People on Sunday /
An effervescent, sunlit silent film about a handful of city dwellers enjoying a weekend outing that offers a rare glimpse of Weimar-era Berlin. A unique hybrid of documentary and fictional storytelling, the film was both an experiment and a mainstream hit that would influence generations of film art...
| Corporate Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Other Authors: | , , , , , , , , |
| Format: | Video Blu-ray Disc |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
[United States] :
The Criterion Collection,
2011.
|
| Edition: | Special ed. |
| Series: | Criterion collection (Blu-ray discs) ;
569. |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: | An effervescent, sunlit silent film about a handful of city dwellers enjoying a weekend outing that offers a rare glimpse of Weimar-era Berlin. A unique hybrid of documentary and fictional storytelling, the film was both an experiment and a mainstream hit that would influence generations of film artists around the world. People On Sunday represents an astonishing confluence of talent, an early collaboration by a group of German filmmakers who would all go on to become major Hollywood players. |
|---|---|
| Item Description: | Title from container. "New high-definition digital restoratio, created in collaboration with the EYE Film Institute Netherlands." Originally released as a motion picture in 1930. Bonus features: two scores; "Weekend am Wansee" documentary; "Ins Blaue hinein" ; a booklet featuring an essay by film scholar Noah Isenberg and reprints by scriptwriter Billy Wilder and director Robert Siodmak. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (73 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet. |
| Format: | Blu-ray, region A (1.33:1) aspect ratio; requires Blu-ray player. |
| ISBN: | 9781604654363 1604654368 |