorff ; "Banned in Oklahoma" a documentary by Gary D. Rhodes following the child pornography lawsuit involving "The tin drum" ; production sketches, design and promotional art ; a statement by Günther Grass about adapting his novel to the screen, and a new essay by film scholar Eric Rentschler, author of "West german film in the course of time"
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Dt. - Untertitel engl.
Language:
German
Subjects:
General works
Keywords:
Feature films
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Foreign films - Germany
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Motion pictures, German
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German-language films
Author information:
Winkler, Angela 1944-
Author information:
Schlöndorff, Volker 1939-
Author information:
Adorf, Mario 1930-
Author information:
Grass, Günter 1927-2015
Author information:
Carrière, Jean-Claude 1931-2021
Author information:
Seitz, Franz 1921-2006
