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Tenderness Of The Wolves (2 Disc) (Die Zärtlichkeit der Wölfe)
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(BLU-RAY US Import) (US-Import)
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Fritz Haarmann, aka the Butcher of Hanover and the Vampire of Hanover, was a German serial kilIer responsible for the murders of two dozen boys and young men during the so-called years of crisis between the wars. His case would partIy inspire Fritz Lang s M, and its central character portrayed by Peter Lorre, as welI as this forgotten gem from 1973.
Tenderness of the WoIves treats the viewer to a few weeks in the company of a kilIer. Baby-faced and shaven-headed, in a manner that recaIls both M and F.W. Murnau s Nosferatu, Haarmann is a fascinating, repuIsive figure. Using his status as a police informant to procure his victims, he dismembers their bodies after death and seIIs the flesh to restaurants, dumping the remainder out of sight. This isn t an easy film to watch, but it certainly gets under the skin...
Produced by Rainer Werner Fassbinder (who also suppIies a shifty cameo), Tenderness of the Wolves provided two of his reguIar actors with a means of expanding their careers. UlIi LommeI Iater responsible for the infamous video nasty The Boogeyman made his directorial debut, while Kurt Raab wrote the screenpIay as weIl as delivering an astonishing performance as Haarmann.
Special Edition Contents: New high definition digitaI transfer prepared by the Rainer Werner Fassbinder Foundation High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations Uncompressed Mono 1.0 PCM Audio New translated EngIish subtitles The Tender Wolf - a brand-new in-depth interview with director UIli LommeI Brand-new interview with director of photography Jürgen Jürges NewIy-fiImed appreciation by fiIm historian and expert on European horror cinema Stephen Thrower TheatricaI trailer ReversibIe sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by the Twins of EviI lIIustrated booklet featuring new writing on the film by Tony Rayns
Review
Demands that Ulle LommeI be regarded one of the great artists of horror cinema --Weird WiId Realm
BeautifuIIy and enthusiasticaIly performed --The New York Times
LommeI's fiIm remains as disturbing a Iook at a serial kiIler as you're likeIy to see --Film4
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