Vampyr [Criterion Collection] [2 Discs]

Overview

Vampyr ranks in many circles as one of the greatest horror films of all time. Inspired by Sheridan Le Fanu's Carmilla, the story concerns a mysterious series of killings, committed by a crone of a female vampire (Henriette Gerard). The story is told through the eyes of a holiday reveller (Julian West), who at first scoffs at the notion of a supernatural murderer, but who is eventually forced to believe that there are more things in heaven and earth. Dreyer offers few explanations of the phenomena he presents on screen: the strange and frightening happenings just happen, as casually as any everyday occurrence. As was his custom, Dreyer mostly uses nonprofessionals in his cast. Vampyr is available in a wide variety of severely edited and duped versions.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/03/2017
UPC:	0715515137515
Original Release:	1932
Rating:	NR
Source:	Criterion Collection
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[B&W]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono]
Language:	English
Time:	1:13:00
Sales rank:	20,563

Special Features

The Film: ; The original German version in a new high-definition digital transfer from the 1998 restoration by Martin Koerber and the Cineteca di Bologna; Newly created alternate version with English text; Audio commentary featuring film scholar Tony Rayns; ; The Supplements: ; Carl Th. Dreyer (1966), a documentary by Jorgen Roos chronicling Dreyer's career; Visual essay by scholar Casper Tybjerg on Dreyer's influences in creating Vampyr; Radio broadcast from 1958 of Dreyer reading an essay about filmmaking

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Sybille Schmitz	Léone
Henriette Gerard	The Woman from the Cemetery
Rena Mandel	Gisèle
Julian West	Allan Grey
Jan Hieronimko	Doctor
Maurice Schutz	Lord of the Manor
Albert Bras	Servant
N. Babanini	The Girl
Jane Mora	The Religious Woman
Nicolas DeGunzberg	David Gray
Wolfgang Zeller	Composer

Technical Credits

Carl-Theodor Dreyer

Christen Jul

Carl-Theodor Dreyer	Screenwriter,Producer,Director
Christen Jul	Screenwriter
Baron Nicolas de Gunzberg	Producer
Julian West	Producer
Nicolas DeGunzberg	Producer

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Vampyr - The Film
1. Opening Credits [2:27]
2. "She Must Not Die" [8:17]
3. Heeding The Call [6:02]
4. The Doctor [3:33]
5. The Château [8:02]
6. The Strange History Of The Vampire [3:39]
7. Léone [7:23]
8. The Carriage [3:31]
9. Blood Sacrifice [6:52]
10. The Story Of Marguerite Chopin [1:43]
11. The Strang Dream Of Allan Gray [3:12]
12. Wandering Spirit [3:19]
13. Casket With A View [4:52]
14. The Vampire's Grave [3:42]
15. Apparitions [1:56]
16. The Mill [4:58]
1. Color Bars [:20]
1. The Premiere [2:27]
2. Subjectivity [8:17]
3. Shadows In The Ice Factory [6:02]
4. Offscreen Space [3:33]
5. Text And Illustrations [8:02]
6. Dialogue And The Book [3:39]
7. Sight Regained [7:23]
8. Blood [3:31]
9. Playing The Genre [6:52]
10. Action [1:43]
11. Narrative Uncertainties [3:12]
12. A Third Self [3:19]
13. Unequivocally Subjective [4:52]
14. Censored Scenes [3:42]
15. The Remaining Bad Guys [1:56]
16. Censoring The Doctor's Death [4:58]
1. Color Bars [:20]
Disc #2 -- Vampyr - The Supplements
1. The Rise Of The Vampire [4:32]
2. Real And Unreal [6:35]
3. Spiritual Influences [10:36]
4. Vanished Scenes [6:49]
5. Shadowing The Story [3:59]
6. The Ghostly Presence [3:03]
7. Chapter 7 [:23]

Menu

Disc #1 -- Vampyr - The Film
   Play The Movie
   English-Text Version
   Chapters
   Commentary
      Commentary: On
      Commentary: Off
      Index
   Subtitles
      Subtitles: On
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Disc #2 -- Vampyr - The Supplements
   Carl Th. Dreyer
   Visual Essay
      Index
         Play
   Radio Broadcast
   Subtitles
      Subtitles: On
      Subtitles: Off