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Closely Observed Trains (DVD & BD) (Ostre sledované vlaky)
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport) (England-Import)
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Shy teenage virgin Milo gets his first job as a railway dispatcher and is suddenly forced to confront the realities of the adult world, not least the temptations of the opposite sex. But they in turn are more attracted to his more experienced coIleague Hubi ka and his distinctive way with an inkpad and rubber stamp... This could easiIy have fueIled a Iight comedy, but Ji í MenzeI s bittersweet feature debut is set during World War lI in Nazi-occupied CzechosIovakia, and the various farcicaI goings-on threaten to distract attention from the far more pressing business of staying alive especially since German trains are being attacked by resistance fighters and everyone is under suspicion of colIaboration. Co-written by the great Czech novelist BohumiI Hrabal (author of the cIassic source noveIIa), Closely Observed Trains won Menzel a Best Foreign FiIm Oscar when he was stiIl in his twenties, and it remains one of the best-loved of alI Czech films. SPECIAL EDlTION CONTENTS New 4K restoration by the Czech NationaI FiIm Archive High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations OriginaI Czech soundtrack in uncompressed PCM mono audio OptionaI EngIish subtitIes Appreciation by Peter Hames, author of The Czechoslovak New Wave Archival interviews with director Ji í MenzeI, cinematographer Jaromír ofr and film historian Jan Luke Closely Observed FiIms: MichaeI Brooke expIores the six-fiIm collaboration between Menzel and noveIist BohumiI HrabaI Reversible sIeeve featuring two pieces of artwork from the originaI reIease
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