{"product_id":"the-cremator-criterion-blu-ray","title":"The Cremator (Criterion) - Blu-ray","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom Criterion:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-features-list\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCzechoslovak New Wave iconoclast Juraj Herz’s terrifying, darkly comic vision of the horrors of totalitarian ideologies stars a supremely chilling Rudolf Hrušínský as the pathologically morbid Karel Kopfrkingl, a crematorium manager in 1930s Prague who believes fervently that death offers the only true relief from human suffering. When he is recruited by the Nazis, Kopfrkingl’s increasingly deranged worldview drives him to formulate his own shocking final solution. Blending the blackest of gallows humor with disorienting expressionistic flourishes—queasy point-of-view shots, distorting lenses, jarring quick cuts—the controversial, long-banned masterpiece \u003ci\u003eThe Cremator \u003c\/i\u003eis one of cinema’s most trenchant and disturbing portraits of the banality of evil.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis restoration of \u003c\/em\u003eThe Cremator \u003cem\u003ewas made possible by a donation from Mrs. Milada Kučerová and Mr. Eduard Kučera and was realized by Karlovy Vary IFF at the studios of UPP and Soundsquare, in cooperation with the Národní filmový archiv in Prague and the Czech Film Fund.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"header_lvl2 hideSmall\" data-feature-title-field=\"\"\u003eBLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-features-list\" data-special-features-field=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh-definition digital transfer of \u003ci\u003eThe Junk Shop, \u003c\/i\u003edirector Juraj Herz’s 1965 debut short film\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShort documentary from 2011 featuring Herz visiting filming locations and recalling the production of \u003ci\u003eThe Cremator\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew interview with film programmer Irena Kovarova about the style of the film\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDocumentary from 2017 about composer Zdeněk Liška featuring Herz, filmmakers Jan Švankmajer and the Quay Brothers, and others\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterview with actor Rudolf Hrušínský from 1993\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrailer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew English subtitle translation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePLUS: An essay by film scholar Jonathan Owen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew cover design by La Moutique\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"header_lvl2 quillgray\"\u003eFilm Info\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"film-meta-list\"\u003e\n\u003cli itemprop=\"countryOfOrigin\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Country\"\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"name\"\u003eCzechoslovakia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1969\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-duration-field=\"\"\u003e100 minutes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlack \u0026amp; White\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-aspect-ratio-field=\"\"\u003e1.66:1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli itemprop=\"inLanguage\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Language\"\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"name\"\u003eCzech\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpine #1023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Blue Rose Video \u0026 More","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67663486484797,"sku":null,"price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1002\/8158\/1885\/files\/OI5kIjaVjnBkyEOTh31eosI8bio5yq_large_45db5215-4263-42e1-b5b6-a491823d877d.jpg?v=1791661412","url":"https:\/\/bluerosevideo.com\/products\/the-cremator-criterion-blu-ray","provider":"Blue Rose Video \u0026 More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}