Oil Lamps Blu-ray
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Posted March 28, 2025 09:14 PM by Webmaster
British label Second Run will release on Blu-ray Juraj Herz's Oil Lamps (1971), starring Iva Janzurová, Petr Cepek, and Marie Rosulková. The release is scheduled to arrive on the market on April 21.
From the director of The Cremator and Morgiana, Juraj Herz's startling, distinctive film is adapted from the renowned novel by Jaroslav Havlíček.
A bitter psycho-sexual romance steeped in fin-de-siecle decadence, Oil Lamps centring on the tragic marriage between two cousins. Štěpa (the fabulous Iva Janžurová), is a vivacious, modern-minded, wealthy young woman, who is desperately seeking love and happiness. She is hopelessly mismatched with Pavel (Petr Čepek), a dashing but arrogant and self-serving retired army officer weighed down by debt, cynicism, and syphilis.
Featuring superb performances by its two leads, elegant costume and set design, stunning cinematography and an evocative score by Luboš Fišer (Valerie and Her Week of Wonders), Herz's lavish film headily evokes a pungent atmosphere of decay.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
From the director of The Cremator and Morgiana, Juraj Herz's startling, distinctive film is adapted from the renowned novel by Jaroslav Havlíček.
A bitter psycho-sexual romance steeped in fin-de-siecle decadence, Oil Lamps centring on the tragic marriage between two cousins. Štěpa (the fabulous Iva Janžurová), is a vivacious, modern-minded, wealthy young woman, who is desperately seeking love and happiness. She is hopelessly mismatched with Pavel (Petr Čepek), a dashing but arrogant and self-serving retired army officer weighed down by debt, cynicism, and syphilis.
Featuring superb performances by its two leads, elegant costume and set design, stunning cinematography and an evocative score by Luboš Fišer (Valerie and Her Week of Wonders), Herz's lavish film headily evokes a pungent atmosphere of decay.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 4K RESTORATION by the Czech National Film Archive
- A Projection Booth commentary with film historians Mike White, Kat Ellinger and Jonathan Owen
- Conversation on a Train (Rozhovor ve vlaku, 1947): An early short Czech public information film on the perils of alcohol and STDs
- Trailer
- Booklet with new writing on the film by author and Czech cinema expert Peter Hames
- New English subtitle translation
- REGION-FREE
