People on Sunday
[Blu-Ray]

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People on Sunday (Blu-ray) Directed by Robert Siodmak & Edgar G Ulmer In this vivid snapshot of Weimar life, a group of young Berliners enjoy a typical lazy Sunday, including a trip to the city's suburban lakes. Flirtations, rivalries and petty jealousies ensure as they all try to wring the last from their weekend even while Monday and the weekly routine loom. People On Sunday launched the careers of a group of influential young filmmakers who would achieve international success: future Academy Award®-winners Billy Wilder (The Apartment), Eugan Schüfftan (The Hustler) and Fred Zinnemann (A Man for All Seasons), the future noir masters Robert Siodmak (The Killers) and Edgar G Ulmer (Detour), and prolific fantasy screenwriter and novelist Curt Siodmak (The Wolf Man). The Original negative of the film is lost and no complete copy exists; this restored version was reconstructed by The Eye Institute in the Netherlands and the 2K scan was digitally restored by Deutsche Kinemathek. Special features: * Presented in High Definition * Two vibrant scores by leading Australian composer Elene Kats-Chernin and the experimental Icelandic group múm * Weekend am Wansee (Weekend at the Wannsee, 2000, 31 mins): Gerald Koll's documentary about People on Sunday featuring interviews with star Brigitte Borchert and writer Curt Siodmak * Eine Fahrt durch Berlin (A Trip Through Berlin, 1910, 6 mins): a ride through the streets of Berlin, from the bustling Friedrichstraße and Leipziger Straße to the city seen from the Spree * Beside the Seaside (1935, 23 mins): Marion Grierson's beguiling picture of the British seaside, with a commentary written by WH Auden * This Year London (1951, 28 mins): documentary by John Krish following the adventures of Leicester factory workers on their staff outing to London * Newly commissioned commentary by Adrian Martin (2019, 75 mins) Germany | 1929 | black and white | 75 minutes | silent with German intertitles and English subtitles | original aspect ratio 1.33:1 | BD50: 1080p, 24fps, PCM 2.0 stereo audio (48kHz/24-bit) and Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo audio (192kbps)

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