Germany - Pale Mother Blu-Ray   British Film Institute

Set during the Third Reich and its aftermath, this lyrical, harrowing tale of love and war is a neglected classic of New German cinema. Based on acclaimed dircetor Helma Sanders-Brahms' mother's life, the film explores the devastating impact on war on family and relatioships. Hans (Ernst Jacobi) and Lene (eva Mattes) scarcely have time to meet and marry before Hans is sent away to fight, leaving Lene to give birth alone and struggle through the war with a newborn baby daughter. Savaged upon its release by critics, who baulked at Sanders-Brahms' bravely subjective take on recent history, Germany Pale Mother was heavily truncated for its limited cinema release. Now the BFI presents the film restored to its original length for the first time on Blu-ray.

Special Features
Newly Remastered High definition Presentation, Original Theatrical Trailer, Germany Pale Mother - Theatrical Cut (Helma Sanders-Brahms, 1980, 123 Minutes): Blu-ray Exclusive Presentation Of The Shorter Version, Hermann Mein Vater (Helma Sanders-Brahms, 1987, 57Mins); fascinating Companion Piece In Which Sanders-Brahms, Accompanies Her Father To Normandy, Where He Was Posted With Occupying German Forces In 1940-41, Fully Illustrated Booklet With Contributions By Anne Sanders, Erica Carter, Margaret Deriaz And Caren Willig; Full Film credits