Description

Heroic Times

Heroic Times (1983)
de József Gémes

Vinegar Syndrome – fin août 2023
Fourreau disponible à la précommande (fourreau généralement absent des sous-labels comme Deaf Crocodile ou AGFA)

EDITION AVEC FOURREAU EN EXCLU FRANCE CHEZ METALUNA

Titre Original
Audio
: Hungarian Mono
Sous-titres : English SDH
Durée1h19
Format : Blu-ray / import US  
Zone : A
Genre : Animation, Guerre, Historique

Synopsis
The tragic medieval tale of a man of inhuman strength, fierce temper and a desire for noble knighthood. While on the run as a murderer, he finds new life as a knight, only to face disillusionment, the horrors of war and ugly human vices.

Contenu et Bonus

  • Region A Blu-ray
  • New 4K restoration of HEROIC TIMES by the NFI – National Film Institute-Film Archive in Hungary
  • New commentary track by film historian Samm Deighan
  • New essay by film historian and professor Jennifer Lynde Barker
  • Short film: “Koncertissimo” (1968, 3 min.) – in this scathing anti-war satire, an elegant crowd gathers at the concert hall to hear a very different kind of orchestra perform
  • Short film: “Parade (Díszlépés)” (1969, 5 min.) – a beautiful hand-painted short about the absurdity of military dress parades
  • Short film: “Funeral (Temetés)” (1970, 3 min.) – a solemn and tearful funeral is interrupted by unexpected laughter in Gémes’ black comic gem
  • New video interview with HEROIC TIMES animator Sándor Békési, moderated by Dennis Bartok of Deaf Crocodile
  • New video interview with György Ráduly, Director of the National Film Institute-Film Archive on József Gémes and the history of Hungarian animation, moderated by Dennis Bartok
  • Blu-ray authoring by David Mackenzie of Fidelity In Motion
  • English subtitles