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Circulating
Status:
IN
DVD006784

Phoenix

Petzold, Christian

The Criterion Collection, 2016

Title:
Phoenix
Director:
Petzold, Christian
Production Co:
Arte; Schramm Film
Description:
BluRay - Zone A.   viewing copy.   1 videodisc of 1.
98 minutes.  
Country:
Germany
Year:
2014
Publisher:
The Criterion Collection, 2016
Language:
German language with English subtitles
Genre:
Drama - Historical
Notes:
2K digital transfer. After surviving Auschwitz, a former cabaret singer has her disfigured face reconstructe. She returns to her war-ravaged home city to seek out her gentle husband, who may or may not have betrayed her to the Nazis. Revenge film or romantic reconciliation? One doesn’t know until the closing scene. Supplemental materials include: conversation between director Christian Petzold and actor Nina Hoss; interview with cinematographer Hans Fromm; THE MAKING OF “PHOENIX”, a documentary featuring interviews with Petzold, Hoss, other actors, and production designer K.D. Gruber; Trailer; and a booklet featuring credit information and an essay by critic Michael Koresky, available at checkout.
Link to:
FII catalog |