Wildcat (Blu-ray)

Ernst Lubitch has long been recognized as the director of some of Hollywoods greatest comedies, including Trouble in Paradise (1932) and Ninotchka (1939). However, he made some of his best films while an emerging filmmaker in his native Germany. The Wildcat (Die Bergkatze) is a madcap farce about a charming lieutenant (Paul Heidemann) who is captured en route by outlaws who roam the snow-covered mountains. When the bandit leaders untamed daughter (silent superstar Pola Negri) falls for the young officer, a delicious sex comedy is set in motion. Peter Bogdanovich described The Wildcat as an uproarious, hard-edged antimilitary spoof, and ranks the film among the five funniest movies hed ever seen (along with another early Lubitsch comedy, 1919s The Doll). This edition includes a rare 1916 domestic comedy directed by and starring Lubitsch: Where Is My Treasure? Audio commentary by film historian Anthony SlideWhere Is My Treasure?, a 1916 comedy directed by and starring Ernst Lubitsch