The Last Laugh (Restored Deluxe Edition)

The Last Laugh (Restored Deluxe Edition)
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Format:  DVD  (2 Discs)
item number:  34Y6G
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DVD Details

  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Rated: Unrated
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 30 minutes
  • Video: Black & White
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: September 30, 2008
  • Originally Released: 1924
  • Label: Kino Lorber

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AUDIENCE SCORE
User Ratings: 4,045
Rating: 4/4 -- ...can still pierce a hardened heart - especially these days, when demotions and layoffs have become a daily occurrence and the streets are full of forlorn former doormen. Full Review
LarsenOnFilm
Mar 29, 2009
The Last Laugh is a progress: it is not parasitic on any novel or play, does not resemble any literary form at all. It contains one of the finest pieces of sustained character-acting yet seen. Full Review
The Spectator
May 8, 2018
Rating: 5/5 -- A Murnau silent classic featuring strong Emil Jannings performance.
Video-Reviewmaster.com
Mar 14, 2009
Rating: B -- It ends with an unconvincing cop-out happy ending. Full Review
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Oct 11, 2008
Rating: 4/4 -- The film would be famous just for its lack of titles, and for its lead performance by Emil Jannings, which is so effective that both Jannings and Murnau were offered Hollywood contracts and moved to America at the dawn of sound. Full Review
Chicago Sun-Times
Jan 1, 2000
Rating: A -- One of Murnau's classic silent films features a great performance from Emil Jannings, who three years later became the first Best Actor Oscar winner. Full Review
EmanuelLevy.Com
Jun 4, 2011
Rating: 4/4 -- The Last Laugh can really best be understood as a horror story. Full Review
Slant Magazine
Sep 23, 2008

Product Description:

One of the most brilliant of all German silent films, F.W. Murnau's THE LAST LAUGH uses a constantly moving and subjective camera to capture the emotional anguish of a man whose life is suddenly devoid of meaning. Because of his age, an elderly doorman at a hotel finds himself ignominiously demoted to washroom attendant. Particularly galling to the poor man is the loss of his uniform, which gives him pride and prestige. Crestfallen, he spends the day wandering the city, getting drunk and dreaming of suicide, mourning the loss of his dignity, and trying desperately to hang on to a shred of hope.

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  • UPC: 738329063320
  • Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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