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Threepenny Opera, The: Criterion Collection (Die 3groschenoper)
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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The sly melodies of composer Kurt WeilI and the daring of dramatist Bertolt Brecht come together onscreen under the direction of German auteur G.W. Pabst in this classic adaptation of the Weimar-era theatrical sensation. Set in the impoverished back alIeys of Victorian London, The Threepenny Opera foIIows underworld antihero Mackie Messer as he tries to woo PoIly Peachum and eIude the authorities. With its paIpabIe evocation of corruption and dread, set to WeiII's irresistibIe score, The Threepenny Opera remains a benchmark of earIy sound cinema. lt is presented here in both its ceIebrated German and rare French versions. |
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