New, sealed Blu-ray Slovak film 2 Blu-ray Collection / Slovensky film 2 (5 Blu-ray discs).
Digitally restored selected 5 films considered the best Slovak films in history.
The second part of the collection consists of films made in an independent production environment after 1989. It commences with Everything I Like (Všetko čo mám rád, 1992) by Martin Šulík representing Slovak cinema after the “Velvet Revolution”, followed by a documentary about various forms of violation of human rights in the former Czechoslovakia Paper Heads (Papierové hlavy, 1995) by Dušan Hanák, the documentary The Power of Good – Nicholas Winton (Sila ľudskosti – Nicholas Winton, 2002), the prestigious Emmy Award winner made by director Matej Mináč, Blind Loves (Slepé lásky, 2008) by Juraj Lehotský who, after thirty-seven years, blazed the trail to young Slovak cinema at the Cannes IFF, and the collection is concluded by Soul at Peace (Pokoj v duši, 2009) made by Vladimír Balko. “Selection of the films was not easy, it always entailed compromise,” said the SFI’s General Director, Peter Dubecký, “but I think that this compromise is defensible and presentable. From the outset, we have tried to present films forming the basic pillars of Slovak cinema, and I am pleased that these ten films will be presented to the world also thanks to the SFI.”
Newly digitally restored. See the 1080p screenshots in photo gallery.All 5 Blu-ray discs are region free (ABC). But your Blu-ray player (and TV) should be able to play 1080i/50 Hz content (because menu could be in that format on some films), so check your compatibility (better to have multiregion Blu-ray player or PC mechanics if you are outside Europe).
English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian subtitles at all 5 Blu-ray discs.
Menu options available in English & Slovak.
Contains booklet to each film (in English and Slovak).
Includes 5 films:
1) Vsetko co mam rad (1992) / Everything I Like (directed by Martin Sulik)- A small-scole story of a middle-aged man who tries to effect a fundamental change in his life. Tomas has no job, he argues constantly with his ex-wife, he has problems with his teenage son, and his ageing parents also expect help from him. It seems that a young Englishwoman's offer to him to leave for England with her last chance to escape the vicious circle.
- 100 minutes; 1.37:1
- Paper Head is a reflection on freedom, on the relation between the citizen and power, and on the various form of violation human rights in Czechoslovakia between 1945-1989. The film is framed by the level of street theatre, and happening motifs at the end of the film are testimonies of the contemporary period. Archive materials are used in paradoxical and someting even humorous manner.
- 100 minutes; 1.37:1
3) Sila ludskosti - Nicholas Winton (2002) / The Power of Good - Nicholas Winton (directed by Matej Minac)- A documentary about Nicholas Winton, an Englishman who, from March to August 1939, managed to save 669 children of primarily Jewish origin from the death transports and find new families for them in the United Kingdom. After World War II broke out, Winton joined the Royal Air Force. He never spoke to anyone about what he had done. Only in 1988 did his wife find materials documenting the whole event. The facts were made public and, eventually, Winton met some of “his” children.
- 102 minutes; 1.33:1
4) Slepe lasky (2008) / Blind Loves (directed by Juraj Lehotsky)- Blind Loves is a film about love between blind people. Love can be soft, love can be silly, love can be blind at times... To find one‘s place in this world is not an easy thing to do for people with good sight, but how much more difficult can it get for somebody who is blind? The “view“ of blind persons is often pure and essential, and very often witty. It uncovers new dimensions of the meaning of happiness.
- 74 minutes; 1.85:1
5) Pokoj v dusi (2009) / Soul at Peace (directed by Vladimir Balko)
- Tona returns from prison, where he served five years, to the village of his birth, Cierny Hron. He discovers that everything is compeletely different from he he'd imagined it: relations with his wife had broken down, he doesn't actually know his five-year-old son, and he's unable to find a job. This powerful story, set againts the backdrop of a rought mountains scenery shows elements typical of Central Slovakia - racial intolerance, but also strong love, devotion to family, friendship and faith.
- 93 minutes; 2.35:1
Audio for all 5 films:
- original Slovak DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
Subtitles for all 5 films:
- Slovak, English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian
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