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"MOTHER JOAN OF THE ANGELS is a film against dogma...The devils that possess these characters are the external manifestations of their repressed love. The devils are like sins, opposite to their human nature" Director Jerzy Kawalerowicz interviewed 2001 kinoeye.org/01/07/privett07.…
"The 'father of Czech animation' Jiří Trnka gets a showcase of two of his most accomplished works in JIŘÍ TRNKA: PUPPET MASTER that whets the appetites of viewers with a broader look at his filmography in the extras as well" @dvdcompare
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MOTHER JOAN UPDATE! Brand new 4K restoration! We'll release Kawalerowicz’s astonishing MOTHER JOAN OF THE ANGELS in a stunning brand new 4K restoration on Blu-ray on 23 NOV. tinyurl.com/mrxt47jv
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IF YOU CAN'T HOLD IT, YOU DON'T OWN IT
The Guardian on the rise and rise of the desire for physical media
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Jiří Trnka was crowned 'Walt Disney of the East!' by a UK journalist after a screening of his adaptation of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival.
Screenwriter, animation historian and professor Edgar Dutka looks at Trnka's legacy
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"It's something I think everyone who loves animation, who loves stop-motion, who loves the history of film itself should watch"
Gary Talks on our JIŘÍ TRNKA: PUPPET MASTER set #GaryTalksPhysicalMedia
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The offer just got better! @RarewavesCom have an extra 10% off everything until 9am on 29th Sept - use code RWSEP10
More reason to buy selected Second Run Blu-rays in their '2 for £16' offer NOW for a limited time!
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The renowned Indian actor Meena Mohan discusses Girish Kasaravalli’s THE RITUAL (Ghatashraddha) at a NY Asia Society screening of the film in July 2025
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EMERGENCY EXIT the new film by Lluis Minarro (director of the wonderful STELLA CADENTE) screens Tuesday 22 Sept at the London Spanish Film Festival - followed by a q&a with the filmmaker.
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Selected Second Run Blu-rays in @RarewavesCom '2 for £16' offer NOW for a limited time!
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NEW RELEASE! Before THE DEVILS... there was MOTHER JOAN OF THE ANGELS - a film by Jerzy Kawalerowicz. A disturbing landmark of Polish cinema. Blu-ray 9 Nov. Our webstore: tinyurl.com/mrxt47jv @AmazonUK tinyurl.com/bdzbz3tu
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"EXTREME PRIVATE EROS: LOVE SONG 1974 sees the documentary form at its most personal and obsessive- but under the surface we find an intriguing, and at points bare to-all study of humanity."
@musiquemachine1 on Kazuo Hara's brilliant, challenging doc
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"THE RITUAL is a beautiful, essential part of the Indian New Cinema... The 4K restoration is impeccable... the joy of this release is truly the wider availability of a film that could have easily been lost." What's in a Scene on Kasaravalli's masterwork
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"THE RITUAL drops you straight into some of the most ingrained assumptions in Indian society... worth seeing it through to the incredibly powerful conclusion" @TGS_TheGeekShow on Girish Kasaravalli’s THE RITUAL (Ghatashraddha)
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OUT TODAY! Girish Kasaravalli’s haunting THE RITUAL (Ghatashraddha). A key work of Indian Parallel Cinema. New 4K restoration @FHF_Official Our website: secondrundvd.com/release_rit…
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Special screening event @TheGardenCinema this Sunday 13 Sept 7:15pm - MARE'S NEST + Q&A with filmmaker Ben Rivers
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"I thought it was a staggering, sensational film; all the more so since it was the debut of its director, Girish Kasaravalli."
James Oliver discusses THE RITUAL (Ghatashraddha) and Indian cinema at his excellent blogspot
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CZECH NEW WAVE Season continues @TheGardenCinema tonight 6pm with Jan Němec's DIAMONDS OF THE NIGHT + intro by @SecondRunDVD Mehelli Modi. Don't miss it! thegardencinema.co.uk/film/d…
"One of the essential Indian films of the 1970s.. [now] one of the more consequential restorations of the decade... The transfer is excellent... strongly recommended" @DVDBeaver on THE RITUAL dvdbeaver.com/subsite/film3/…
