| Description |
1 videodisc (73 min.) : silent, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (25 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.). |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 569 |
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 569.
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| System Details |
DVD; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby Digital stereo; full screen presentation, preserving the 1.33:1 aspect ratio of its original theatrical exhibition. |
| Performer |
Erwin Splettstö⁷er, Brigitte Borchert, Wolfgang von Waltershausen, Christl Ehlers, Annie Schreyer. |
| Credits |
Kamera, Eugen Schüfftan ; score compiled and performed by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra ; score composed by Elena Kats-Chernin, performed by the Czech Film Orchestra under the direction of Frank Strobel. |
| Note |
Originally produced as a German motion picture in 1930. |
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DVD release date: Jun. 28, 2011. |
| Summary |
Erwin drives taxi #1A 10088. Brigitte is a salesperson in a music store. Wolfgang has been many things, but is now a traveling wine salesman. Christl is a film extra. Annie is a fashion model. Berlin. One Satuday. One Sunday. On their day off in Weimar-era Berlin, four of these five spend the day by the Nikolassee lakeside. Amidst flirtation, they play records, swim, picnic and walk in the forest, enjoying a respite from city life, and the everyday grind that they cannot escape. In a manner prefiguring the Italian Neorealists, these non-actors play versions of themselves in loosely outlined scenarios. The sense of what an ordinary day might have been like in this particular place and time is enchantingly captured in this bit of cinematic amber. |
| Contents |
Opening credits -- Erwin, Brigitte, Wolfgang, Christl, Annie -- Berlin. One Saturday -- Faces on the wall -- Sunday -- 10:00 a.m., Nikolassee -- Picnic lunch -- Good, clean fun -- "Smile, please!" -- The hat in the tree and other games -- The broken record -- Boat ride -- "Can anyone lend me a mark?" -- Plans for next Sunday -- Back to work -- Color bars. |
| Note |
Special features: Featurettes Weekend am Wannsee [Weekend in Wannsee] (31 min.); Ins Blaue hinein [Into the blue] (36 min.). |
| Language |
Silent film with German intertitles, optional subtitles in English, and optional musical soundtracks by Elena Kats-Chernin or the Mont Alto Orchestra. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Young men -- Drama.
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Young women -- Drama.
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Weekly rest-day -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Motion pictures, German.
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Berlin (Germany)
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| Added Author |
Seeler, Moriz, 1896-1942. Producer.
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Wilder, Billy, 1906-2002. Screenwriter.
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Siodmak, Curt, 1902-2000. Screenwriter.
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Siodmak, Robert, 1900-1973. Director.
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Ulmer, Edgar G. (Edgar George), 1904-1972. Director.
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Splettstösser, Erwin. Performer.
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Borchert, Brigitte. Performer.
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Waltershausen, Wolfgang von. Performer.
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Ehlers, Christl. Performer.
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Schreyer, Annie. Performer.
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Kats-Chernin, Elena. Composer.
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Schüfftan, Eugen, 1893-1977. Cinematographer.
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Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra.
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Filmstudio 1929.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| Added Title |
People on Sunday: a film without actors |
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Film ohne schauspieler |
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Film without actors |
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Weekend am Wannsee.
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Ins Blaue hinein.
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| ISBN |
9781604654370 |
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1604654376 |
| Standard No. |
715515083010 |
| Music No. |
CC2024D Criterion |
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