The Barnabas Kos Case Blu-Ray

Barnabáš Kos, a humble and modest triangle player in a state orchestra, is inexplicably promoted to music director. Now intoxicated with power, the once shy Kos transforms into a tyrant who attempts to reshape the orchestra to suit his own agenda and inflated vision...

Peter Solan (Before Tonight is Over) has created an absurd, darkly funny and Kafkaesque satire about a corrupt system that rewards mediocrity and breeds petty dictatorship. The film openly criticizes the methods of the then-socialist Czechoslovakia, and its ironic exposure of hypocrisy, insincerity, and the corrupting influence of power is few surprising, fresh and relevant today.

Extras:

- The Barnabas Kos Case (1964) is presented from a new 2K restoration by the Slovak Film Institute.

- The Invincibility of Absurdity: an introduction to the film by Rastislav Steranka, director of the National Cinematographic Centre, Slovak Film Institute. - Nemecká (1974): Peter Solan's powerful short documentary, with original music by Zdeněk Liška.- Promotion (Postup, 1968): a short animated film by Viktor Kubal. - Portrait: Jarmila Kostova: a short film about the famous Slovak actress.- Booklet with new texts about the film by author Jonathan Owen and filmmaker Peter Strickland. - New English translation of subtitles.