City Girl

[Machine Translation] A masterpiece of silent cinema that depicts the crisis visited on a young wife and the violence of men in vivid light and shadow. This is the first Japanese DVD release of the film with explanations and improvised accompaniment by Ichiro Kataoka, an activist film narrator, and Yasuyumi Ueya, a pianist. Directed by master filmmaker F. W. Murnau, known for "Vampire Nosferatu" and "Sunrise. The film uses vast locations and elaborately calculated sets to create a captivating visual expression of a silent film at the peak of its maturity. The scene of their homecoming, in particular, is one of the most euphoric scenes in the history of cinema and a must-see! --Kate works at a diner in the city and instantly falls in love with Lem, a naive young man from the countryside. Kate marries Lem and moves to his family home with its vast wheat fields. However, Lem's father is opposed to their marriage. On the night of the approaching storm, things finally reach a catastrophic point... A special leaflet ( Commentary by Mizuki Kodama ) is enclosed.

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若い妻に訪れた危機と、男たちの暴力を鮮烈な光と影で描きだす、サイレント映画の傑作。活動弁士・片岡一郎×ピアニスト・上屋安由美による説明&即興伴奏で日本初DVD化。監督は、『吸血鬼ノスフェラトゥ』や『サンライズ』などで知られる巨匠F. W. ムルナウ。広大なロケーションと緻密に計算されたセットをふんだんに用い、円熟の頂点に達したサイレント映画の映像表現で魅せる。特にふたりの帰郷場面は、映画史上稀に見る幸福感あふれるシーンで必見! ――都会のダイナーで働くケイトは、田舎から出てきた純朴な青年レムと瞬く間に恋に落ちる。ケイトはレムと結婚し、広大な小麦畑の広がる彼の実家に移り住む。だが、レムの父はふたりの結婚に反対していた。そして嵐の近づく夜、ついに破局的な事態へと至る・・・。特典リーフレット (作品解説/児玉美月) 封入。