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Waxworks AKA Das Wachsfigurenkabinett (Blu-ray) (1924)
A reporter spends the night in a wax museum with the owner's daughter to do stories on three of the historical figures and becomes part of their stories.Director: Paul Leni, Leo Birinsky
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:DiSC ONE (Blu-ray)
* The Film
Audio Commentary by film and arts critic Adrian Martin (2020)
"In Search of the Original Version of Paul Leni’s Das Wachsfigurenkabinett: An Interview with Julia Wallmüller" 2020 interview (in English) (20:29)
"Kim Newman on Waxworks" 2020 interview (17:14)
"Rebus-Film Nr. 1-8" 1925-26 short films by Paul Leni (15:24)
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Subtitles:English Intertitles with optional subtitles in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Music (Ensemble Musikfabrik score) DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Music (Ensemble Musikfabrik score) DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo
Music (Richard Siedhoff score) DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Music (Richard Siedhoff score) DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Playing the disc on a Region A-locked player will bring up the Flicker Alley logo and menus while a Region B-locked player will bring up the Eureka logo and menus. Extras, audio options, and subtitle options are identical.
The first 1:01 consists of English-language text on the restoration.
New 2K restoration of the surviving English version by Deutsche Kinemathek and Cineteca di Bologna, L’Immagine Ritrovata (with funding from the German Commission for Culture and the Media).
Comes with a limited edition booklet featuring new essays by Phillip Kemp and Richard Combs on the film's history and significance; notes on the restoration process by Julia Wallmüller (Deutsche Kinemathek); and rarely seen production photographs and promotional material. -
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Extras:"The Film Behind the Film: A Look Behind the Scenes 1924 short film (17:44)
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Subtitles:English Intertitles with optional subtitles in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Music (Ensemble Musikfabrik score) DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Music (Ensemble Musikfabrik score) DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo
Music (Richard Siedhoff score) DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Music (Richard Siedhoff score) DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The first 1:01 consists of English-language text on the restoration.
New 2K restoration of the surviving English version by Deutsche Kinemathek and Cineteca di Bologna, L’Immagine Ritrovata (with funding from the German Commission for Culture and the Media).
Comes with a 20-page booklet with biographies, information on the restoration, and musical accompaniment as well as text by Siegfried Kracauer and Rudolf Kurtz. -
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary by film and arts critic Adrian Martin (2020)
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Extras:"In Search of the Original Version of Paul Leni’s Das Wachsfigurenkabinett: An Interview with Julia Wallmüller" 2020 interview (in English) (20:29)
"Kim Newman on Waxworks" 2020 interview (17:14)
"Rebus-Film Nr. 1-8" 1925-26 short films by Paul Leni (15:24) -
Subtitles:English Intertitles with optional subtitles in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.37:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Music (Ensemble Musikfabrik score) DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Music (Ensemble Musikfabrik score) DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo
Music (Richard Siedhoff score) DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Music (Richard Siedhoff score) DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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UPC Number:5060000704020
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Notes:Playing the disc on a Region A-locked player will bring up the Flicker Alley logo and menus while a Region B-locked player will bring up the Eureka logo and menus. Extras, audio options, and subtitle options are identical.
The first 1:01 consists of English-language text on the restoration.
New 2K restoration of the surviving English version by Deutsche Kinemathek and Cineteca di Bologna, L’Immagine Ritrovata (with funding from the German Commission for Culture and the Media).
The first 2,000 copies come with a limited O-Card slipcase and a 31-page collector’s booklet featuring "Paul Leni: A Career Cut Sadly Short" by Philip Kemp, "Waxworks: Three Times a Romance" by Richard Combs, "Waxworks: The Restoration" by Julia Wallmüller, viewing notes, and Blu-ray credits. -
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OVERALL: Draw
Flicker Alley and Eureka have more extras but the German edition is also English-friendly and has an exclusive vintage short.
GENERAL NOTES:
The English version of the film is the only surviving version and is believed to run twenty-five minutes shorter than the German version. -
CUTS:
- Blu-ray ALL America- Flicker Alley - Yes - New Deutsche Kinemathek and Cineteca di Bologna restoration of the surviving English version (81:31)
- Blu-ray ALL Germany- absolut MEDIEN - Yes - New Deutsche Kinemathek and Cineteca di Bologna restoration of the surviving English version (81:43)
- Blu-ray ALL United Kingdom- Eureka - Yes - New Deutsche Kinemathek and Cineteca di Bologna restoration of the surviving English version (81:31)
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Comparison added by Eric_Cotenas on 05/11/20
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 21/03/21UPDATE LOG:
05/11/20 : Initial entry.
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13/11/20 : Added US.
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