The Language of the Shadows: Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau and His Films. Luciano Berriatúa, 2007-2008.😿
Some of Berriatúa’s featurettes about Murnau are part of larger grouping, The Language of the Shadows: Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau and His Films. These short works sometimes are included among supplemental materials on DVD and Blu-ray releases of Murnau films, and include the following:
The Early Years and Nosferatu (2007)
Edition screened: Included on Eureka! Masters of Cinema Blu-ray #70, Nosferatu, released 2013. German language with English subtitles. Runtime approximately 53 minutes.
Summary: No particular depictions of violence toward animals.
Tabu: The Cinematic Legacy (2007)
Edition screened: Included on Eureka! Masters of Cinema Blu-ray #61, Tabu, released 2013. German language with English subtitles. Runtime approximately 15 minutes.
Summary: An excerpt from the fishing sequence is shown 0:11:54-0:12:30, in which fish are speared with tridents.
Berriatúa’s Tabu documentary includes excerpts from Walter Spies’ rarely seen Island of the Demons (1933), including exotic Balinese dancing and gamelan performance (0:12:50).
Edition screened: Included on Eureka! Masters of Cinema Blu-ray #78, Faust, released 2014. German language with English subtitles. Runtime approximately 53 minutes.
Summary: No particular depictions of violence toward animals.
Wilhelm Murnau and His Films (2008)
Edition screened: Included on Eureka! Masters of Cinema DVD #108, Schloss Vogelöd, released 2011. German language with English subtitles. Runtime approximately 31 minutes.
Summary: No particular depictions of violence toward animals.
Summary: No particular depictions of violence toward animals.