{"product_id":"champagne-caviar-four-weimar-comedies","title":"Champagne \u0026 Caviar: Four Weimar Comedies","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e2-DISC BLU-RAY EDITION\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eFlicker Alley is honored to present four musical comedies from the late years of the Weimar Republic, showcasing the “champagne and caviar” days of German cinema, a stark contrast to the dawn of one of history’s darkest periods.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThese innovative and oft-risqué works feature some big screen stars, such as Peter Lorre, Hedy Lamarr, and Renate Müller, whose starring role in \u003ci data-stringify-type=\"italic\"\u003eThe Private Secretary\u003c\/i\u003e was once thought partially lost after all prints of her films were ordered to be destroyed by the Nazi regime. A miraculous discovery of two surviving 16mm prints at the Library of Congress now allows us to experience Müller’s charismatic leading performance after decades of silence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWhile the films themselves are wholly mirthful, they are also case studies of an exuberantly artistic era that championed self-expression and creative freedoms, before the extraordinary flame was snuffed out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeature Films Include:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDie Privatsekretärin\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eThe Private Secretary\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb data-stringify-type=\"bold\"\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e (1931) - Renate Müller plays the title role in director Wilhelm Thiele’s workplace comedy (adapted from the 1905 novel by István Szomaházy) about a young woman who goes to work in a bank office in search of a wealthy husband.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDer brave Sünder\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cb data-stringify-type=\"bold\"\u003e (\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb data-stringify-type=\"bold\"\u003e\u003ci data-stringify-type=\"italic\"\u003eThe Upright Sinner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb data-stringify-type=\"bold\"\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e (1931) - Max Pallenberg stars as Leopold Pichler, a haplessly dedicated banker tasked with transporting money to Vienna, but who is unknowingly part of a larger financial scheme on the part of his boss. Directed by Fritz Kortner, \u003ci data-stringify-type=\"italic\"\u003eThe Upright Sinner\u003c\/i\u003e is based on Alfred Polgar’s play \u003ci data-stringify-type=\"italic\"\u003eThe Embezzlers\u003c\/i\u003e, in turn based on the novel by Valentin Kataev.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDie Koffer des Herrn O.F.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cb data-stringify-type=\"bold\"\u003e(\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb data-stringify-type=\"bold\"\u003e\u003ci data-stringify-type=\"italic\"\u003eThe Trunks of Mr. O.F.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb data-stringify-type=\"bold\"\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e (1931) - Directed by Alexis Granowsky and starring Peter Lorre (arriving on the heels of his star making turn in Fritz Lang’s \u003ci data-stringify-type=\"italic\"\u003eM\u003c\/i\u003e) and Hedy Lamarr, \u003ci data-stringify-type=\"italic\"\u003eThe Trunks of Mr. O.F.\u003c\/i\u003e follows a small German town that turns itself upside down in order to impress an imagined visitor whose extravagant luggage has arrived at the local hotel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIch bei Tag und du bei Nacht\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cb data-stringify-type=\"bold\"\u003e(\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb data-stringify-type=\"bold\"\u003e\u003ci data-stringify-type=\"italic\"\u003eI By Day, You By Night\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb data-stringify-type=\"bold\"\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e (1932) - Ludwig Berger directs the charming romance between Grete (Käthe von Nagy) and Hans (Willy Fritsch), two boarders who rent the same room, one during the day and the other at night. A likely influence on Billy Wilder’s \u003ci data-stringify-type=\"italic\"\u003eThe Apartment\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci data-stringify-type=\"italic\"\u003eI By Day, You By Night\u003c\/i\u003e is also infused with an all-singing, all-dancing celebration of the power of cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis deluxe Blu-ray edition is made possible thanks to the generous underwriting and funding from the Sunrise Foundation for Education \u0026amp; the Arts and the Villa Aurora \/ Thomas Mann House, Inc. serving as fiscal sponsor, as well as the restorations efforts of Filmmuseum München, Beauftragten der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien, and Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBonus Materials Include:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb data-stringify-type=\"bold\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"ul1\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudio Commentary for \u003ci\u003eThe Private Secretary \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003c\/b\u003eBy Lukas Foerster, German film critic and programmer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudio Commentary for \u003ci\u003eThe Upright Sinner\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003c\/b\u003eBy Nadine Rossol, Professor of Modern European History at Essex University, with additional insight by Lukas Foerster\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudio Commentary for \u003ci\u003eThe Trunks of Mr. O.F.\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003c\/b\u003eBy Anjeana Hans, Professor of German Studies and affiliated faculty in Cinema and Media Studies at Wellesley College\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudio Commentary for \u003ci\u003eI By Day, You By Night\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003c\/b\u003eBy Christian Rogowski, Professor in Language and Literature in the Department of German at Amherst College\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eSouvenir Booklet - 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