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Release: October 9, 2018

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Commissioned to make a working-class family drama for public television, up-and-coming director Rainer Werner Fassbinder took the assignment and ran, dodging expectations by depicting social realities in West Germany from a critical-yet far from cynical-perspective. Over the course of several hours, the sprawling story tracks the everyday triumphs and travails of the young toolmaker Jochen (Gottfried John) and many of the people populating his world, including the woman he loves (Hanna Schygulla), his eccentric nuclear family, and his fellow workers, with whom he bands together to improve conditions on the factory floor. Rarely screened since its popular but controversial initial broadcast, Eight Hours Don't Make a Day rates as a true discovery, one of Fassbinder's earliest and most tender experiments with the possibilities of melodrama.

Release: November 3, 2015

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Product Description Fritz Haarmann, aka the Butcher of Hanover and the Vampire of Hanover, was a German serial killer responsible for the murders of two dozen boys and young men during the so-called ‘years of crisis’ between the wars. His case would partly inspire Fritz Lang’s M, and its central character portrayed by Peter Lorre, as well as this forgotten gem from 1973. Tenderness of the Wolves treats the viewer to a few weeks in the company of a killer. Baby-faced and shaven-headed, in a manner that recalls both M and F.W. Murnau’s Nosferatu, Haarmann is a fascinating, repulsive figure. Using his status as a police informant to procure his victims, he dismembers their bodies after death and sells the flesh to restaurants, dumping the remainder out of sight. This isn’t an easy film to watch, but it certainly gets under the skin… Produced by Rainer Werner Fassbinder (who also supplies a shifty cameo), Tenderness of the Wolves provided two of his regular actors with a means of expanding their careers. Ulli Lommel – later responsible for the infamous video nasty The Boogeyman – made his directorial debut, while Kurt Raab wrote the screenplay as well as delivering an astonishing performance as Haarmann. Special Edition Contents: New high definition digital transfer prepared by the Rainer Werner Fassbinder Foundation High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations Uncompressed Mono 1.0 PCM Audio New translated English subtitles The Tender Wolf - a brand-new in-depth interview with director Ulli Lommel Brand-new interview with director of photography Jürgen Jürges Newly-filmed appreciation by film historian and expert on European horror cinema Stephen Thrower Theatrical trailer Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by the Twins of Evil Illustrated booklet featuring new writing on the film by Tony Rayns Review Demands that Ulle Lommel be regarded one of the great artists of horror cinema --Weird Wild Realm Beautifully and enthusiastically performed --The New York Times Lommel's film remains as disturbing a look at a serial killer as you're likely to see --Film4

Release: April 14, 2026

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Drifter and grifter Sheldon Bart (Fred Ward) came to the Southwest to fall in with old mentor Brother Bud (Harry Dean Stanton) and his faith healing revival scam. Sheldon would fall hard for Arlene Stewart (Cindy Williams), a local supermarket cashier who believes a flying saucer landing is imminent-and would give Bud an angle for his next long con. Long-shelved and quirky comedy that gained a cult following co-stars Harry Carey, Jr., Hank Worden, Peggy McCay, Robert Gray. 93 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; theatrical trailer.

Release: April 14, 2026

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Drifter and grifter Sheldon Bart (Fred Ward) came to the Southwest to fall in with old mentor Brother Bud (Harry Dean Stanton) and his faith healing revival scam. Sheldon would fall hard for Arlene Stewart (Cindy Williams), a local supermarket cashier who believes a flying saucer landing is imminent-and would give Bud an angle for his next long con. Long-shelved and quirky comedy that gained a cult following co-stars Harry Carey, Jr., Hank Worden, Peggy McCay, Robert Gray. 93 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; theatrical trailer.