Browse by Label: FANTOMA FILMS

Artist:	FASSBINDER, RAINER WERNER
Title:	The Fassbinder Collection I
Label:	FANTOMA FILMS
Format:	2DVD
Price:	$27.50
Catalog #:	FAN 7027DVD

"He has been called everything from a petty tyrant to the last great filmmaker of the 20th century. In little more than ten years, Rainer Werner Fassbinder created an amazing legacy of forty-three films. By his death at the age of 37, Fassbinder had destroyed boundaries, redefined genres, and changed the course of world cinema. Fantoma is very proud to present this special boxed-set featuring two of his finest films. Whity: The first of Fassbinder's psychologically complex melodramas, Whity centers around the illegitimate son of the seriously deranged Ben Nicholson. Despite being their slave, he becomes the obsession of each member of the Nicholson family as they try to enlist his aid in disposing of one another. Whity marked the first of fourteen collaborations between Fassbinder and cinematographer Michael Ballhaus (Goodfellas, Bram Stoker's Dracula) and the result is a unique film in the development of one of cinema's greatest and most influential talents, a lush cinemascope western shot on the sets of Sergio Leone's spaghetti westerns in Spain. Pioneers in Ingolstadt: Fassbinder's first film to be invited to the Cannes and New York Film Festivals, Pioneers In Ingolstadt is the story of a group of young German recruits whose assignment is to build a wooden bridge in the town of Ingolstadt. They seek relief from their boredom with alcohol, acts of brutality and sexual escapades with the local women. Alma (Irm Hermann) and her friend Berta (Hanna Schygulla) welcome the excitement that the new arrivals bring to their lives, but while Alma picks up passing soldiers, Berta searches for true love. Heavily influenced by the theater of Bertolt Brecht and the Hollywood melodrama of Douglas Sirk, the film alternates between perverse comedy and melancholy. Pioneers In Ingolstadt announced the arrival of a fierce new cinematic talent, a talent that The New York Times's Vincent Canby dubbed the most original since Jean-Luc Godard." Featured: Whity: a new digital widescreen transfer (2.35:1), enhanced for 16x9 TVs. 1970/95 mins./color/Dolby Digital Mono. In German with optional English Subtitles. Audio commentary with cinematographer Michael Ballhaus and actor/producer Ulli Lommel. Pioneers in Ingolstadt: a new digital transfer in the original 1.33:1 aspect ratio. 1970/87 mins./color/ Dolby Digital Mono, in German with optional English subtitles. Complete Rainer Werner Fassbinder filmography. NTSC format, region 1 for the U.S.

Artist:	FASSBINDER, RAINER WERNER
Title:	Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?
Label:	FANTOMA FILMS
Format:	DVD
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	FAN 7037DVD

Classic early 70s' Fassbinder movie ressurected on DVD by Fantoma. "Herr R. (Kurt Raab - Satan's Brew), a middle-class German, leads a life of boredom and quiet desperation. Between the blandness of his job and the disappointments and frustration of his family life, Herr R. can find no peace. When the tensions of his excruciatingly ordinary existence build to intolerable levels, Herr R. calmly responds in brutal fashion. Employing long uninterrupted takes and improvisational scenes, Rainer Werner Fassbinder's bleak yet comic masterpiece pre-figures the Dogme movement by more than 25 years." 1970, 88 minutes, color, mono, 1.33:1. In German with optional English subtitles. NTSC format.

