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Filmed stage performance of Goethe's version of the tale of a man who sells his soul to the devil

A version of the German legend in which a man who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for knowledge.

Stein founded his own theater for three years to produce Faust I & II. Performed over 20 hours, Faust I & II was performed at the Hannover Expo in 2000. The staging was perhaps the summation of Stein's attention to textual detail and expansive but always meticulously rendered visual style: a blood-red carpet to signify Helen's sacrifice; a split-personality devil and, in Stein's original conception, two actors playing Faust. Though the production was savaged by German critics for slavish adherence to the text, Michael Billington deemed the production "a brave, invigorating and highly theatrical experience"

• [Disc 1]. Restored German version (106 min.) ; The language of shadows : "Faust"
• [Disc 2]. Previous U.S. release version (116 min.)

Dr. Faust sells his soul to Mephistopheles in exchange for scientific knowledge and perfect happiness.

A would-be writer drives across Germany in search of a first-hand experience. Along the way, he meets an ex-Nazi and his mute companion, a wandering poet and an actress who together challenge him to become a writer.

• Alice in den Städten (AKA Alice in the cities, 1974, 113 min., black and white) / ein Film von Wim Wenders ; Buch, Wim Wenders, Mitarbeit, Vieth v. Fürstenberg ; Produktion, Joachim v. Mengershausen ; Regie, Wim Wenders ; Hergestellt von Produktion 1 im Filmverlag der Autoren .-- Falsche Bewegung (AKA Wrong move, 1975, 104 min., color) / ein Film von Wim Wenders ; Buch, Peter Handke ; Produktion, Peter Genée ; Regie, Wim Wenders ; Hergestellet von Solaris-Film in Co-Produktion mit dem WDR
• Im Lauf der Zeit / Der Filmverlag der Autoren zeigt eine Wim Wenders Produktion ; Buch und Regie, Wim Wenders. (AKA Kings of the road, 1976, 176 min., black and white).

"In the 1970s, Wim Wenders was among the first true international breakthrough artists of the revolutionary New Germain Cinema movement, a filmmaker whose fascination with the physical landscapes and emotional contours of the open road proved to be universal. In the middle of that decade, Wenders embarked on a three-film journey that took him from the wide roads of Germany to the endless highways of the United States and back again. Each starring Rüdiger Vogler as the director's alter ego, Alice in the cities, Wrong move, and Kings of the road are dramas of emotional transformation that follow their characters' searches for themselves, all rendered with uncommon soulfulness and visual poetry."--Container.

Classic tale of a man who sells his soul to the devil, based on Goethe's Faust and folk sagas.

Thomas Hampson and Susan Graham are joined by the Orchestre National de Capitole and conductor Michel Plasson for a rare concert performance of the baritone version of Massenet's opera Werther.

A forlorn, aged philosopher sets out on a perilous course when he makes a deal with the Devil in his monumental treatment of the Faust tale.

• Hymnus: Veni creator spiritus
• Final scene from Goethe's Faust.

"Mahler's Eighth symphony is arguably the grandest and most ambitious piece of symphonic music ever written. The composer himself regarded it as his opus summum. At Leipzig's International Mahler Festival, Riccardo Chailly commanded almost 500 musicians, and the overwhelming result of their joint effort inspired the Leipzig-based and internationally renowned artist Neo Rauch to the painting for the cover of this DVD."--Container.

• Special features: Das Meisterstück : Faust (from the series Die Sprache der Schatten : Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau und seine filme / The language of shadows : F. W. Murnau and his films) (TVE ; Filmoteca Madrid ; 2007 ; 53 min.) ; set designs by Robert Herlth ; screen tests for Ernst Lubitsch's "Marguerite and Faust" ; photo gallery ; essay by film historian Jan Christopher Horak ; Notes on the Mont Alto Score [found on the audio setup menu].

Dr. Faust sells his soul to Mephistopheles in exchange for scientific knowledge and perfect happiness.

Berlioz's opera, sometimes defined as a symphonic drama, is here presented in the commonly performed concert format.

• [Disc 1]. Alice in the Cities / production, Produktion 1 im Filmverlag der Autoren ; produced by Wim Wenders, Peter Genée, Vieth V. Fürstenberg ; screenplay by Wim Wenders and Veith V. Fürstenberg ; directed by Wim Wenders (1974 ; 113 minutes)
• [Disc 2]. Wrong Move / production, Wim Wenders Produktion, WDR, and Solaris Film ; a film by Wim Wenders ; produced by Peter Genée and Wim Wenders ; screenplay by Peter Handke ; directed by Wim Wenders (1975 ; 104 minutes)
• [Disc 3]. Kings of the Road / production Wim Wenders Produktion ; written, produced and directed by Wim Wenders (1976 ; 176 minutes)
• [Disc 4]. The Road Trilogy supplements.

"In the 1970s, Wim Wenders was among the first true international breakthrough artists of the revolutionary New German Cinema movement, a filmmaker whose fascination with the physical landscapes and emotional contours of the open road proved to be universal. In the middle of that decade, Wenders embarked on a three-film journey that took him from the wide roads of Germany to the endless highways of the United States and back again. Each starring Rüdiger Vogler as the director's alter ego, Alice in the Cities, Wrong Move, and Kings of the Road are dramas of emotional transformation that follow their characters' searches for themselves, all rendered with uncommon soulfulness and visual poetry."--Box.
Alice in the Cities: A German journalist is driving across the United States to research an article; it's disappointing trip, during which he is unable to truly connect with what he sees. Things change, however, when he has no choice but to take a young girl named Alice with him on his return trip to Germany, after her mother- whom he just met- leaves the child in his care.
Wrong Move: The story of an aimless writer who leaves his hometown to find himself and winds up befriending a group of other travelers. Seeking inspiration to help him escape his creative funk, he instead discovers the limits of attempts to refashion one's identity.
Kings of the Road: A roving film projector repairman saves the life of depressed psychologist who has driven his Volkswagen into a river, and they end up on the road together, traveling from one rural German movie to another. Along the way, the two men, each running from his past, bond over their shared loneliness.

The astonishing debut performance from Jonas Kaufmann as Goethe's love-lorn hero in Massenet's romantic opera. Kaufmann is supported by a superb cast including Sophie Koch and Ludovic Tézier.

Contains much loved musical highlights including the memorable, Soldiers₂ Chorus; Mp̌histophľs̈₂ rowdy, Song of the Golden Calf and Marguerite₂s, Jewel Song with its dazzling coloratura.

• Symphony no. 1 in D
• Symphony no. 8 in E flat. Part I: Veni creator spiritus ; Part. II: Final scene of Goethe's Faust.