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People On Sunday [1929] [DVD]

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Actors: Erwin Splettst��er, Brigitte Borchert, Wolfgang von Waltershausen, Christl Ehlers, Annie Schreyer
Directors: Curt Siodmak, Edgar G. Ulmer, Fred Zinnemann, Robert Siodmak
Writers: Curt Siodmak, Robert Siodmak, Billy Wilder
Producers: Edgar G. Ulmer
Format: Black & White, PAL, Silent
Language German
Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number of discs: 1
Classification: Exempt
Studio: Bfi Video
DVD Release Date: 25 April 2005
Run Time: 73 minutes

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

ASIN: B0007XMLZ2
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 22,646 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Provides a snapshot of the events of a group of typical Berliners' Sunday. The 'actors' featured are amateurs who actually worked at the jobs presented.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Sunday best, 30 Jul 2007

By	Richard Bowden "The Film Flaneur" (UK) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

If you enjoy classic silent cinema then you won't want to miss this. At times the odd scene is reminiscent of King Vidor's The Crowd, made just the year before (most especially in those moments set indoors, during which one of the couples gently bicker or the scene during which the principals first meet up for their group date); while at others the open air, carefree mood is suggestive of Renoir's masterpiece Partie de Campagne, made a decade later. But People on Sunday is a distinct work in its own right, an evocative film made by some stellar talent as already noted by other reviewers here: the Siodmak brothers, Edgar Ulmer, Billy Wilder and Fred Zimmerman - all of whom would go on to varying degrees of success in the States after fleeing the Nazis. Their film is thus both a record of a time lost, a beautifully shot piece showing a Berlin that was soon to vanish for ever, as well as demonstrating the collaborative talents of some major figures in their early years. There is no hint of the dark years to come seen here, or the debilitating effects of run away inflation which marked the end of the Weimar Republic and led to the inexorable rise of extreme politics. People on Sunday is above social comment, unless it is political by the fact of focusing on ordinary people. It simply tells the tale of a group (played by non professional actors we are informed, but it hard to tell) enjoying themselves while out on one sunny weekend day, picnicking, boating, kissing, promising more to each other and so on, interspersed with more general shots of the German people similarly at play. The skill and pleasure for the viewer is in the way this is done, completely without ostentation, shot marvelously, everything still feeling fresh, spontaneous and genuine today, and done with a real feeling for place. In fact so much of the film seems easy and laid back then one just knows that it is an illusion; such art takes a great deal of time, patience and skill.

If you want to see more of German cinema from this period, other than more familiar classics, then this is a real treat being both less known and marvelously restored. The BFI DVD version has been created from several sources and is the longest version available. It also features a splendid Weill-like score, which fits the milieu like a glove.

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