Description: Pied Piper (Blu-ray, 1986) Brand New With Slipcover. Gothic Stop Motion Animated Horror/Dark Fantasy From Czechoslovakia. Very Rare Title. Please See Pictures For More Detail. What You See Pictured Is Exactly What You Will Receive. Media Will Be Protectively Packaged And Shipped In A Box. This Listing Is Eligible For Combined Shipping. Each Additional Item Ships For Just $1.00 When Combined In Your Cart With Other Eligible Items. Check Out Our Other Listing's. BLU-RAY: REGION A WITHOUT DIALOGUE SPECIAL FEATURES: CZECH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES THE PIED PIPER (KRYSA), 1986, Czechoslovakia, 53 min. Director Ji Bartas stop-motion animated masterpiece, based on The Pied Piper of Hamelin, is set in a dark and twisted medieval village of narrow streets and weird Gothic arches, half-CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI and half-Jan van Eyck. The money-obsessed citizens, carved out of wood blocks and speaking in an onomatopoeic babble, are like George Grosz caricatures, literally spouting coins from their mouths instead of words. The rats are far more organic and sympathetic, made of real fur and whiskers, constantly tunneling and burrowing under the towering arches and cobblestone streets above. (In one of the films many surreal moments, a rat emerges from a gargoyles gaping maw.) Fans of fellow Czech animation legend Jan vankmajer and the Brothers Quay will adore Bartas eerie, Expressionist gem, recently restored for its first-ever U.S. Blu-ray release through Krtk Film Praha, Deaf Crocodile and Comeback Company. Bartas mastery of all aspects of filmmaking are evident: staging, production design, lighting, animation, editing, sound and music combine into dark worlds of repression and revolt with ironic conclusions. Phil Tippett (MAD GOD). directed by: Ji Barta starring: Various 1986 / 53 min / 1.37:1 / Silent DTS-HD MA 2.0 Additional info: Region A Blu-ray New restoration of THE PIED PIPER from Krtk Film Praha and Craig Rogers of Deaf Crocodile. New restoration of rare short film: Ji Bartas The Vanished World Of Gloves (Zanikl svt rukavic), a marvelous and eccentric tour through cinema history told through animated gloves (1982, 16 min.) Chronicle Of The Pied Piper (Kronika Krysae), a behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of Bartas masterpiece (1985, 13 min., dir. Miroslava Humplkov) in Czech with English subtitles New video interview with director Ji Barta, moderated by Dennis Bartok of Deaf Crocodile. Audio commentary by Czech film expert Irena Kovarova of Comeback Company and film critic & historian Peter Hames Booklet essay by Czech film expert Irena Kovarova New artwork by Brian Level Blu-ray authoring by David Mackenzie of Fidelity In Motion
Price: 149 USD
Location: Marinette, Wisconsin
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Case Type: Blu-ray Case With Slipcover
Subtitle Language: English
Sub-Genre: Stop Motion Animation, Dark Fantasy
Director: Jiri Barta
MPN: DC-013
Edition: Widescreen
Aspect Ratio: 1.37:1
Type: Movie
Region Code: Blu-ray: A (Americas, Southeast Asia...)
Release Year: 2023
Language: Without Dialogue, Special Features Czech With English Subtitles
Features: Slipcover, Interviews, Commentary, New Restoration, Behind The Scenes Featurette
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Season: N/A
Unit Quantity: 1
Movie/TV Title: The Pied Piper
Rating: NR
Format: Blu-ray
Genre: Horror
Studio: Deaf Crocodile
Run Time: 53 min.
