- Actors: Fritz Alberti, Agnes Esterhazy, Ferdinand von Alten, Conrad Veidt, Elizza La Porta
- Directors: Henrik Galeen
- Writers: Henrik Galeen, Hanns Heinz Ewers
- Producers: Harry R. Sokal
- Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Dolby, DVD-Video, Silent, NTSC, Import
- Language: English
- Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
- Number of discs: 1
- MPAA Rating:
- Studio: Alpha Video
- Release Date: Sep 28 2004
- Run Time: 90 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B0002PYS9C
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3.0 out of 5 stars
strange...adds new meaning to "afraid of your own reflection",
By Rick M. Pilotte "Author of Earth, Man, & Devo... (Victoria BC Canada) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Student of Prague:Silent Classic (DVD)
this review obviously has to be in two parts. the quality of the movie and the quality of the CD rendering of that movie.(CD Rendering) the music added to this was just monotonous, unimaginative and brooding. seldom if ever matching the flavour of the movie....but then the movie's flavour was kind of weird too. I've several of this companies CD movies and had pretty good luck so far but I had to reload this one several times...but that might be a fluke, but I reloaded the movie and each time I had to reload it 4 or 5 times to get it to actualy load. Still I was able to so. Once again in translating the movie...assuming this was translated...they destroy the original dialogue cards and put in black screens with typewritten dialogue. so Sadly the original flavour is gone, and to make it worse the typed words were quite small, almost difficult to read. and no imagination even in the font used. (The movie itself)I wonder sometimes if they make movies because they can...they come up with an idea for a special effect and then play with it even if their premice is just rediculous. ( I wont spoil what they did) The footage seems in almost perpetual telescope view...as it was dark around the edges a large proportion of the time. Though the story wasn't hard to follow, it was just a weird story, with no reason for the events to have taken place....no logic, and it seemed driven by a dark mind to just screw up someone's life for no reason whatsoever. Lets make some faustian guy pick some guy out of a hat and make his life weird...heck let's just ruin it. There was one part where the what...Villan? does some strange antics and you wonder what's going on...and the action appears to follow his antics. It was at this point I realized it was clever and at the same time downright strange and I knew then I was in for a somewhat bizzarre film. One bizzare effect was when the Villan closed his eyes...his lids were really weird. This is an early...weird horror? artsie film? If your into weird... hey fill your boots, if you looking for something that makes sence, has a happy ending, the villan gets his just deserts and the hero rides off with his girl type movie...look somewhere else. Truly the product of a darkened soul.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Poor quality transfer,
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This review is from: Student of Prague:Silent Classic (DVD)
This is an excellent film, which unfortunately has not been given a decent treatment by the distributor. I was very disapointed in the quality of the release- the picture quality is poor, inter-titles appear to be missing, and the score which has been added is just a repetition of long synth chords that don't match the action on-screen. It's a shame, because a film like this one deserves much better.
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3.3 out of 5 stars (6 customer reviews) 16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
One for the Horror/Supernatural fans!,
By Barbara (Burkowsky) Underwood - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Student of Prague:Silent Classic (DVD)
Alpha Video has released both versions of this interesting German silent film: the first one made in 1913 with Paul Wegener in the lead role, and this later 1926 remake starring Conrad Veidt. Obviously, filmmaking techniques developed rapidly in those 13 years, and silent films of the mid to late 1920s are much more in step with the modern day film format we are used to, making this 1926 version much more appealing to most viewers. The picture quality, while significantly better than the 1913 version, is still a little poor in general, and the modern synthesizer music, while appropriate to the eerie theme, is not always well suited. Nevertheless, the story itself might have enough value to outweigh these poor production aspects, especially for those fascinated by the horror/supernatural theme. Based on an old novel, "The Student of Prague" is an intriguing story about a young man, a university student, who is broke and desperate, and succumbs to the offer of a strange and sinister man who offers him a large amount of money. It turns out that he has, as it were, sold his soul to the devil by allowing the evil stranger to take the student's mirror reflection; his second self. After this event, the student no longer has a reflection in any mirror, which is a general theme that has re-occurred in horror/supernatural stories for a long time, and no doubt is rooted in ancient black magic rites involving mirrors. Having made a pact with the devil, the student's second self now appears as an apparition and it begins to ruin his life. German Expressionism techniques of dark shadows and strong contrasts add to the eerie atmosphere, and Conrad Veidt plays the role whole-souled - even when his soul steps out of the mirror and takes on a life of its own! After watching this 1926 version, I was able to go back and appreciate the 1913 version of "The Student of Prague" much more, even though it is only half the length of its later remake. Anyone keenly interested in this theme and German silent films who can overlook poor production quality on budget-priced labels might also like to compare both versions.
20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Poor quality transfer,
By nix - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Student of Prague:Silent Classic (DVD)
This is an excellent film, which unfortunately has not been given a decent treatment by the distributor. I was very disapointed in the quality of the release- the picture quality is poor, inter-titles appear to be missing, and the score which has been added is just a repetition of long synth chords that don't match the action on-screen. It's a shame, because a film like this one deserves much better.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Beautiful movie, crummy DVD,
By Eric Christopherson - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Student of Prague:Silent Classic (DVD)
Unfortunately, this is the only version of this film available on DVD, and like every other Alpha Video release it's a poor quality transfer from a video tape, complete with what look like VHS artifacts and no speed correction. The music is the same repetative synthesizer drivel used in Alpha's 1917 Student of Prague DVD, and except for a few chance moments it does not match the action on screen.
The film itself is WONDERFUL. One of my favorite silents, next to "The Man Who Laughs." Conrad Veidt's expressive performance carries the film with his depiction of both Balduin, a very complex young man struggling with his desires and limitations, and of his shadow self, given it's own life through a deal with the devil. Great cinematography and unusual camera work (for 1926) reminds me of Bunuel's "Fall of the House of Usher," another high quality horror film from the same period. There are some genuinely crepy scenes with the double and very emotional moments as Balduin realizes the full extent of what he's done. In short, this DVD ranks five stars for content and zero stars for Alpha's lack of effort, but in my opinion is worth the low price to see such a fabulous film however flawed the presentation. |
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