Strange New Worlds: Science Fiction at DEFA

  

Strange New Worlds: Science Fiction at DEFA

Limited Edition Box Set

Editada en Reino Unido por Eureka Entertainment en 2025 

dentro de la colección Masters Of Cinema (#310 / #311 / #312 / #313)

Limited edition hardcase featuring new artwork by Carly A-F

Destino Espacial: Venus (1960)

(Der Schweigende Stern)

                     

Duración: 79 minutos

Pantalla: 2.20:1 (16:9) 1920 x 1080p 
Audio: Alemán (LPCM Mono 2.0)

Subtítulos: Inglés

      

      

      

      

      

      

      

      

      

Signals: A Space Adventure (1970)

(Signale: Ein Weltraumabenteuer)

                    

Duración: 90 minutos

Pantalla: 2.35:1 (16:9) 1920 x 1080p 
Audio: Alemán (LPCM Mono 2.0) 

Subtítulos: Inglés

        

        

        

        

        

        

        

        

        

        

        

        

Eolomea (1972)

(Eolomea)

                    

Duración: 82 minutos

Pantalla: 2.35:1 (16:9) 1920 x 1080p 
Audio: Alemán (LPCM Mono 2.0)

Subtítulos: Inglés

        

        

        

        

        

        

        

                

In The Dust Of The Stars (1976)

(Im Staub der Sterne)

                    

Duración: 95 minutos

Pantalla: 2.35:1 (16:9) 1920 x 1080p 
Audio: Alemán (LPCM Mono 2.0)

Subtítulos: Inglés

      

All four films presented in 1080p HD from restorations by the DEFA Foundation

Reversible inner sleeve artwork featuring new designs for each film by Carly A-F

Signals: A Space Adventure presented from a new 6K scan of the original 70mm camera negative

Eolomea presented from a 4K scan of the original 70mm camera negative

The Silent Star and In the Dust of the Stars presented from 2K scans of the original 35mm camera negatives

The Robot (Klaus Georgi, 1968) Animated short produced by the DEFA Studio for Animation Film

Jana and the Little Star (Christl Wiemer, 1971) Animated short produced by the DEFA Studio for Animation Film

Love 2002 (Joachim Hellwig, 1972) Documentary short on the future of love in East Germany

produced by the DEFA Studio for Newsreels and Documentary Films

New audio commentaries on all four features by Rolland Man and presented by David Melville Wingrove

Marx Attacks  (New video essay by Daniel Jonah Wolpert on In the Dust of the Stars)

Blast Off (New interview with science fiction scholar Mark Bould)

Red Skies (New interview with Soviet cinema expert Claire Knight)

British Filmmaker Visits DEFA (1959) Archival newsreel documenting Anthony Asquith’s visit to the set of The Silent Star

A Rocket in the Soviet Zone (1959) Archival newsreel covering the making of The Silent Star

Cosmonaut Dreams  (Archival featurette on the making of Eolomea, featuring special-effects cameraman Kurt Marks, 

costume designer Barbara Müller-Braumann and technician Jan-Peter Schmarje)

Dusting Off After 30 Years  (Archival interview with Peter Suring, director of photography on In the Dust of the Stars)

Original theatrical trailers

Limited edition 60-page collector’s book featuring an introduction by Mariana Ivanova, Academic Director of the DEFA Film Library, and new writing by DEFA historians Sebastian Heiduschke, Sonja Fritzsche and Evan Torner