The late, great film critic Roger Ebert once wrote that The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari could very well be "the first true horror film." Modern audiences will soon be able to experience the legendary 1920 silent film like never before, as Eureka! Entertainment has announced that the 4K restoration of the classic horror tale will play in select theaters in England before coming to Blu-ray and DVD in the UK this fall.
Also known as Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari, director Robert Wiene's The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is being re-released in theaters and coming to Blu-ray and DVD as part of Eureka! Entertainment's Masters of Cinema Series. The limited theatrical run will begin on August 29th at London's BFI Southbank and other select cinemas throughout England. The UK Dual Format Blu-ray and DVD release will be available beginning on September 29th. Here are more details from Eureka! Entertainment:
"One of the most iconic masterpieces in cinema history, Robert Wiene's Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari shook filmgoers worldwide and changed the direction of the art form. Now presented in a definitive restoration, the film’s chilling, radically expressionist vision is set to grip viewers again.
At a local carnival in a small German town, hypnotist Dr. Caligari presents the somnambulist Cesare, who can purportedly predict the future of curious fairgoers. But at night, the doctor wakes Cesare from his sleep to enact his evil bidding…
Incalculably influential, the film’s nightmarishly jagged sets, sinister atmospheric and psychological emphasis left an immediate impact in its wake (horror, film noir, and gothic cinema would all be shaped directly by it). But this diabolical tale nevertheless stands alone - now more mesmerising than ever.
The film will be released theatrically on 29 August 2014 and will open at the BFI Southbank and other selected cinemas nationwide, and will feature as part of Scalarama’s core programme throughout September http://scalarama.com/."
It's unknown at this time what special features will be included on the restored home media release, but all previous Masters of Cinema Series releases included a booklet and in some cases, plenty of special features. We'll keep Daily Dead readers updated as more details develop.
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