To New Shores / La Habanera (1937) on Blu-ray

Actor: Zarah Leander, Willy Birgel, Edwin Jurgensen, Carola Hohn, Viktor Staal, Ferdinand Marian, Karl Martell, Julia Serda, Boris Alekin, Paul Bildt
Director: Douglas Sirk
Genre: Drama
Year: 1937
Studio: Kino Classics
Length: 97 Min
Released: 5/11/2021
Rating: Not Rated (MPAA Rating)
Format: Blu-ray
Misc/Special Features: Anamorphic, NTSC, Subtitled,Audio commentary for To New Shores by film historian Josh Nelson, Audio commentary for La Habanera by film historian Olaf Möller.
Language: English
Subtitles : Yes

DESCRIPTION:

Includes: To New Shores (1937)He may be billed under his real name of Detlef Sierck, but film buffs will recognize this German melodrama as an early work by Douglas Sirk, who skillfully helms a story of a 19th-century London cabaret singer (Zarah Leander) deported to prison in Australia. Her crime? Taking the blame when her lover bounces checks. With Willy Birgel, Edwin Juergenssen. 102 min. In German with English subtitles. BW/Rtg: NR La Habanera (1937)Douglas Sirk (billed under his real name of "Detlef Sierck") directed this romantic drama starring Zarah Leander as a Swedish woman who travels to Puerto Rico and falls in love with aristocrat cad Ferdinand Marian. They marry, but Marian ignores her after she gives birth to a son. Ten years later, Leander's ex-boyfriend, Swedish doctor Karl Martell, arrives on the island to help with an outbreak of fever, causing problems for her jealous husband. 97 min. In German with English subtitles. BW/Rtg: NR Standard; Soundtrack: German; Subtitles: English; audio commentary.