Disc One: The original German version in a new high-definition digital transfer from the 1998 restoration by Martin Koerber and the Cinteca Di Bologna Newly created alternate version with English text Audio commentary featuring film scholar Tony Rayns New and improved English subtitle translation Disc Two: Carl Th. Dreyer (1966), a documentary by Jørgen Roos chronicling Dreyer's career Visual essay by scholer Casper Tybjerg on Dreyer's influences in creating Vampyr Radio broadcast from 1958 of Dreyer reading an essay about filmmakine A Booklet featuring new essays by critics Mark Le Fanu and Kim Newman, Koerber on the restoration, and a 1964 interview with producer and star Nicolas De Gunzburg, as well as a book featuring Dreyer abd Christen Jul's original screenplay and Sheridan La Fanu's 1872 story "Carmilla," a source for the film Region: 1
2 - Disc Set
[2 Discs]
[Special Edition]
[Criterion Collection] Audio: DD1
Genre: Horror Release Date: 07/22/2008 SubTitles: English Dubbed: Ger Sound: DD1 Run Time: 73 Minutes Flags: Violence, Not For Children Distributor/Studio: Criterion
Vampyr ranks in many circles as one of the greatest horror films of all time. Inspired by Sheridan Le Fanu's Carmilla, the story concerns a mysterious series of killings, committed by a crone of a female vampire (Henriette Gerard). The story is told through the eyes of a holiday reveller (Julian West), who at first scoffs at the notion of a supernatural murderer, but who is eventually forced to believe that there are more things in heaven and earth. Dreyer offers few explanations of the phenomena he presents on screen: the strange and frightening happenings just happen, as casually as any everyday occurrence. As was his custom, Dreyer mostly uses nonprofessionals in his cast. Vampyr is available in a wide variety of severely edited and duped versions.
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