Classic Czech film – INVENTION FOR DESTRUCTION – out on dvd and Blu Ray

INVENTION FOR DESTRUCTION (12) 1958 CZECHOSLOVAKIA ZEMAN , KAREL DVD – £12.99 BLU RAY – £19.99 (BOTH FORMATS REGION FREE)
One of the most commercially successful Czech films. The film is a combination of live-action and animation and is a heartfelt homage to Jules Verne’s tales of science and adventure.

Languages option Czech or English
Subtitles: English

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Presented from a brand new 4K restoration of the film from original materials.

• The Fabulous World of Jules Verne – the alternative full-length English-dubbed version of the feature film.

• A new appreciation by filmmaker and animator John Stevenson, director of Kung Fu Panda and Sherlock Gnomes.

• Two of Karel Zeman’s exquisite short films – Inspiration (1949) and King Lavra (1950) (BLU-RAY EXCLUSIVE)

Featurettes:

• Why Zeman Made the Film

• Zeman’s Special Effects

• Restoring the World of Fantasy

• About the Restoration

• Trailer

• Museum Karel Zeman promo

• Booklet featuring new writing on the film by film critic and historian James Oliver

• New and improved English subtitle translation.

• Available for the first time ever in the UK

• Region free Blu-ray and DVD
Directed and designed by Karel Zeman

Screenplay – Karel Zeman, František Hrubín
Adapted from the novel ‘Facing the Flag’ by Jules Verne
Director of Photography – Jirí Tarantík
Editor – Zdenek Stehlík
Sound – František Strangmüller, Hanuš Silvera
Music – Zdenek Liška
Costumes – Karel Postrehovsky
Set Construction – Zdenek Rozkopal
Animators – Arnošt Kupcík, Jindrich Liška, František Krcmár

Main Cast
Lubor Tokoš – Simon Hart
Arnošt Navrátil – Professor Roch
František Šlégr – Captain Spade
Miloslav Holub – Count d’Artigas
Václav Kyzlink – Mr Serko
Jana Zatloukalová – Jana

DVD available to buy at –

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Czech film – THE FABULOUS BARON MUNCHAUSEN – out on dvd

THE FABULOUS BARON MUNCHAUSEN (U) 1962 CZECHOSLOVAKIA ZEMAN, KAREL DVD – £12.99 BLU RAY – £19.99
Fantasy based on the adventures of Baron Munchausen .

After coming across young astronaut Tonik on the moon, the Baron decides to take him back to Earth to meet a Sultan in 18th century Turkey.

However, when Tonik falls in love with one of the Sultan’s prisoners, he and the Baron are forced to embark on a series of thrilling adventures.

In Czech with English subtitles

DVD available to buy at –

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Karel Zeman anti-war black comedy – A JESTER’S TALE – released on dvd

A JESTER’S TALE (PG) CZECHOSLOVAKIA ZEMAN, KAREL £12.99

Described by Zeman as a ‘pseudo-historical’ film, this bold anti-war black comedy following the adventures of a ploughboy and a mercenary, press-ganged into service on the battlefields of the devastating Thirty Years’ War of 1618 – 1648.

This film, a combining live action and animation, follows Petr (Petr Kostka), a young farmer who is forced to fight during the Thirty Years’ War in 17th-century Europe. Together with his new friends, Petr experiences the real horror of war while desperately trying to avoid being killed.

Co-scripted by Pavel Jurácek, this startlingly inventive film emerges as a sharp satire on war, human nature and of the way we perceive history itself.

KAREL ZEMAN

Czech filmmaker Karel Zeman is recognised as one of the great masters of 20th Century fantasy cinema for his innovative combination of live-action and animation, along with the use of ingenious special effects. His work has influenced filmmakers from Jan Švankmajer to Tim Burton, Terry Gilliam to the Quay Brothers and Wes Anderson.

In Czech with English subtitles

DVD available to buy – http://www.worldonlinecinema.com/Home/russian-and-eastern-european-films-on-dvd