People on Sunday Blu-ray

'People on Sunday' Directors: Robert Siodmak & Edgar G. Ulmer (1930) BFI Blu-ray | 2K restoration |  Staff Pick  | Silent w/ German intertitles and English subtitles

In this vivid snapshot of Weimar life, a group of young Berliners enjoy a typical lazy Sunday, including a trip to the city's suburban lakes. Flirtations, rivalries and petty jealousies ensue as they all try to wring the last from their weekend even while Monday and the weekly routine loom.

People on Sunday launched the careers of a group of influential young filmmakers who would achieve international success: Academy Award-winners Billy Wilder (Double Indemnity), Eugen Schüfftan (Eyes Without a Face) and Fred Zinneman (High Noon), the future noir masters Robert Siodmak (Criss Cross) and Edgar G. Ulmer (Detour), and prolific fantasy screenwriter and novelist Curt Siodmak.

Special features include:
- Two vibrant scores by experimental Icelandic group múm and leading Australian composer Elena Kats-Chernin
- Newly commisioned audio commentary by Adrian Martin
- Weekend am Wannsee (2000, 31 mins): Gerald Koll documentary about on the film, featuring interviews with star Brigitte Borchert and writer Curt Siodmak
- Eine Fahrt durch Berlin (1910, 6 mins): a ride through the streets of Berlin, from the bustling Friedrichstraße and Leipziger Straße to the city seen from the Spree
- Beside the Seaside (1935, 23 mins): Marion Grierson's beguiling picture of the British seaside, with a commentary written by W.H. Auden
- This Year - London (1951, 28 mins): documentary by John Krish following the adventures of Leicester factory workers on their staff outing to London