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The Cremator (Spalovac Mrtvol) (Blu-ray)Remastered from new HD materials, this is a special Blu ray edition of the enduring Juraj Herzs Czech classic The Cremator. This brilliantly chilling film, a unique mix of Psycho, Dr Strangelove and Repulsion, is set in Prague during the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia. It tells the story of Karl Kopfrkingl (Rudolf Hrunsk), a professional cremator, for whom the political climate allows free rein to his increasingly perverse and deranged impulses for
Remastered from new HD materials, this is a special Blu-ray edition of the enduring Juraj Herz’s Czech classic The Cremator.
This brilliantly chilling film, a unique mix of Psycho, Dr Strangelove and Repulsion, is set in Prague during the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia. It tells the story of Karl Kopfrkingl (Rudolf Hrušínský), a professional cremator, for whom the political climate allows free rein to his increasingly perverse and deranged impulses for the ‘salvation of the world.
This Blu-ray edition also includes Herz’s rarely-seen 1965 debut short film The Junk Shop (Sběrné surovosti), a new audio commentary by Kat Ellinger and a filmed introduction by the Quay Brothers.
Presented from new HD materials, Second Run presents a special Blu-ray edition of one of its most enduringly popular titles – Juraj Herz’s The Cremator.
The Cremator has been described in many ways – as surrealist-inspired horror film, as an expressionistic political allegory, a pitch-black comic satire and as a dark and disturbing tale of terror.
This brilliantly chilling film, a unique mix of Psycho, Dr Strangelove and Repulsion, is set in Prague during the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia. It tells the story of Karl Kopfrkingl (Rudolf Hrušínský), a professional cremator, for whom the political climate allows free rein to his increasingly perverse and deranged impulses for the ‘salvation of the world’.
Region Free Blu-ray - Australian compatible.
Special Features
- The Cremator (Spalovač mrtvol, 1968) presented from a new HD transfer from original materials by the Czech National Film Archive
- Filmed introduction by the Quay Brothers
- Audio Commentary by Diabolique magazine editor-in-chief Kat Ellinger
- Juraj Herz’s short film The Junk Shop (Sběrné surovosti, 1965)
- The Projection Booth podcast with Mike White and critic Samm Deighan
- Booklet with an essay on Herz and the film by writer/producer Daniel Bird
- New and improved English subtitle translation
- Region Free
- World premiere release on Blu-ray
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