British label Second Run has announced that it will bring to Blu-ray Peter Solan's film
Before Tonight is Over (1966), starring Jana Gýrová, Jitka Zelenohorská, and Stano Danciak. The release will be available for purchase on June 14.
Label description: Set entirely in a nightclub in a mountain ski resort over one eventful evening, Peter Solan's Before Tonight is Over brings together an exceptional cast as they drink, dance, flirt, and fight in a delightful, kaleidoscopic character study.
Highly improvised and experimental in its approach, the film achieves a remarkable, intimate naturalism, offering a sharp critique of contemporary life as the characters gradually reveal their dreams, desires and disappointments. Once condemned for its depiction of societies' vices, the radical Before Tonight is Over remains a potent work of wit and wisdom and is now regarded as one of the great gems of Slovak cinema.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 2K RESTORATION SUPERVISED BY THE SLOVAK FILM INSTITUTE
- A Conversation About Peter Solan and His Film 'Before Tonight Is Over' (2020): a new filmed appreciation of the film with Martin Kaňuch and Rastislav Steranka.
- Two short films reflecting the locale and milieu of the film:
- Operation BL (Akcia BL, 1959)
- High Tatras (Vysoké Tatry, 1966)
- Booklet with new writing on the film by Peter Hames
- REGION-FREE