Black Peter (1963) Blu-ray (Restored in 4K) M. Forman [ENG, FR, IT subtitles]

Description: First film of Oscar director Milos Forman.Winner of Locarno International Film Festival in 1964 ("where it beat some of the greatest directors of its time like Jean-Luc Godard’s Contempt and Michelangelo Antonioni’s Red Desert"). New, sealed Blu-ray Black Peter / Cerny Petr.Finalist of the best Blu-ray discs of the year on Il Cinema Ritrovato Blu-ray/DVD Awards in Bologna (2019). Awarded as Personal choice of jury member Shivendra Singh Dungapur. Newly digitally restored in 4K.See the 1080p screenshots and disc menu in photo gallery. Region free (ABC).English, French and Italian subtitles. Contains 26-page booklet (about restoration, reception...) both in English and Czech + these extras (all with English subtitles):3 commentaries:Petr Szczepanik: Comedy of embarrassment (14 min)Tereza Frodlova: Digital restoration of the film (11 min)Stanislava Pradna: Analysis of the film (16 min)Deleted scene (4 min)Shots from the Italian distribution version (7 min)Contains several extra shots which were taken in 1967 in Italy. Among other things, the shot depicts Peter watching a naked girl and loving couple in the changing rooms.Scenes from early films featuring Milos Forman (12 min)Before the famous director started shooting films, the appeared in a few minor roles in period Czechoslovak films. This compilation presents scenes from all five films in which Forman appeared before his directional debut.Interview with the actress Pavla Martinkova-Novotna (16 min)The actress who played Pavla Vrbova in Black Peter talks about Forman's work with (non)actors in the Kolin winter stadium, a place where the famous dance scene was shot. The interview was conducted by Michael Bregnant, the director of Narodni filmovy archiv.A Song (director: Jaroslav Sikl, 1963; 13 min)Documentary etude on youth, made in the spirit of cinéma vérite. The films employs observational methods to examine leisure activities of the Czechoslovak youth in the 1960s, from going outdoors through various sporting activities to musical practices."Iťs a Dog’s Life" music video (1963; 4 min)An ironic song by the Semafor theatre that became a testimony of the young generation. The song accompanies the opening credits of Black Peter.Original trailer (1964; 2 min)Trailer for the restored version (2017; by Jan Bušta; 2 min)Trailer to restored version. Runtime: 90 minutesAudio: original Czech DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0Subtitles: Czech, English, French, ItalianAspect Ratio: 1.37:1High bitrate: 33.82 Mbps (see the photos for 1080p screenshots) Czechoslovakia 1963Director: Milos Forman. Screenplay: Jaroslav Papousek, Milos Forman. Director of photography: Jan Nemecek. Film editor: Miroslav Hajek. Music: Karel Valdauf, Jiri Slitr. Architect: Karel Cerny. Cast: Ladislav Jakim, Pavla Martinková, Jan Vostrcil, Vladimir Pucholt, Pavel Sedlacek, Zdenek Kulhanek, Frantisek Kosina, Josef Koza, Bozena Matusková.Milos Forman’s feature debut and one of the defining works of the Czechoslovak New Wave comes out in a digitally restored version. A humorous sociological exploration of youth’s everyday life in the 1960s remains a piercing sociological study of the generation gap. It also stands the test of time as a work of art, being a unique synthesis of European film modernism and the local culture of popular laughter.Shipping: Tracking priority delivery worldwide (usually to the US from 5 to 10 working days; Europe to 5 working days).

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