Jakob the Liar (1999)
de Peter Kassovitz
Eureka Entertainment - 17 février 2026
(Edition limitée en fonction des stocks disponibles, ensuite arrive une version simple, non contractuel après la période de précommande)
Titre Original :
Audio : German
Sous-titres : English
Durée : 1h40
Format : Blu ray / Import UK
Zone : B
Genre : Guerre, Comédie
Synopsis
In Nazi-occupied Poland during World War II, poor Jewish café owner Jakob Heym accidentally overhears a forbidden radio news bulletin signaling Soviet military success against German forces. To combat the overwhelming depression and suicide that pervades the ghetto, Jakob invents fictitious news bulletins about Allied advances against the Nazis.
Contenu et Bonus
- 1080p HD presentation from a 4K restoration of the original camera negative and interpositive by the DEFA Foundation
- Original German audio
- Optional English subtitles, newly revised for this release
- Lessons of the Past – new interview with Jewish studies scholar Sue Vice on Holocaust cinema
- Jurek and Jakob – new video essay by film and literature scholar Mary Going on Jurek Becker and DEFA’s adaptation of Jakob the Liar
- A Diary for Anne Frank (Joachim Hellwig, 1958) – DEFA documentary on the story of Anne Frank