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The tragic story of Don Jose, a Spanish cavalryman, who falls under the spell of a gypsy girl, Carmen, who treats him with both love and contempt and leads him into temptation and thus damnation.

Ernst Lubitsch - 1918 - Carmen [720p; Commentary; BR].mkv

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Container:  	Matroska
Runtime: 	1 h 34 min
Size: 	3.96 GiB
Video
Codec: 	x264
Resolution: 	960x720 
Aspect ratio:  	4:3
Frame rate: 	24.000 fps
Bit rate: 	5 266 kb/s
BPP: 	0.317
Audio
#1:  	zxx 2.0ch FLAC @ 575 kb/s (Music score by Tobias Schwenke, performed by the ensemble Kontraste)
#2:  	English 2.0ch AC-3 @ 192 kb/s (Audio commentary by film historian Anthony Slide)

https://nitro.download/view/F93FA4B7B264F83/Ernst_Lubitsch_-_1918_-_Carmen__720p;_Commentary;_BR_.mkv

Language(s):None (Main) / English (Commentary)
Subtitles:English

The post Ernst Lubitsch – Carmen AKA Gypsy Blood (1918) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

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In 1919, before Ernst Lubitsch was known for his famous “touch,” the master director made something like nine films–a perfect opportunity for an artist to really practice his craft. Even he had to start somewhere.

Madame du Barry was retitled Passion to avoid the anti-German sentiment after World War I. Even though it was a French title and a French story, in Europe the movie was connected to the German director Ernst Lubitsch. Lubitsch’s name appeared nowhere in the American posters or movie titles so the movie wouldn’t bomb in America.

The great German actress Pola Negri plays the title character, a poor seamstress who becomes the courtesan of King Louis XV (Emil Jannings), and forces him to promote her secret lover to lieutenant in the royal guard so that he will be close to her. The story ends in tragedy for the lovers, but also a Bastille Day triumph.

Though Lubitsch’s famous “touch” is not yet in evidence, he does give a certain lightness to the usually heavy and stuffy costume genre. For decades afterwards, most costume movies would drag along and bore generations of filmgoers who would pretend to be enlightened. This time, there’s no pretending. Part of the reason for this lightness is the stripped-down sets. Lubitsch rarely shows any wide shots of great opulence. But when he does, it counts for more than just showing off.

A great example is in the scene where Negri meets Mr. Dubarry, the man who she will eventually marry. She’s dining with a soldier who is romantically interested in the poor seamstress. Dubarry pays a surprise visit and she hides behind a partition. She attempts to tease and tickle her date without attracting the attention of the unwanted guest. Lubitsch lets the teasing go on for a few minutes before revealing that Dubarry can see the entire episode in a conveniently placed mirror.

4.37GB | 1h 54m | 960×720 | mkv

https://nitro.download/view/50C73514F155DBC/madame.dubarry.1919.720p.bluray.x264-ghouls.mkv

Language(s):German
Subtitles:English (muxed SRT)

The post Ernst Lubitsch – Madame DuBarry aka Passion (1919) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

The likeable and carefree Grand Duke of Abacco is in dire straits. There is no money left to service the State’s debt; the main creditor is looking forward to expropriating the entire Duchy. The marriage with Olga, Grand Duchess of Russia, would solve everything, but a crucial letter of hers about the engagement has been stolen. Besides, a bunch of revolutionaries and a dubious businessman have other plans regarding the Grand Duke. With the intrusion of adventurer Philipp Collins into the Grand Duke’s affairs, a series of frantic chases, plots and counter-plots begins…

3.28GB | 1 h 17 min | 960×720 | mkv

https://nitro.download/view/CFA4C6C9A647898/finances.of.the.grand.duke.1924.720p.bluray.x264-usury.mkv

https://ddownload.com/p1st4xaapgx1/finances.of.the.grand.duke.1924.720p.bluray.x264-usury.mkv

Language:German Intertitles
Subtitles:English

The post F.W. Murnau – Die Finanzen des Großherzogs AKA The Finances of the Grand Duke (1924) first appeared on Cinema of the World.