Diabolik DVD Releasing Marian Dora's Melancholie Der Engel

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MARIAN DORA'S MELANCHOLIE DER ENGEL
-LIMITED 1000 SLIPCASE EDITION-
-INCL. NEW ENGLISH SUBTITLE TRANSLATIONS
AND 2 ½ HOURS OF BONUS FEATURES
TRAILERS, DELETED SCENES
BEHIND-THE-SCENES VIDEOS
MARIAN DORA'S SHORT FILMS
ARTWORKS, ESSAYS, MYTHS & LEGENDS
REVISITING MELANCHOLIE DER ENGEL
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE BY MAGNUS BLOMDAHL
INCL. DELETED SCENES AND VIDEO INTRODUCTIONS BY MARIAN DORA & MAGNUS BLOMDAHL

Synopsis:

When he discovers he doesn't have long to live, a man reconnects with a friend to return to an old house that joins them by a dark secret. Along with three women and a mysterious old man, the group journeys into a horrifying abyss of debauchery and moral mayhem, leading to a fatal turn of events, during which the darkest human depths are revealed.

Not for the faint of heart, controversial filmmaker Marian Dora's 2nd feature showcases his unique style of unyielding closeness, uncompromising hardness and lyrical storytelling. The award-winning, internationally acclaimed film Melancholie der Engel (The Angels' Melancholia) is now available in the longer Director's Approved Extended Version.

“Poetic, radical, original, unwieldy and impossible to forget.” -Joachim Grewe

Specifications:

Melancholie der Engel - Directed by Marian Dora (GERMANY, 2009)

APPROX. 164 Mins. EXTENDED VERSION
GERMAN LANGUAGE
ENGLISH SUBTITLES
DTS-HD 5.1 DTS-HD 2.0
1080p HIGH DEFINITION 1.85:1

Bonus Features include:

Trailers
Deleted Scenes
Behind-The-Scenes
Marian Dora's Short Films
Erotik Fantasy
Provokation
An einem Morgen im Frí¼hling
Artwork Slideshow
Essays, Myths & Legends

Revisiting Melancholie der Engel - Directed by Magnus Blomdahl (SWEDEN, 2016)

APPROX. 60 Mins.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
ENGLISH AND GERMAN SUBTITLES
DTS-HD 2.0
1080p HIGH DEFINITION 1.78:1

Bonus Features include:
Video Introduction by Marian Dora
Video Introduction by Magnus Blomdahl
Deleted Scenes
Introduction Notes by Magnus Blomdahl

[bgart13 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close bgart13]

Ugh, just read a review of this. Is the animal abuse all real?

[Andrew Monroe Pallid Hands Find all posts View Profile Close Andrew Monroe]

Ugh, just read a review of this. Is the animal abuse all real?

At least some of it has to be, judging from the photos I've seen. It's hard to believe they did this in 2009. I'll be giving this a hard pass.

Here's a quote from a review I read (won't link it), it's from someone who liked the film and tries to justify the animal cruelty, frankly animal murder.

The poor cat? Well the best I can say is that they got it high first, hopefully, it didn't feel its passing too much, felt dying was just a bad trip. 😦

I hope this person lives in interesting times. And fuck this movie.

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

If the abuse is real, that's fucking lame. I've seen some of Dora's films, they're pretty confrontational but often times they can be thought provoking, artistic and interesting. But there's no need for actual animal violence. I'll give older movies a pass because it was a different time but modern stuff, nah.

[BW Haggar Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close BW Haggar]

Here's a quote from a review I read (won't link it), it's from someone who liked the film and tries to justify the animal cruelty, frankly animal murder.

The poor cat? Well the best I can say is that they got it high first, hopefully, it didn't feel its passing too much, felt dying was just a bad trip. 😦

I hope this person lives in interesting times. And fuck this movie.

God, that's grim.

Even without further investigation, I think this thread has 100% guaranteed that this movie will never be screened in my home.

Leaving personal ethics aside though, isn't this sort of conduct now clearly illegal in most first world countries? Assuming so, couldn't the film itself make for pretty compelling courtroom evidence..? As you say, I'm surprised they got away with it.

[agent999 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close agent999]

If the abuse is real, that's fucking lame. I've seen some of Dora's films, they're pretty confrontational but often times they can be thought provoking, artistic and interesting. But there's no need for actual animal violence. I'll give older movies a pass because it was a different time but modern stuff, nah.

Yes, I love Don't Play with Fire and Men Behind the Sun which have some nasty cat abuse, but in the digital effects era nobody should be doing this (not that they should have back then either). Depressingly this will be a selling point for some. Thank Christ Dark Force didn't release it...

[Matt H. Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Matt H.]

God, that's grim.

Even without further investigation, I think this thread has 100% guaranteed that this movie will never be screened in my home.

Leaving personal ethics aside though, isn't this sort of conduct now clearly illegal in most first world countries? Assuming so, couldn't the film itself make for pretty compelling courtroom evidence..? As you say, I'm surprised they got away with it.

I think the movie takes place in the woods, so they probably didn't even tell anyone they were filming. I thought I read somewhere that some of the cast were mentally ill as well? This Dora guy seems like a genuine psycho.

[Marshall Crist Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Marshall Crist]

I feel like you guys are overlooking the best biggest turn-off about this film: it was made in 2009.

[Ignatius Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Ignatius]

I thought Dora's first film 'Cannibal' was pretentious amateurish garbage so there's no way in hell I'm ever exposing myself to this.

[fatboyslim142 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close fatboyslim142]

This Dora guy seems like a genuine psycho.

Relatively little is known about him, except that he is vegetarian and works as a physician for a living.

[agent999 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close agent999]

Probably wears a banana costume or a KFC bucket on his head, something like that.

[Tom Clark Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Tom Clark]

Melancholie Der Edgelord

[Matt H. Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Matt H.]

Relatively little is known about him, except that he is vegetarian and works as a physician for a living.

That's unsettling!

[fatboyslim142 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close fatboyslim142]

You can watch the shorter 2hr 38 min version here. NON-English (ie German but with foreign language subs) friendly but still. Think it has been on Youtube previously BUT with English subs.