Harold Nebenzal on Nero Films
M • 14m
Harold Nebenzal, son of Seymour Nebenzal, sat down with Criterion in 2004 to discuss his father’s pioneering independent company, Nero Films, producer of such titles as PANDORA’S BOX, M, THE THREEPENNY OPERA, and THE TESTAMENT OF DR. MABUSE. Harold worked on his father’s 1951 remake of M and on CABARET, and is the author of the novel “Café Berlin.”
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Paul Falkenberg’s Classroom Tapes
In 1976 and ’77, M editor Paul Falkenberg was asked to address film studies classes at the New School in New York. Students watched M with Falkenberg and discussed its history. Presented here are audio excerpts from those conversations, set to clips from the film.
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A Physical History of M
This documentary traces the “physical history” of Fritz Lang’s M, from its production and original distribution to the digital restoration used as the basis for this edition. It includes a look at the French-language version of M but was produced before the discovery of the English-language version.
