Jiří Trnka: Puppet Master Blu-ray

'Old Czech Legends' + 'The Czech Year' Director: Jiří Trnka (1953+1947) Second Run Limited Edition Blu-ray | 4K restorations | Czech w/ English subtitles

Internationally revered master of puppet animation Jiří Trnka's magical worlds are triumphant experiments in the expressive possibilities of the art form. Often borrowing from Czechoslovak folklore, his work elevated the puppet film into a vehicle for epic frama and fantastical storytelling.

This set brings together two of his most beloved features: his breathtaking collection of Bohemian myths, Old Czech Legends, and his debut, The Czech Year, a hymn to the shifting seasons.

Limited Edition contents:

• First pressing slipcase (2000 units only)
• 32-page booklet with writing by Czechoslovak cinema experts Peter Hames and Jonathan Owen

Special features include:

• The Puppets of Jiří Trnka (1955, 25 mins): an award-winning documentary by Bruno Šefranka
  
• A Beginner's Guide to Jiří Trnka and A Beginner's Guide to Czechoslovak Animation: two video documentaries by film historian Evan Chester
  
• The Hand (1965, 18 mins): Trnka's renowned politically defiant, animated short film
• Badly Painted Hen (1963, 13 mins):  the acclaimed animated short film by Jiří Brdečka, co-screenwriter of Old Czech Legends