We are very pleased to announce the exciting new release of the complete Jan Sverak Collection on DVD, comprising Elementary School, Accumulator 1, the Ride, Kolya and Dark Blue World. Each one a classic in its own right, these five movies from the Oscar-winning Czech director have been sumptuously transferred to DVD and enhanced with digitally remastered picture and sound. Enjoy these timeless films as the director intended and own a collection to cherish.
Elementary School
An Academy Award nominee for best foreign film, this charming movie takes place in an all-boy school in the suburbs of Prague following the end of World War II. Here Eda and his classmates have a reputation for disruptive behaviour, but they are soon subdued by their new teacher and idol, Igor Hnizdo (Jan Triska). Image format 4:3; Czech soundtrack 1.0; Czech commentary by Jan Triska and Jan and Zdenek Sverak; Czech and English subtitles; fact track in Czech. A special addition to the DVD, and a rare treat, is Jan Sverak’s Oscar-winning short film Oilgobblers, image format 4:3 with Czech, English and German subtitles. Other extras include scenes from the premiere, favourite scenes from the movie, cast and crew biographies, family album, teasers, photo gallery, storyboards, school album, awards, DVD ROM.
Accumulator 1
Olda is tired, exhausted, his life force sucked nearly dry. Fortunately a mysterious healer teaches him how to recharge his energy by tuning into nature, art, people, and sex. Yet it seems that somewhere out there is a deranged spirit world where Olda’s hungry doppelganger lives by absorbing the energy of his human counterpart. And he’s not the only one… Image format 16:9; Czech soundtrack 5.1 and 2.0; Czech commentary by Jan Sverak and Jan Slovak; Czech and English subtitles. Other extras include teasers and trailers, the making of ‘Accumulator 1’, favourite scenes, photo gallery, interactive fairy-tale, cast and crew biographies, DVD ROM.
The Ride
The road movie genre gets a fresh coat of paint in this sublime, topsy-turvy joyride. Image format 4:3; new digital soundtrack in original format 1.0; Czech commentaries by Jan Sverak and F.A.Brabec; Czech, English and French subtitles. Other extras include a new, previously unreleased making of ‘the Ride‘, music videos, favourite scenes, photo gallery, interactive map with shooting locations, teasers, cast and crew biographies, DVD ROM.
Kolya
Oscar-winning comedy in which the ultimate bachelor has finally met his match! Enhanced second edition (Kolya’s previous release on DVD was the first ever for a European film), image format 4:3; Czech soundtrack 5.1 and 2.0; Czech commentary by Jan and Zdenek Sverak; Czech, English, French, Finnish and Italian subtitles. Other extras include teasers, trailers, making of ‘Kolya‘, deleted scenes, favourite scenes, photo gallery, cast and crew biographies, excerpts from the casting of Kolya, awards, DVD ROM.
Dark Blue World
The story of the friendship between two men, one older, one younger. Two Czech pilots, Franta & Karel, escape Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia and join the Royal Air Force, where they fall in love with the same Englishwoman - the ultimate test of their friendship. Image format 2.35:1; Czech-English soundtrack DD5.1EX and DD2.0; Czech, English, French, Finnish, Croatian subtitles; fact track in English. Other extras include the making of ‘Dark Blue World‘,visual effects documentary, deleted scenes, photo gallery, favourite scenes, DVD quiz, cast and crew biographies, music video, teasers, trailers, storyboards, DVD ROM.
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