La Paloma

[Machine Translation] Daniel Schmidt's masterpiece, which has a devoted fan base due to its graceful images and unique fictional world, has been revived in a digitally remastered version! This is Daniel Schmidt's definitive masterpiece. It is an aesthetic melodrama that depicts the love, madness, and death of a wealthy man's son and La Paloma, a whorehouse diva, with a taste for the bizarre. The stylistic performances, the operatic touch of illusion, and the bewitching direction captivate the viewer. The cinematography is by Renato Berta, a master of Schmidt's aesthetics. The cast features Ingrid Kafen, the muse of Schmidt's films, and Peter Kern, who was cast in "For Tonight Only..." and "For Tonight Only.... Burle Ozier, known for her work with Jacques Rivette, also appears in the film. The title "La Paloma" means "The Dove" in Spanish. The long-awaited HD digitally remastered version is being released for the first time in the world. --Isidore, a young man from a wealthy family, is enchanted by the cabaret diva "La Paloma," Viola. Viola, who is dying of an incurable disease, accepts Isidore's courtship and the two are married. Viola, miraculously recovered from her illness, falls madly in love with Raul, a friend of her husband's. When Isidore refuses to have relations with Raul, Viola gradually loses her energy and dies. Three years later, according to her will, Isidore digs up her grave and opens her coffin... Commentary and postcard enclosed. Sound: German, English ( Mono )

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その優美な映像と唯一無二の虚構世界により、熱狂的ファンを持つダニエル・シュミットの名作がデジタルリマスター版にて甦る! 本作はダニエル・シュミットの決定的代表作。ある富豪の息子と娼館の歌姫ラ・パロマとの恋、その狂気と死を怪奇趣味を交えて描いた耽美的メロドラマ。様式的な演技、オペラ風に描かれる幻惑のタッチ、妖しい演出が見るものを虜にする。撮影はシュミット美学を支える名手レナート・ベルタ。出演はシュミット作品のミューズ、イングリッド・カーフェン、そしてペーター・カーンが『今宵かぎりは・・・』に続いて起用された。またジャック・リヴェット作品などで知られるビュル・オジエが顔を見せている。タイトルの「ラ・パロマ」はスペイン語で「鳩」の意。待望のHDデジタル・リマスター版で世界初リリース。――富豪の家に育った青年イジドールはキャバレーの歌姫"ラ・パロマ"ことヴィオラに魅せられる。不治の病で余命幾ばくもないヴィオラはイジドールの求愛を受け入れ二人は結婚するが、奇跡的に病から回復したヴィオラは夫の友人ラウルと激しく愛し合う。ラウルとの関係をイジドールに拒否されたヴィオラは次第に精気を失って死ぬ。そして三年後、彼女の遺言により、イジドールは彼女の墓を掘り起こし棺を開けるが・・・。解説・ポストカード封入。音声: ドイツ語、英語 (モノラル)