Juraj Herz: The Cremator [Blu-ray]

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Presented from new HD materials, Second Run presents a special Blu-ray edition of one of its most enduringly popular titles Juraj Herz s The Cremator.

The Cremator has been described in many ways as surrealist-inspired horror film, as an expressionistic political allegory, a pitch-black comic satire and as a dark and disturbing tale of terror.

This brilliantly chilling film, a unique mix of Psycho, Dr Strangelove and Repulsion, is set in Prague during the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia. It tells the story of one Karl Kopfrkingl (Rudolf Hru ínský), a professional cremator, for whom the political climate allows free rein to his increasingly perverse and deranged impulses for the salvation of the world.

Now more chillingly prescient than ever, The Cremator also contains another of master-composer Zden k Li ka s brilliantly inventive film scores.

BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS

• The Cremator (Spalova mrtvol, 1968) presented from a new HD transfer from original materials by the Czech National Film Archive
• Filmed introduction by the Quay Brothers
• Audio Commentary by writer and film historian Kat Ellinger
• Juraj Herz s short film The Junk Shop (Sb rné surovosti, 1965)
• The Projection Booth podcast with Mike White and Samm Deighan
• Booklet with an essay on Herz and the film by writer/producer Daniel Bird
• New and improved English subtitle translation
• Original soundtrack in Dual Mono 24-bit LPCM audio
• World Premiere on Blu-ray
• ...AND MORE

• Language ? : ? Czech
• Package Dimensions ? : ? 16.9 x 13.6 x 1.6 cm; 89 Grams
• Director ? : ? Juraj Herz
• Media Format ? : ? Blu-ray
• Run time ? : ? 1 hour and 40 minutes
• Release date ? : ? 11 Dec. 2017
• Subtitles: ? : ? English
• Studio ? : ? Second Run
• ASIN ? : ? B076W9Y65
• Number of discs ? : ? 1

The Cremator (Spalova? mrtvol) (Juraj Herz, 1969, 95')

A poltical film, based on a novel by Ladislav Fuks, screenplay by Herz and Fuks. Starring Rudolf Hrusínský, music by Zden?k Liska, editing by Jaromír Janá?ek. The film was selected as the Czechoslovakian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 42nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. In 1972, it won the Festival de Cine de Sitges Best Film award, where it also received awards for its star Rudolf Hrusínský and cinematographer Stanislav Milota.

The story is set in 1930s Prague, where the cremator Karel Kopfrkingl lives and works. The story combines features from black comedy and horror (comedy horror). It is often recognized as a follower of German Expressionist film and also as an example of the Czechoslovak New Wave. The film was banned after its premiere in 1969, and remained in the vault until the collapse of the communist system in Czechoslovakia in 1989. With the score of 90% on the Czech and Slovak Movie Database as well as praise from movie critics, The Cremator is considered to be one of the best movies ever made in Czechoslovakia.

The movie takes place during the political radicalization of Europe in the 1930s, which would also kill the "golden era" of the First Czechoslovak Republic and culminate in the establishment of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia by Nazi Germany. Spiritually, the movie is in the aftermath of the death of Thubten Gyatso, the 13th Dalai Lama in 1933. Karl Kopfrkingl works at a crematorium in Prague. Obsessed with his duties, he believes he is not just cremating the dead, but liberating the souls of the departed. With Nazi forces gathering at the Czech border, he descends into a mania that allows him to enact his disturbed beliefs.

There are only two editions available to the American market, the Second Run release of 2006, which includes an introduction by the Quay brothers and a booklet featuring an essay on the film, and the Dark Sky release of 2009 (with no additional features).

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