{"product_id":"alraune-the-student-of-prague-deluxe-limited-edition-used","title":"Alraune + The Student of Prague (Deluxe Limited Edition) USED","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;\"\u003eALRAUNE + THE STUDENT OF PRAGUE:   German Silent Genre Rarities from director Henrik Galeen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-details-module__title ec-header-h6\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"gmail_default\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"gmail_default\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"gmail_default\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"gmail_default\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDeaf Crocodile is thrilled to collaborate with the Filmmuseum München to release these two exceptionally rare and wonderful German silent genre treasures from pioneering director\/writer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHenrik Galeen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1881-1949).  Galeen wrote and directed the original, recently reconstructed 1915 version of THE GOLEM starring Paul Wegener (as well as writing the 1920 remake), and scripted two of the most acclaimed silent horror films of the decade:  NOSFERATU: A SYMPHONY OF HORROR (1922) and WAXWORKS (1924).  Restored by the Filmmuseum München, ALRAUNE and THE STUDENT OF PRAGUE show Galeen’s flair for delirious, Expressionist horror \/ fantasy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eALRAUNE (A WOMAN OF DESTINY), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1927, Filmmuseum München,131 min.  Dir. Henrik Galeen.  Deranged Weimar Era erotic sci-fi \/ horror starring \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrigitte Helm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (METROPOLIS) as the unholy offspring of a genetics experiment conducted by her scientist “father” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaul Wegener\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, who implants the semen of a hanged man in the womb of a prostitute.  As an adult, the lithe, sinuous Helm drives men to suicide and madness – including her own pseudo-father Wegener who succumbs to incestuous obsession with her.  Beautifully shot by cinematographer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFranz Planer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e with gorgeous restored color tinting.  Score by Sabrina Zimmermann and Mark Pogolski.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDER STUDENT VON PRAG (THE STUDENT OF PRAGUE)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, 1926, Filmmuseum München, 133 min.  Dir. Henrik Galeen.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConrad Veidt \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI, CASABLANCA) stars as a hellraising student who sells his soul to the Devil.  But Veidt hasn’t bargained on meeting his own evil doppelgänger who literally steps out of a mirror, Cocteau-like, and starts to take over his life.  Galeen’s eerily compelling FAUST-like fantasy \/ horror is driven by Veidt‘s impressive dual performance as the student and his strange, unsettling twin.  Score by Stephen Horne.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;\"\u003eBoth films feature German intertitles with English translations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;\"\u003eSpecial Features:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn excerpt from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAUF GEFÄHRLICHEN SPUREN (DANGEROUS PATHS), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1924, Filmmuseum Düsseldorf, 15 min. 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