Artist:	FASSBINDER, RAINER WERNER
Title:	The Fassbinder Collection II
Label:	FANTOMA FILMS
Format:	2DVD
Price:	$23.50
Catalog #:	FAN 7046DVD

2nd volume compiling classic Fassbinder movies from the 70s together. "He has been called everything from a petty tyrant to the last great filmmaker of the 20th century. In little more than 10 years, Rainer Werner Fassbinder created an amazing legacy of forty-three films. By his death at the age of 37, Fassbinder had destroyed boundaries, redefined genres, and changed the course of world cinema. Fantoma is very proud to present this deluxe boxed-set featuring special edition DVDs of two of Fassbinder's finest films for one low price." Featured: In a Year With 13 Moons: a new digital widescreen transfer (1.78:1), enhanced for 16x9 TVs. 1978/124 mins./color/Dolby Digital Mono. In German with Optional English Subtitles. Martha: a new digital transfer in the original 1.33:1 aspect ratio. 1970, 87 mins., color, mono, 1.33:1 in German with optional English subtitles. In a Year With 13 Moons: 1978, 124 minutes, color, Dolby Digital Mono, 1.33:1, In German with Optional English subtitles. NTSC format.

Artist:	ANGER, KENNETH
Title:	The Films of Kenneth Anger Volume One
Label:	FANTOMA FILMS
Format:	DVD
Price:	$20.00
Catalog #:	FAN 7048DVD

"Cinematic magician, legendary provocateur, author of the infamous Hollywood Babylon books and creator of some of the most striking and beautiful works in the history of film, Kenneth Anger is a singular figure in post-war American culture. A major influence on everything from the films of Martin Scorsese, Rainer Werner Fassbinder and David Lynch to the pop art of Andy Warhol to MTV, Anger's work serves as a talisman of universal symbols and personal obsessions, combining myth, artifice and ritual to render cinema with the power of a spell or incantation. Covering the first half of Anger's career, from his landmark debut Fireworks in 1947 to his epic bacchanalia Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome, Fantoma is very proud to present the long- awaited first volume of films by this revolutionary and groundbreaking maverick, painstakingly restored and presented on DVD for the first time." Special features: High definition transfers from newly restored elements; Screen-specific audio commentaries for all films by Kenneth Anger; Rabbit's Moon outtakes; 48-page full color book featuring: An introduction by Martin Scorsese, Kenneth Anger's hand drawn sketches for the unrealized Puce Women project, excerpts from Anaļs Nin's diaries about the making of Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome, rare behind the scenes stills and more. NTSC format, all regions, Dolby digital.

Artist:	ANGER, KENNETH
Title:	The Complete Magick Lantern Cycle
Label:	FANTOMA FILMS
Format:	2DVD
Price:	$36.00
Catalog #:	FAN 7051DVD

"Cinematic magician, legendary provocateur, author of the infamous Hollywood Babylon books and creator of some of the most striking and beautiful works in the history of film, Kenneth Anger is a singular figure in post-war American culture. A major influence on everything from the films of Martin Scorsese, Rainer Werner Fassbinder and David Lynch to the pop art of Andy Warhol to MTV, Anger's work serves as a talisman of universal symbols and personal obsessions, combining myth, artifice and ritual to render cinema with the power of a spell or incantation. This 2-DVD set contains Anger's complete Magick Lantern Cycle, from his landmark debut Fireworks in 1947 to his breathtaking phantasmagoria Lucifer Rising in 1981. Fantoma is very proud to present the films of this revolutionary and groundbreaking maverick, painstakingly restored and presented on DVD for the first time in one collection." Contains the films: Fireworks (1947); Puce Moment (1949); Rabbit's Moon (1950, the rarely seen, original 16-minute version); Eaux d'Artifice (1953); Inauguration Of The Pleasure Dome (1954); Scorpio Rising (1964); Kustom Kar Kommandos (1965); Invocation Of My Demon Brother (1969); Rabbit's Moon (1979 version); Lucifer Rising (1981). Special features: High definition transfers from newly restored elements; Screen-specific audio commentaries for all films by Kenneth Anger; Rare outtakes from Rabbit's Moon; Full color book featuring written appreciations by Martin Scorsese, Gus Van Sant, and Guy Maddin, written introduction to Lucifer Rising by Bobby Beausoleil, notes for each film, rare photos, and more. The Man We Want To Hang (2002), Kenneth Anger's film on the art of Aleister Crowley; Alternate audio track for Invocation Of My Demon Brother; Restoration demonstrations and more; NTSC format, all regions, Dolby digital.

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