L’Atlantide

Out on:Blu-Ray 23rd April 2018

L’Atlantide marked a change of direction for German filmmaker G.W. Pabst. Following a string of features on which he’d made his reputation – the masterpiece Pandora’s Box, the classic World War I picture Westfront 1918, the Brecht adaptation The Threepenny Opera and the mining disaster movie Kameradschaft – Pabst ventured into fresh territory with an adaptation of Pierre Benoît’s fantasy-adventure novel.

Set in 1896, L’Atlantide concerns the exploits of two French officers searching for missing comrades in the desert. During their rescue mission, the pair are kidnapped and taken to the subterranean lair of the goddess Antinéa (played by Metropolis’s Brigitte Helm) in the ruins of the city of Atlantis – the infamous realm had not sunk beneath the sea but instead been buried under the sands of the Sahara.

Shot on location in the Sahara and at Berlin’s Efa Studios, L’Atlantide presents a wonderful fantasy world. Originally filmed by Jacques Feyder in 1920, and later the inspiration for a camp Maria Montez classic, an Italian Hercules picture and a Totò parody among many others, Pabst’s vision of Benoît’s novel remains one of cinema’s best.

SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS
High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
Original French mono audio (uncompressed LPCM)
Optional English subtitles
Newly filmed appreciation by Kim Newman on the work of novelist Pierre Benoît and the numerous big-screen adaptations of his novel
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Timothy Pattides

First pressing only: Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Pamela Hutchinson, author of the BFI Film Classic on G.W. Pabst’s Pandora’s Box and an article by art director Ernö Metzner
Director: G.W. Pabst
Cast: Brigitte Helm, Pierre Blanchar, Tela Tchaï, Georges Tourreil
RRP: £24.99
Region: B
Rating: TBC
Genre: Adventure/Fantasy
Duration: 90 mins
Language: French
Subtitles: English
Aspect Ratio: 1.37:1
Audio: 1.0 Mono
Black & White
Discs: 1
UK Cat No: FCD1720
UK Barcode: 5027035018898

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RELEASE INFORMATION

Distributor
Arrow Academy
Release date
23rd April, 2018

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