Yet Waxworks is, at heart, a pure example of German expressionism. Its sophisticated melding of genres was in fact what inspired Universal’s Carl Laemmle to invite Leni to come to Hollywood in the first place, as Laemmle was hoping to capitalise on the emerging comedy-horror craze of the 1920s. Waxworks was the final film Paul Leni directed in Germany before striking out for Hollywood and making such classic works of genre filmmaking as The Cat and the Canary, The Man Who Laughs, and The Last Warning. The first print run of 2000 copies will be presented with a Limited Edition O-Card Slipcase.
Paul Leni’s expressionist masterpiece Waxworks on Blu-ray in NovemberĮureka Entertainment has announced the release of Waxworks, Paul Leni’s 1924 expressionist anthology masterpiece, on Blu-ray presented from a new 2K restoration on home video for the first time in the UK as part of the Masters of Cinema series. They can be accessed by clicking on the links below. Older news stories have been archived by year and month, most recent first. Front page disc reviews film reviews articles interviews
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