Czech Cinema Masterpieces of the 1960s 3-Disc Box Set

[Machine Translation] The strangest and most terrifying world of Czech cinema you ve never seen come, let s find hope in despair. Step into the world of the Czech New Wave, known as the Golden 60s"! Released for the first time in Japan on Blu-ray, in an HD digital remastered edition! ( The Blu-ray release of *The Fifth Horseman Is Fear* is a world premiere ) [Included Films] / *The Cremator*: Winner of the Grand Prix at the 5th Sitges-Catalonia International Film Festival. A masterpiece of dark comedy that exposes the horrors of totalitarian ideology. It depicts the transformation of an ordinary person into a perpetrator through beautiful yet eerie, expressionistic imagery. A masterpiece that will go down in film history for capturing the banality of evil." This controversial film was banned in its home country of the Czech Republic and could not be screened until 1990, when the communist regime fell. / *The Fifth Horseman Is Fear*: Through encounters with distinctive characters and scenes of the city, this film depicts a society being eroded and collapsing under the weight of war, rendered in hallucinatory imagery. At the time of its release, *Time* magazine hailed it as a film boasting the highest level of visual beauty," while critic Roger Ebert raved, A perfect film. It possesses a sense of rhythm that only Fellini and a very small number of directors can achieve." / *Diamond of the Night*: Directed by Jan N mec, one of the leading figures of the Czech New Wave. Based on the novel *There Are No Shadows in the Dark* by Arno t Rustik, a Czech writer who survived the Holocaust. As the director himself has noted, he was influenced by Luis Bunuel and Alain Resnais; in the film, reality and the inner world intertwine in a mosaic-like pattern. The striking imagery and the tension that permeates the entire film challenge viewers to confront the cruelty of humanity and the world. / *A Bite of Bread*: The graduation film by director Jan N mec, who also directed *Diamonds of the Night* (also based on a short story by Rustik). It is the smallest-scale yet most poignant heist film in history and is considered one of the world s greatest student films. Includes explanatory leaflets and postcards for each film. Bonus footage includes the trailer for the special screening! Three individual Blu-ray/DVD titles are also on sale now!

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もっとも奇妙で恐ろしい、あなたの知らないチェコ映画の世界―さあ、絶望に元気を出そう。「黄金の60年代」と呼ばれたチェコ・ヌーヴェルヴァーグの世界へ! 国内初パッケージ、HDデジタル・リマスター版にてリリース! (『第五の騎士は恐怖』BDは世界初) [収録作品] ■『火葬人』: 第5回シッチェス・カタロニア国際映画祭グランプリ受賞。全体主義イデオロギーの恐怖を暴き出す傑作暗黒コメディ。いたって普通の人間が加害者となっていく姿を美しくもおどろおどろしい表現主義的な映像で描きだす。「悪の凡庸さ」を切り取った映画史上に残る傑作。本国チェコで公開禁止となり、共産主義政権が倒れる1990年まで上映できなかった問題作。■『第五の騎士は恐怖』: 個性的な登場人物たちとの邂逅や街の様子をとおして、戦争に蝕まれ崩壊しつつある社会を幻覚的な映像で描き出す。公開当時タイム誌は「最高峰の映像美を誇る作品」、批評家ロジャー・エバートは「完璧な映画。フェリーニとごく少数の監督だけが達成できるもの、リズム感を備えている」と絶賛。■『夜のダイヤモンド』: 監督はチェコ・ヌーヴェルヴァーグの主要人物の一人、ヤン・ニェメツ。原作はホロコーストを生き延びたチェコの作家アルノシュト・ルスティクの小説「闇に影はない」。監督がルイス・ブニュエルやアラン・レネに影響を受けたというとおり、映画では現実と内面とがモザイク状に交錯する。刺激的な映像、そして全編にあふれる緊迫感が、見るものに人間や世界の残酷さを問いかける。■『一口のパン』: 『夜のダイヤモンド』を撮ったヤン・ニェメツ監督の卒業制作映画 (原作も同じルスティクの短編小説)。史上もっとも最小規模かつ、痛切な強盗映画であり、世界最高の学生映画の一本。各作品の解説リーフレット&ポストカードを封入。特典映像には特集上映予告編を収録! ★3本の単品Blu-ray/DVDも同時発売!