Description

Thomas goes to Munich where he finds his ex-girlfriend who lives a commune lifestyle where she and her roommates kill their boyfriends after five days

Name: Red Sun (Blu-ray)
SKU: WEEC658259
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.6 (107 reviews)

Thomas (Marquard Bohm, Kings of the Road) gets a ride to Munich where he finds his ex-girlfriend Peggy (counter culture activist and model Uschi Obermaier) who takes him in. In her flat he finds Peggy and her roommates have a commune-like lifestyle where they kill the men in their lives after five days, but will Thomas realize in time?

SPECIAL FEATURES:

High-definition digital transfer overseen by director Rudolf Thome

Select scene commentary with Thome and Rainer Langhans, Obermaier”s boyfriend and Kommune 1 member who served as inspiration for the film and was on set for the shoot

Rote Sonne between Pop Sensibility and Social Critique – A newly produced visual essay by scholar Johannes von Moltke on Red Sun, which looks at the social and cultural influences on the film and provides context for the era in which it was made (2022, 21 mins)

From Oberhausen to the Fall of the Wall: A visual essay by academic and programmer Margaret Deriaz tracing the development of the New German Cinema from the Oberhausen Manifesto to the fall of the Berlin wall (2023, 50 mins approx.)

Reversible sleeve featuring designs based on original posters

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Bonus Materials

Select scene commentary with Thome and Rainer Langhans, Obermaier”s boyfriend and Kommune 1 member who served as inspiration for the film and was on set for the shoot
From Oberhausen to the Fall of the Wall: A visual essay by academic and programmer Margaret Deriaz tracing the development of the New German Cinema from the Oberhausen Manifesto to the fall of the Berlin wall (2023, 50 mins)
Rote Sonne between Pop Sensibility and Social Critique – A newly produced visual essay by scholar Johannes von Moltke on Red Sun, which looks at the social and cultural influences on the film and provides context for the era in which it was made (2022, 21