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The Fabulous Baron Munchausen
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Blu-ray
A$34.99
Often described as the Czech Méliès , visionary filmmaker Karel Zeman has been a profound influence on whole generations of film artists from Jan vankmajer to Tim Burton, the Quay Brothers to Terry Gilliam, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and Wes Anderson. His ground-breaking innovations in the use of live-action and animation mark him as one of the great masters of 20th Century fantasy cinema, ranking alongside his more celebrated Western counterparts Willis O Brien and Ray Harryhausen. The Fabulous Baron Munchausen (Baron Prá il) is perhaps Zeman s most beloved achievement.
Still regarded as the finest film adaptation of Gottfried August Bürger s outlandish tales of Baron Munchausen (made famous in his 1786 book), Zeman s wildly inventive and outrageously fun take on the incredible adventures of the bragging Baron come to life in a film celebrating the courage and imagination of dreamers and poets. With its mind-bending melding of live-action, animation and extraordinary matte work, Zeman has crafted a timeless work that continues to astonish.
SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS
- The Fabulous Baron Munchausen (1961) Presented from a new 4K restoration from original materials by the Karel Zeman Museum and the Czech National Film Archive
- New and exclusive filmed appreciation by writer, editor and film historian Michael Brooke.
- Karel Zeman and the World featurette
- The Birth of a Film Legend featurette
- Why Zeman Made the Film featurette
- The Cast
- Zeman's Special Effects Techniques
- Karel Zeman: The Legend Continues featurette
- Booklet featuring a new essay on the film by journalist and critic Graham Williamson
- New and improved English subtitle translation.
- Original Czech soundtrack in Dual Mono 24-bit LPCM audio
- Second Run
- 83 mins approx.
- Karel Zeman
- U
- Milos Kopecký
- Rudolf Jelínek
- Jana Brejchová
- Karel Höger
- Eduard Kohout
- Jan Werich
- English
- 1962
- Czech
- English
- 1
- 2
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen
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A$34.99
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Often described as the Czech Méliès , visionary filmmaker Karel Zeman has been a profound influence on whole generations of film artists from Jan vankmajer to Tim Burton, the Quay Brothers to Terry Gilliam, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and Wes Anderson. His ground-breaking innovations in the use of live-action and animation mark him as one of the great masters of 20th Century fantasy cinema, ranking alongside his more celebrated Western counterparts Willis O Brien and Ray Harryhausen. The Fabulous Baron Munchausen (Baron Prá il) is perhaps Zeman s most beloved achievement.
Still regarded as the finest film adaptation of Gottfried August Bürger s outlandish tales of Baron Munchausen (made famous in his 1786 book), Zeman s wildly inventive and outrageously fun take on the incredible adventures of the bragging Baron come to life in a film celebrating the courage and imagination of dreamers and poets. With its mind-bending melding of live-action, animation and extraordinary matte work, Zeman has crafted a timeless work that continues to astonish.
SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS
- The Fabulous Baron Munchausen (1961) Presented from a new 4K restoration from original materials by the Karel Zeman Museum and the Czech National Film Archive
- New and exclusive filmed appreciation by writer, editor and film historian Michael Brooke.
- Karel Zeman and the World featurette
- The Birth of a Film Legend featurette
- Why Zeman Made the Film featurette
- The Cast
- Zeman's Special Effects Techniques
- Karel Zeman: The Legend Continues featurette
- Booklet featuring a new essay on the film by journalist and critic Graham Williamson
- New and improved English subtitle translation.
- Original Czech soundtrack in Dual Mono 24-bit LPCM audio
- Second Run
- 83 mins approx.
- Karel Zeman
- U
- Milos Kopecký
- Rudolf Jelínek
- Jana Brejchová
- Karel Höger
- Eduard Kohout
- Jan Werich
- English
- 1962
- Czech
- English
- 1
- 2
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