89 A Jester's Tale
- MichaelB
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89 A Jester's Tale
Karel Zeman's 1964 fantasy confirmed as a 2014 release in Second Run's latest newsletter - "a new restoration" is promised.
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I have the 2-disc Filmexport DVD set of this whimsical, frequently startling, film. It's not in bad shape, though it could always be improved, and I look forward to seeing the new restoration - (unless this Filmexport transfer is actually the one being regarded as 'new'!). With luck, some (all?) of the copious, sadly Czech-only extras, will be subtitled and ported across. The more Zeman available, the better! - I'm currently awaiting delivery of the first 3 DVDs in the recent 'Karel Zeman Film Club' editions, and I'm hoping more will be announced soon. Does anyone think there's any chance of a 'Bláznova kronika'/'A Jester's Tale' Blu-ray release?
- MichaelB
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Well, Second Run's Ikarie XB-1 was a noticeable advance on the Filmexport edition (I ran both side by side for comparison).
- What A Disgrace
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I'm going to pre-order this so hard.
- knives
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Any Zeman news is good news. I hope SR have the good fortune of including a short or two. Either way they seem to be somehow getting better lately.
- solaris72
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I saw this movie about 10 years ago at the MFA in Boston- in a double feature with Ikarie XB-1 (both films are written by Pavel Juráček.) Really good, and I'll echo knives' remark about Zeman news.
- antnield
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Amazon. (Release date: August 25th.)What A Disgrace wrote:I'm going to pre-order this so hard.
- jsteffe
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Very nice cover!
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Hi, just registered to say how amazing it is to finally see this film being released here in the UK :)
But also, I wanted to ask if Second Run have any future plans to release any other Karel Zimen films?
The Fabulous Baron Prasil is definitely one to be considered as that film has the most intelligent special effects I've ever seen, as well as influencing Terry Gilliam to make his Baron Muchausen.
Thanks
Best
O
But also, I wanted to ask if Second Run have any future plans to release any other Karel Zimen films?
The Fabulous Baron Prasil is definitely one to be considered as that film has the most intelligent special effects I've ever seen, as well as influencing Terry Gilliam to make his Baron Muchausen.
Thanks
Best
O
- Bikey
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No plans for more Zeman at the moment - but we would love to, so not to say that won't happen in the future...
- Bikey
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Full details of this release now up at our website
- Bikey
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"What I want to impart is that if you live in the U.S. and have a foreign-region DVD player, this disc is, I think, the reason you have that player. Jester's Tale is a miraculous watch." says Glenn Kenny
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- antnield
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- antnield
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- Bikey
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A 5-star review from Jonathan Owen at The Arts Shelf
- Bikey
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Starburst"Once in a while there is a home entertainment release that pulls out of the cinematic shadows a classic entry in the story of film that is ripe for re-discovery or for the most part, one would suspect, discovery... It is a magical film with an abundance of charm and features a near perfect ending that if it doesn’t draw a smile and sense of satisfaction, signals a need to re-discover your inner child."
- antnield
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Observer (Philip French)
- Bikey
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"In case I've not made myself perfectly clear, I absolutely adored A Jester's Tale, to the extent that hunting out more of Karel Zeman's work has now become my number one priority" says Slarek at Cine Outsider