Phantom Carriage

UPC: 715515086011

Studio: Criterion

MPAA Rating: NR   Contains:[Suitable for Children]

Summary: Also known as Thy Soul Shall Bear Witness, The Phantom Chariot was the most famous of Swedish director Victor Sj?strom's pre-Hollywood films. Based on a novel by Selma Lagerl?f, the film is predicated on an ancient Scandanavian legend. It is said that each year, on St. Sylvester's Night (New Year's Eve), a phantom chariot materializes to carry off the souls of those who have sinned. On one such occasion, David Holm (played by Sj?strom) is forced to recall his past misdeeds, especially his brutal treatment of his wife. Holm's only hope for salvation lies in his performing a spectacular act of selflessness. As the chariot approaches, Holm despairs: how can he possibly be redeemed before the clock strikes twelve? Sj?strom's masterful direction is superbly complemented by Julius Jaenzon's multi-exposure cinematography. When artists like Victor Sj?strom and Mauritz Stiller were lured away by Hollywood, their exodus very nearly brought the wrath of "The Phantom Chariot" on the entire Swedish film industry. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Category: Fantasy

Features: Two scores, one by Swedish composer Matti Bye and the other by the experimental duo KTL
Audio commentary featuring film historian Casper Tybjerg
Interview with Ingmar Bergman, excerpted from the 1981 documentary Victor Sj?str?m: A Portrait, by G?sta Werner
The Bergman Connection , an original visual essay by film historian and Bergman scholar Peter Crowie on the film's influence on Bergman
Footage of the construction of the R?sunda studio where the Phantom Carriage was the inaugural production
Plus: A booklet featuring an essay by screenwriter and filmmaker Paul Mayersberg

Phantom Carriage

Format: Blu-ray

Release Date: 09/27/2011

Aspect Ratio: 1.37:1 Academy Apeture

Audio: 0 Silent

Runtime: 106 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Subtitles: English

Region: Blu-ray region A (North America, Central America, South America, Japan, Taiwan, North Korea, South Korea, Hong Kong, Southeast Asia)

Cast and Crew: Nils Ahren  Actor 
John Ekman  Actor 
Josua Bengtsson  Actor 
Tore Svennberg  Actor 
Mona Geijer-Falkner  Actor 
Olof Aas  Actor 
Einar Axelsson  Actor 
Concordia Selander  Actor 
Anna-Lisa Baude  Actor 
Victor Sjöström  Director 
Victor Sjöström  Screenwriter 
Charles Magnusson  Producer 
Victor Sjöström  Actor 
Hilda Borgström  Actor 
Astrid Holm  Actor 

Country: Sweden