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A Case for a Rookie Hangman (Region Free)

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A Case for a Rookie Hangman (Region Free)

A Case for a Rookie Hangman (Region Free)

Pavel JurĆ”Äek's free-form and darkly surreal adaptation of Jonathan Swift'sĀ Gulliver's TravelsĀ also channels Lewis Carroll and Franz Kafka to create one of Czechoslovak cinema's most audacious and disturbing works.

Lost on a country road, a man finds himself trapped in a nightmare world that mirrors Communist-era Czechoslovakia. This transgressive film, like his earlier surrealist triumph Josef KiliÔn (1963), greatly provoked the authorities and was promptly 'banned forever'.

JurÔcek, co-writer of Czech masterworks Daisies, Ikarie XB 1 and A Jester's Tale, was never allowed to direct another film - but his legacy and his commitment to poetic and political truth, remains one of the most profound, invigorating and important in all Czech cinema.

BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS
• Presented from a new 4K restoration of the film from original materials by the Czech National Film Archive.
• Josef KiliĆ”nĀ (Postava k podpĆ­rĆ”nĆ­):Ā presented from a new 4K restoration of the film from original materials by the Czech National Film Archive.
• Two early short films co-written by Pavel JurĆ”cek and directed by Jan Schmidt:
-Ā Cars Without a HomeĀ (Auta bez domova, 1959)
-Ā Black and White SylvaĀ (CernobĆ­lĆ” Sylva, 1961)
• The Projection Booth podcast with Mike White, Kat Ellinger, Kevin Heffernan and Peter Hames.
• Trailer.
• Booklet featuring a new essay by writer and film historian Michael Brooke.
• Region Free Blu-ray (A/B/C)

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    Pavel JurĆ”Äek's free-form and darkly surreal adaptation of Jonathan Swift'sĀ Gulliver's TravelsĀ also channels Lewis Carroll and Franz Kafka to create one of Czechoslovak cinema's most audacious and disturbing works.

    Lost on a country road, a man finds himself trapped in a nightmare world that mirrors Communist-era Czechoslovakia. This transgressive film, like his earlier surrealist triumph Josef KiliÔn (1963), greatly provoked the authorities and was promptly 'banned forever'.

    JurÔcek, co-writer of Czech masterworks Daisies, Ikarie XB 1 and A Jester's Tale, was never allowed to direct another film - but his legacy and his commitment to poetic and political truth, remains one of the most profound, invigorating and important in all Czech cinema.

    BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS
    • Presented from a new 4K restoration of the film from original materials by the Czech National Film Archive.
    • Josef KiliĆ”nĀ (Postava k podpĆ­rĆ”nĆ­):Ā presented from a new 4K restoration of the film from original materials by the Czech National Film Archive.
    • Two early short films co-written by Pavel JurĆ”cek and directed by Jan Schmidt:
    -Ā Cars Without a HomeĀ (Auta bez domova, 1959)
    -Ā Black and White SylvaĀ (CernobĆ­lĆ” Sylva, 1961)
    • The Projection Booth podcast with Mike White, Kat Ellinger, Kevin Heffernan and Peter Hames.
    • Trailer.
    • Booklet featuring a new essay by writer and film historian Michael Brooke.
    • Region Free Blu-ray (A/B/C)

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