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Vampyr - Criterion Collection
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: Image Entertainment
EAN: 0715515030427
Format: Black & White, DVD-Video, Special Edition, Subtitled, NTSC
Item Dimensions: 100
Label: Criterion
Languages: German (Original Language), English (Subtitled),
Manufacturer: Criterion
MPN: CC1757DDVD
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Criterion
Region Code: 1
Release Date: July 22, 2008
Running Time: 75 minutes
Studio: Criterion
Theatrical Release Date: 1931
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Editorial Review:
With Vampyr Danish filmmaker Carl Theodor Dreyer's brilliance at achieving mesmerizing atmosphere and austere profoundly unsettling imagery (as in The Passion of Joan of Arc and Day of Wrath) was for once applied to the horror genre. Yet the result-concerning an occult student assailed by various supernatural haunts and local evildoers at an inn outside Paris-is nearly unclassifiable a host of stunning camera and editing tricks and densely layered sounds creating a mood of dreamlike terror. With its roiling fogs ominous scythes and foreboding echoes Vampyr is one of cinema's great nightmares.SPECIAL EDITION DOUBLE-DISC SET FEATURES:New restored high-definition digital transfer of the 1998 film restoration by Martin Koerber and the Cineteca di BolognaOptional all-new English-text version of the filmAudio commentary featuring film scholar Tony RaynsCarl Th. Dreyer (1966) a documentary by Jorgen Roos chronicling Dreyer's careerVisual essay by scholar Casper Tybjerg on Dreyer's influences in creating VampyrA 19TK radio broadcast of Dreyer reading an essay about filmmakingNew and improved English subtitle translationPLUS: A booklet featuring new essays by Mark Le Fanu and Kim Newman Martin Koerber on the restoration and an archival interview with producer and star Nicolas de Gunzburg as well as a book featuring Dreyer and Christen Jul's original screenplay and Sheridan Le Fanu 1871 story "Carmilla" a source for the filmSystem Requirements:Running Time: 75 minutes Language: German Subtitles: English Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: HORROR/VAMPIRES Rating: NR UPC: 715515030427 Manufacturer No: CC1757DDVD
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - The room has changed because we have.
I received the criterion edition of Vampyr in the mail today. I am extremely pleased with it. For me it may be the DVD release of the year. Have always loved Carl Dreyer, & this film in particular. Finally seeing a properly restored edition (the previous Image entertainment release was hideous, although better than nothing, & superior to my former VHS release of the film) on a two disc release with commentary, & the entire screenplay available as well as the original source short stories ... Read More
Rating: - Atmospheric Horror At Its Best.
Carl Theodor Dreyer's VAMPYR has long been one of my favorite early horror films but until just a few years ago it was impossible to see it in a decent print. The old Image DVD had the best picture quality but was marred by black box subtitles in Gothic script. Still it was the best there was until now. This new Criterion transfer is not only the best so far it will probably be the best from now on as I can't see anyone else wanting to redo it. It's not everyone's idea of a horror film especially today ... Read More
Rating: - Worth Seeing for the Camera Work Alone
After the failure of THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC, Carl Dreyer set out to make a profitable commercial film so he could continue to produce and direct films. However, when you compare VAMPYR to any one of the Hollywood horror films of the time such as DRACULA or FRANKENSTEIN, you have to ask yourself what did Dreyer think he was doing because "commercial" is about the last term anyone would use to describe the highly experimental VAMPYR. Well, Criterion supplies the answer to that question in a very elaborate ... Read More
Rating: - This is why DVD's were created
Just when I think Criterion has forgotten us fans of horror & sci-fi, here they come with this incredible deluxe treatment of one of the all-time greats. Carl Dreyer's VAMPYR may have been overshadowed by Murnau's NOSFERATU and Tod Browning's DRACULA (and rightfully so, in many ways), but it's still one of the greatest examples of film-as-nightmare ever made.
For those who may have missed it, VAMPYR loosely (VERY loosely...more on that in a minute) adapts the Victorian-era horror tale "Carmilla," ... Read More
Rating: - Replace your DVD from Image
It's time to replace your Image copy of VAMPYR with this stunning new release from Criterion. My preordered copy actually arrived on the day of release, even with the free shipping option (thanks, Amazon!), and I watched the feature last night.
While the version from Image is not unwatchable, the improvement that Criterion offers is major. The image is still quite soft, but has been thoroughly cleaned up. And the print they used either did not have all of those "punch holes" that the Image disc has, ... Read More
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