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The DVD is shorter - has it been cut?

posted 13 years ago by hithere885
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The run time for the film on IMDB is 114 minutes, and on the DVD 107. I have just watched Schultze for the second time, but this time on DVD, and there definitely appears to be a scene missing. If I recall correctly, Schultze is dancing with a woman (possibly in a dream sequence), and the whole scene presages the scene where he does fall ill.

I wonder what else might be missing... but I am sure as I can be that the scene I'm thinking of was there the first time I saw the film.

I think this is a beautifully understated film, and I love that it treats its audience intelligently.

[–] AlexWestborn 13 years ago

IMDb lists runtimes according to theatrical releases, where the movies are played with 24 frames per second. The movie plays slightly faster on DVD (25 fps, ~4% faster), ergo it's shorter even without missing content.
There might still be some minor additional cuts, but they wouldn't be more than ~2 minutes.

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