{"product_id":"old-czech-legends-the-czech-year-2x-blu-rays","title":"Old Czech Legends \/ The Czech Year (2x Blu-rays)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*This is NOT a comic! But puppeteers and cartoonists share the same root madness!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy Jiří Trnka. Published by Second Run. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2x Blu-ray Discs, 80 min \/ 90 min, Colour, 1.37:1 aspect ratios, 1947-1953 (2026 printing)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCzechoslovakia, 1953 \/ 1947\u003cbr\u003eLength \/ Old Czech Legends : 85 minutes\u003cbr\u003eThe Czech Year: 80 minutes \u003cbr\u003eLength \/ Special features: 90 minutes \u003cbr\u003eSound: 2.0 Dual Mono LPCM (24-bit)\u003cbr\u003eColour\u003cbr\u003eOriginal aspect ratios: 1.37:1\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: Czech\u003cbr\u003eSubtitles: English\u003cbr\u003eBlu-Ray BD50 x 2 \/ 1080p \/ 24fps\u003cbr\u003eRegion Free (A\/B\/C)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCzech artist Jiří Trnka (1912–1969) is the internationally revered master of puppet animation. Creator of magical worlds, his films are triumphant experiments in the expressive possibilities of the art form. Often borrowing from Czechoslovak folklore, while inventing new and novel techniques in stop-motion cinematography, his work elevated the puppet film into a vehicle for epic drama and fantastical storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis set brings together two of Trnka’s most beloved features: his breathtaking collection of Bohemian myths, Old Czech Legends (1953), and his debut, The Czech Year (1947), a hymn to the Czech lands and the shifting seasons. These two groundbreaking animations fuse innovative camera techniques, spellbinding design, and expressive puppetry. Each film is an enchanting example of Trnka’s art, that helped turn post-war Czechoslovakia into a powerhouse of animation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJiří Trnka: Puppet Master presents Old Czech Legends and The Czech Year from glorious 4K restorations by the Czech National Film Archive, and includes a rare archival documentary on Trnka, short films by Trnka and fellow wrtiter and filmmmakerJiří Brdečka, video essays by Evan Chester, and a booklet with writing by authors and experts on Czechoslovak cinema Peter Hames and Jonathan Owen - and more!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• FIRST PRESSING LIMITED EDITION SLIPCASE \u003cbr\u003e- strictly limited to 2000 copies only.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Old Czech Legends (Staré pověsti české, 1953) and The Czech Year (Špalíček, 1947) presented from 4K restorations by the Czech National Film Archive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• The Puppets of Jiri Trnka: A rare, award-winning 1955 Czech documentary on Trnka by Bruno Šefranka.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Film historian Evan Chester’s video documentaries:\u003cbr\u003e- A Beginner’s Guide to Jiří Trnka\u003cbr\u003e- A Beginner’s Guide to Czechoslovak Animation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• The Hand (Ruka, 1965): Trnka's renowned, politically defiant animated short film.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Badly Painted Hen (Špatně namalovaná slepice, 1963): the acclaimed animated short film by co-screenwriter of Old Czech Legends and regular Trnka collaborator, Jiří Brdečka.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Trailer for The Czech Year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• 32-page Booklet with writing by experts on Czechoslovak cinema Peter Hames and Jonathan Owen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• New and improved English subtitle translations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Region free Blu-rays (A\/B\/C).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• World Premieres on Blu-ray.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Bold\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"by\"\u003eOld Czech Legends \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDirected by Jiří Trnka\u003cbr\u003eWritten by Jiří Trnka, Jiří Brdečka\u003cbr\u003eBased on works by Alois Jirásek, Cosmas of Prague\u003cbr\u003ePuppet Design and Art Direction - Jiří Trnka\u003cbr\u003ePuppeteers - Břetislav Pojar, Bohuslav Šrámek, Zdeněk Hrabě,\u003cbr\u003eStanislav Látal, Jan Karpaš, Josef Kluge, F. Braun\u003cbr\u003eCinematography - Ludvík Hájek, Emanuel Franek\u003cbr\u003eEditor - Helena Lebdušková\u003cbr\u003eMusic - Václav Trojan\u003cbr\u003eSound - Josef Zavadil, Emanuel Formánek, Emil Poledník,\u003cbr\u003eKarel Mann, Antonín Jedlička\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Bold\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bmn\"\u003eThe Czech Year\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDirected and written by Jiří Trnka\u003cbr\u003ePuppet Design and Art Direction - Jiří Trnka\u003cbr\u003eAnimation - Bohuslav Šrámek, Břetislav Pojar, Zdeněk Hrabě,\u003cbr\u003eJan Karpaš, Stanislav Látal, Arnošt Továrek\u003cbr\u003ePuppeteers - J. Reigrová, Václav Mervart, Jaroslav Zdrůbecký,\u003cbr\u003eJosef Zdrůbecký, Karel Sobotka, Milena Neubauerová\u003cbr\u003eSet Design - Jaroslav Zdrůbecký, František Braun,\u003cbr\u003eFrantišek Horník, V. 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