{"product_id":"alraune-the-student-of-prague-2-disc-standard-edition-ding","title":"Alraune + The Student of Prague - 2-Disc (Standard Edition) (Ding)","description":"\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSCRATCH \u0026amp; DENT ITEMS ARE SOLD AS-IS. NO RETURNS ARE ACCEPTED. MOST ITEMS HAVE MINOR COSMETIC DAMAGE LIKE CORNER DINGS, CRACKED CASES, OR LOOSE DISCS. IF THE DISCS WERE LOOSE, THE ITEM WAS OPENED AND THE DISCS WERE RESET ON THE HUB. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINNER OF 2025 SHELF SHOCK REWIND AWARD FOR BEST PRE-CODE\/SILENT FILM RELEASE OF THE YEAR!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTWO-DISC BLU-RAY SET\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eALRAUNE + THE STUDENT OF PRAGUE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGerman Silent Genre Rarities from director Henrik Galeen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDeaf Crocodile is thrilled to collaborate with the Filmmuseum München to release these two exceptionally rare German silent genre treasures from pioneering Jewish director\/writer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHenrik Galeen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1881-1949, who wrote \u0026amp; directed the original, recently reconstructed 1915 version of THE GOLEM starring Paul Wegener and scripted NOSFERATU (1922) and WAXWORKS (1924).  Restored by the Filmmuseum München, ALRAUNE and THE STUDENT OF PRAGUE show Galeen’s flair for delirious, Expressionist horror \/ fantasy. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eALRAUNE\u003c\/strong\u003e (A WOMAN OF DESTINY), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1927, Filmmuseum München,131 min.  Dir. Henrik Galeen.  Deranged Weimar Era erotic sci-fi \/ horror starring \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrigitte Helm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (METROPOLIS) as the unholy offspring of a genetics experiment conducted by her scientist “father” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaul Wegener\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, who implants the semen of a hanged man in the womb of a prostitute.  As an adult, the lithe, sinuous Helm drives men to suicide and madness – including her own pseudo-father Wegener who succumbs to incestuous obsession with her.  Score by Sabrina Zimmermann and Mark Pogolski.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDER STUDENT VON PRAG\u003c\/strong\u003e (THE STUDENT OF PRAGUE)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, 1926, Filmmuseum München, 133 min.  Dir. Henrik Galeen.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConrad Veidt \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(THE CABINET OF DR. 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