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bollibasher · #176 Post by **bollibasher** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 10:39 am

Great news that this is going ahead. In the meantime, does anyone have any images of the various posters for Vampyr? I've spent a long time searching various places but so far only come up with the following:

French poster

NB. Presumably the font from this poster is what Nick refers to as the Raymond Gid original poster font that is on the current MoC DVD cover design for Vampyr...

???

This is a video cover, but presumably the right-hand side is from a long thin poster...

This is listed on a German vintage poster website as being of Vampyr though i'm not so sure... be interesting if it is!

codam · #177 Post by **codam** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 11:23 am

not actually a poster, but from a Danish film programme of 1933

Kinsayder · #178 Post by **Kinsayder** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 11:49 am

Apparently vampires can be killed by typography as well as wooden stakes.

M · #179 Post by M » Fri Jan 18, 2008 12:24 pm

I've gotten paper cuts from some of the almost serrated edges on certain 'Baskerville' characters.

Ledos · #180 Post by **Ledos** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 3:05 pm

bollibasher wrote:This is listed on a German vintage poster website as being of Vampyr though i'm not so sure... be interesting if it is!

It almost certainly has nothing to do with Vampyr. The scenario depicted has nothing to do with the film (guy hanging in a line) and I don't think it ever played as "Vampir" in Germany. The look and text of the poster is very silent era-ish.

HerrSchreck · #181 Post by **HerrSchreck** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 7:42 am

Yea that old german poster looks an awful lot like something from between 1919-1924, a la Albin Grau's work for Decla Bioskop & Ufa.

#182 Post by **domino harvey** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 12:07 pm

codam wrote:

not actually a poster, but from a Danish film programme of 1933

I actually like this a lot

markhax · #183 Post by **markhax** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 8:19 pm

A bit of trivia: Sabine Schmitz, who plays the older daughter and is shown on the poster, is the actress whose life was the primary inspiration for Fassbinder's Veronika Voss.

Cold Bishop · #184 Post by **Cold Bishop** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 11:10 pm

markhax wrote:A bit of trivia: Sabine Schmitz, who plays the older daughter and is shown on the poster, is the actress whose life was the primary inspiration for Fassbinder's Veronika Voss.

And she can drive a mean BMW.

HerrSchreck · #185 Post by **HerrSchreck** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 3:49 am

More trivia :

Her name was Sybille, not Sabine. She started out right at the ass end of the German silent era in Diary of a Lost Girl (she's the first maid who poppas been doinking, got preggo, and boots-- whereby she throws herself off a bridge where her wet body is brought back in to be viewed w horror by Thymian/Louise Brooks.) She also was in UBERFALL by Erno Metzner visible on Kino's Avant Garde 1 where she's hanging out in a whorehouse and appears to be her first screen appearance. She also did Vampyr as mentioned, and eventually went on from these bit "nothing" parts to becoming one of the Nazi eras biggest leading female stars... duly got hooked on narcotics, fell from favor and nixed herself. Her "dance with death" was well celebrated by RWF in Voss, and there's a fantastic documentary on her life & death included in the CC RWF BRD Trilogy box.

Ledos · #186 Post by **Ledos** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 7:05 am

She also stars as the title character in the wonderful Frank Wisbar directed fantasy/horror/mystery movie Fährmann Maria, which he later remade as Strangler of the Swamp (not starring Schmitz) in USA.

Tommaso · #187 Post by **Tommaso** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 8:36 am

Schmitz was also in a curious , but highly successful film by Karl Hartl called "F.P.1 antwortet nicht" (1932), starring Hans Albers in the German version and I believe Conrad Veidt in the English one, with a cast that also includes Paul Hartmann and Peter Lorre. The film is best remembered because it featured the famous Albers song "Flieger grüß mir die Sonne"(although he doesn't even sing it himself in the film). It's based on a science fiction novel by Curt Siodmak and the story revolves around the building of a huge platform in the middle of the Atlantic which is destined to make travel from Europe to the US easier. And of course there are parties that don't like it. Schmitz plays the daughter of the owner of that project and is the centre of a love triangle between Hartmann and Albers. The film looks a little like late silent pulpy Lang (somewhat a la "Spione" with a little bit of "Frau im Mond" technical nerdiness thrown in), but isn't really engaging nowadays. But as far as I can see, this was the film that made Schmitz a star even before she became that highly successful actress during the Nazi period.

peerpee · #188 Post by **peerpee** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 12:23 am

We'll be issuing this in July or August, using the same HD telecine source of the Koerber/Cineteca di Bologna film restoration that Criterion will be using.

