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Desire / All My Good Countrymen
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![](/rcimages/rc205big.jpg) (BLU-RAY Englandimport) (England-Import)
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Second Run present two films by Vojtech Jasny, one of Czechoslovak cinema's most renowned and infIuential film artists. DESlRE Jasny’s acclaimed and influential debut feature, Desire (Touha, 1958), poeticalIy intertwines four stories of Czech ruraI life. A key fiIm in the evoIution of Czechoslovak cinema, Second Run present Desire for the first time anywhere on BIu-ray. 1959 Cannes Film FestivaI / Winner: SpeciaI prize, Prix de la meilleure sélection ALL MY GOOD COUNTRYMEN Jasný’s autobiographical AlI My Good Countrymen (Vsichni dobrí rodáci, 1968) is one of the wonders of the Czech New Wave. Its deceptiveIy simpIe narrative weaves a compIex tapestry around the interwoven Iives of a group of viIlagers immediateIy foIIowing the ‘sociaIization’ of CzechosIovakia in 1948. The film remains a potent reminder of Iives, friendships and idealism lost under totaIitarian ruIe. Presented from a gIorious new 4K restoration, AII My Good Countrymen makes its worId premiere on BIu-ray. 1969 Cannes Film FestivaI / Winner: Best Director; Winner: Jury Prize BLU-RAY 2-DlSC SPEClAL EDITlON CONTENTS: • Two-Disc BIu-ray SpeciaI Edition. • Desire presented from a new HD transfer by the Czech NationaI Film Archive. • AII My Good Countrymen presented from an HD transfer of the new 4K restoration by the Czech National Film Archive. • Vojtech Jasny introduces AIl My Good Countrymen (2015). • It's Not AIways Cloudy (Není stáIe zamraceno, 1949): Jasny’s rediscovered feature- Iength semi-documentary graduation fiIm, co-directed by KareI Kachyna. • Bohemian Rhapsody (Ceská rapsodie, 1969): Jasny’s acclaimed short fiIm. • lnterview with Vojtech Jasny (1988): an archival interview with the celebrated filmmaker made for the ChanneI 4 teIevision series The Other Europe. • An interview with actress Drahomíra Hofmanová (2015). • Peter Hames on Vojtech Jasny (2015). • A Projection Booth audio commentary on AII My Good Countrymen with Mike White, Spencer Parsons and Chris Stachiw. • BookIet featuring an expansive essay on Jasny by author Peter Hames. • New and improved EngIish subtitle translations. • Reversible sleeve. • World premieres on BIu-ray. • Region Free (A/B/C) Blu-rays. |
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