Invention for Destruction/The Fabulous World of Jules Verne Blu-ray
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Posted October 17, 2018 09:05 PM by Webmaster
British label Second Run has detailed its upcoming Blu-ray release of Karel Zeman's film Invention for Destruction a.k.a. The Fabulous World of Jules Verne (1958), starring Lubor Tokos, Arnost Navrátil, Miroslav Holub, Frantisek Slégr, and Václav Kyzlink. The release will be available for purchase on November 19.
Synopsis: Often described as the Czech Georges Méliès, visionary filmmaker Karel Zeman has been a profound influence on whole generations of film artists from Jan Svankmajer 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, George Pal and Ray Harryhausen.
Still the most commercially lucrative Czech film ever produced -- released internationally to huge success in 1960 as The Fabulous World of Jules Verne -- Invention for Destruction is also Zeman's most beloved work.
Wildly inventive, and breaking new ground in its combination of live action, animation and design, creating a 'steampunk' aesthetic decades ahead of its time. Zeman's film is both a heartfelt homage and love letter to Jules Verne's wonderful tales of science and adventure, and a valiant cry against man's predisposition to self-destruction.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Synopsis: Often described as the Czech Georges Méliès, visionary filmmaker Karel Zeman has been a profound influence on whole generations of film artists from Jan Svankmajer 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, George Pal and Ray Harryhausen.
Still the most commercially lucrative Czech film ever produced -- released internationally to huge success in 1960 as The Fabulous World of Jules Verne -- Invention for Destruction is also Zeman's most beloved work.
Wildly inventive, and breaking new ground in its combination of live action, animation and design, creating a 'steampunk' aesthetic decades ahead of its time. Zeman's film is both a heartfelt homage and love letter to Jules Verne's wonderful tales of science and adventure, and a valiant cry against man's predisposition to self-destruction.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- BRAND NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM
- Alternate English-dubbed feature presentation as The Fabulous World of Jules Verne, with alternate credits and opening introduction sequence.
- NEW appreciation by filmmaker John Stevenson, director of Kung-Fu Panda and Sherlock Gnomes
- Karel Zeman's animated short films:
- Inspiration a.k.a. Inspirace (1949)
- King Lavra a.k.a. Král Lávra (1950)
- Featurettes
- The Sea Through Zeman's Lens
- Why Zeman Made the Film
- Zeman's Special Effects Techniques
- Restoring the World of Fantasy
- About the Restoration
- Original Trailer
- Booklet featuring new writing on the film by film critic and historian James Oliver
- REGION-FREE