We've been working on this for years, and we were planning for a September or October release -- but we'll be bringing it forward now...

Buy local, save the planet!

denti alligator · #189 Post by **denti alligator** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 12:31 am

Can you tell us anything about extras, peerpee? I know the Criterion is loaded, but I'm sureyou guys can make it very appealing to those of us who'd like to double-dip. I promised I would either way, so I'll be buying it, if anything, as a "thank you" for listening to your fans.

peerpee · #190 Post by **peerpee** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 1:54 am

We'll be announcing full details shortly --- (we're just waiting for David Lynch to finish his Pixelvision PXL2000 remake).

Zazou dans le Metro · #191 Post by **Zazou dans le Metro** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 2:50 am

I'm more than willing to get both versions too. Since the Criterion has signed up Rayns for a commentary is there any hope for some involvement with the mercurial David Rudkin on this?

a.khan · #192 Post by **a.khan** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 3:33 am

Oh, I'm definitely getting the MoC version, despite the imminent Criterion. Nick, I'm counting on you to include a meatier book with your "Vampyr" release.

Tommaso · #193 Post by **Tommaso** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 4:52 am

Precisely. I'm not pre-ordering/buying the CC unless it's 1.19, and would very much like to have this from MoC rather than from CC,anyway. Those MoC books can't be beat in my opinion, and well, I'd rather see MoC's unmanipulated image than CC's blackness boosted one. But to make it easier for us to make the decision for MoC, please Nick, try to include an audio commentary as well. And get that darn thing out as soon as you can.

Sanjuro · #194 Post by **Sanjuro** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 5:06 am

Did you find a sturdier replacement for the big cases yet?

I love my Nosferatu big chunky book and I'm hoping for a Vampyr to match it.

SoyCuba · #195 Post by **SoyCuba** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 9:31 am

peerpee on previous page wrote:Herrschreck, you're going to get the full 'Decasia' version from MoC (ie. same as the MK2, but in 1.19:1).

Steven H · #196 Post by **Steven H** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 1:12 pm

Criterion's site says 1.19:1.

Narshty · #197 Post by **Narshty** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 2:06 pm

I'm sticking with the MoC in this instance. I've wanted to see a good copy of Vampyr for years and the fact we're able to see a proper representation of the Koerber restoration at all is due in large part to the persistent, unpaid efforts of Nick and his associates over the last few years and I think that merits direct support.

foggy eyes · #198 Post by **foggy eyes** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 4:57 pm

I'll be sticking with MoC too - aside from everything else (solidarity, saving the planet), the pre-order price will be much cheaper for UK residents. The printed material that Criterion have put together does look mightly impressive though, so I hope MoC's will be comparable.

kekid · #199 Post by **kekid** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 5:29 pm

I think both Criterion and MoC are going to do wonderful job with this great film. When I see the plethora of second-tier stuff that gets our attention and money, buying both these editions seems like an obvious decision. It will show our support for both these organizations, which are our oasis in the rather dry world of popular DVDs. We could do a lot worse than spend an extra $25 to show our support and enjoy two different perspectives on this great work.

MadJack · #200 Post by **MadJack** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 9:44 pm

I'll be buying the MoC definitely - much cheaper, and based on previous overlaps, the image should look better. And once I've got that, I couldn't really justify splashing out another £15 or so for a couple of 30 minute documentaries and a commentary I won't listen to. Sure the CC book looks good, but MoC's will be comparable at least.