OK, these popped up in my inbox this morning, figured I'd pass them along.
Aguirre, Wrath of God
A film by Werner Herzog starring Klaus Kinski
A visceral, ambitious exploration of megalomania and savage beauty, Aguirre, Wrath of God remains one of Herzog's most brilliant achievements and one of German cinema's totemic masterpieces.
Coming to Blu-ray for the first time on 19 May 2014 in a Limited Edition SteelBookTM, it will also be included in mammoth Herzog Blu-ray and DVD box sets released in July. The SteelBookTM contains both English and German versions of Aguirre, four other Herzog films, including Last Words and Fata Morgana, and feature-length audio commentaries with the director for both Aguirre and Fata Morgana.
Shot entirely on location in the wild Amazonian jungle near Machu Picchu, Aguirre, Wrath of God stars the legendarily volatile Klaus Kinski as Don Lope de Aguirre, a power-crazed sixteenth-century explorer who leads a troupe of conquistadors on a doomed expedition in search of El Dorado, the fabled 'City of Gold'.
This was Herzog's first of five tempestuous collaborations with Kinski who gave what is arguably his greatest ever performance as Aguirre. With his sinister, tilting walk and demonic gaze, Kinski endows Aguirre with an eerie restraint, a threatening unpredictability.
Integral to the film is the hypnotic score by Florian Fricke of Krautrock band Popol Vuh.
Special features:
Limited Edition SteelBookTM
Original mono audio (German and English)
Alternative 5.1 Surround audio (German)
The Unprecedented Defence of the Fortress Deutschkreuz (Werner Herzog, 1967, 16 mins): symbolic drama about four young men hiding from an imagined enemy
Last Words (Werner Herzog, 1968, 13 mins): short film about the last man to leave a former leper colony
Precautions Against Fanatics (Werner Herzog, 1969, 11 mins): short satire about horse-racing enthusiasts
Fata Morgana (Werner Herzog, 1971, 77 mins): hallucinatory film exploring mirages and the Mayan creation myth
Feature-length audio commentaries with Werner Herzog for both Aguirre, Wrath of God and Fata Morgana
Original theatrical trailer
Stills gallery
Illustrated booklet with a new essay by Laurie Johnson, full film credits and on-set photographs
Product details:
RRP: £22.99 / cat. no. BFIB1169 / Cert PG
Germany / 1972 / colour / German language, with optional English subtitles; English language / 93 mins / Original aspect ratio 1.33:1 / BD50 / 1080p / PCM 1.0 mono audio (48k/24-bit) and 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
The Werner Herzog Collection box-sets, which span 20 years of the director's career, from 1967 - 1987, will be released on 21 July on Blu-ray (8 discs) and DVD (7 discs).
Aguirre, Wrath of God
A film by Werner Herzog starring Klaus Kinski
A visceral, ambitious exploration of megalomania and savage beauty, Aguirre, Wrath of God remains one of Herzog's most brilliant achievements and one of German cinema's totemic masterpieces.
Coming to Blu-ray for the first time on 19 May 2014 in a Limited Edition SteelBookTM, it will also be included in mammoth Herzog Blu-ray and DVD box sets released in July. The SteelBookTM contains both English and German versions of Aguirre, four other Herzog films, including Last Words and Fata Morgana, and feature-length audio commentaries with the director for both Aguirre and Fata Morgana.
Shot entirely on location in the wild Amazonian jungle near Machu Picchu, Aguirre, Wrath of God stars the legendarily volatile Klaus Kinski as Don Lope de Aguirre, a power-crazed sixteenth-century explorer who leads a troupe of conquistadors on a doomed expedition in search of El Dorado, the fabled 'City of Gold'.
This was Herzog's first of five tempestuous collaborations with Kinski who gave what is arguably his greatest ever performance as Aguirre. With his sinister, tilting walk and demonic gaze, Kinski endows Aguirre with an eerie restraint, a threatening unpredictability.
Integral to the film is the hypnotic score by Florian Fricke of Krautrock band Popol Vuh.
Special features:
Limited Edition SteelBookTM
Original mono audio (German and English)
Alternative 5.1 Surround audio (German)
The Unprecedented Defence of the Fortress Deutschkreuz (Werner Herzog, 1967, 16 mins): symbolic drama about four young men hiding from an imagined enemy
Last Words (Werner Herzog, 1968, 13 mins): short film about the last man to leave a former leper colony
Precautions Against Fanatics (Werner Herzog, 1969, 11 mins): short satire about horse-racing enthusiasts
Fata Morgana (Werner Herzog, 1971, 77 mins): hallucinatory film exploring mirages and the Mayan creation myth
Feature-length audio commentaries with Werner Herzog for both Aguirre, Wrath of God and Fata Morgana
Original theatrical trailer
Stills gallery
Illustrated booklet with a new essay by Laurie Johnson, full film credits and on-set photographs
Product details:
RRP: £22.99 / cat. no. BFIB1169 / Cert PG
Germany / 1972 / colour / German language, with optional English subtitles; English language / 93 mins / Original aspect ratio 1.33:1 / BD50 / 1080p / PCM 1.0 mono audio (48k/24-bit) and 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
The Werner Herzog Collection box-sets, which span 20 years of the director's career, from 1967 - 1987, will be released on 21 July on Blu-ray (8 discs) and DVD (7 discs).
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