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    Blu-ray A America - Criterion Collection [2020 Release]
    The Cremator
    #1023

  • Extras:
    The Cremator (Juraj Herz, 99:55)
    "The Way to the Cooling Chambers" 2011 documentary featuring director Juraj Herz visiting filming locations and recalling the production (23:29)
    "The Junk Shop" director Juraj Herz’s 1965 debut short film
    "Madness and the Macabre" interview with film programmer Irena Kovarova (17:30)
    "Music by Zdeněk Liška" 2017 documentary about the composer featuring director Juraj Herz, filmmakers Jan Švankmajer and the Quay Brothers, and others (54:20)
    1993 interview with actor Rudolf Hrušínský (15:21)
    Theatrical Trailer (1:22)
  • Subtitles:
    English (optional)
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.37:1
  • Picture Format:
    1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
  • Soundtrack(s):
    Czech Dolby Digital 1.0
  • Case type:
    Keep Case
  • Notes:
    Comes with an essay by film scholar Jonathan Owen.

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    Blu-ray ALL United Kingdom - Second Run [2023 Release]
    Pearls of the Deep

  • Extras:
    Pearls of the Deep (Vera Chytilová, Jaromil Jires, Jirí Menzel, Jan Němec, Evald Schorm, 1966; 107:17)
    Short Films:*
    - Ivan Passer's "A Boring Afternoon" (14:10)
    - Juraj Herz's "The Junk Shop" (31:38)
    "About Cats, Beatniks and All Sorts of Other Things" 1967 short film on writer Bohumil Hrabal (12:11)
    Restoration Trailer (1:12)
  • Subtitles:
    English (optional)
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.37:1
  • Picture Format:
    1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
  • Soundtrack(s):
    Czech LPCM 2.0 Mono
  • Case type:
    Keep Case
  • Notes:
    All extras are in 1080p and in Czech with optional English subtitles.
    *These two films were intended to be included in the feature but were cut before release.
    Comes with a booklet featuring an essay by Peter Hames.

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    Blu-ray ALL United Kingdom - Second Run [2018 Release]
    The Cremator

  • Extras:
    The Cremator (Juraj Herz, 99:55)
    Audio Commentary by film historian Kat Ellinger (2018)
    Introduction by the Quay Brothers (12:21)
    "The Junk Shop" short (31:37)
    The Projection Booth Podcast with Mike White and Samm Deighan (99:55)
  • Subtitles:
    English (optional)
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.37:1
  • Picture Format:
    1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
  • Soundtrack(s):
    Czech LPCM 2.0 Mono
  • Case type:
    Keep Case
  • Notes:
    Comes with a 16-page booklet with an essay by Daniel Bird.

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