Zoltan Huszarik Collection Limited Edition Blu-Ray

Zoltán Huszárik was one of the great masters of international cinema. His unique and beautifully crafted works set him apart from all other contemporary filmmakers and create an intoxicating body of work unlike anything else in modern cinema.

This limited edition three-disc Blu-ray box set contains his two masterpieces Szindad (1971) and Csontvary (1979), a selection of his acclaimed short films, and a range of new and archived special features – plus individual booklets with texts about the films. Disc 1: Szindbad (1971):

 

Szindbad is considered a major "lost masterpiece" of international cinema and was voted by Hungarian writers and filmmakers as one of the three best Hungarian films of all time. This erotic elegy, based on stories by surrealist author Gyula Krúdy, is a lush and sensual portrayal of the life, love, and memories of hedonist and serial womanizer Szindbad (Zoltan Latinovits).

 

 

Disc 2: Csontvary (1979)

 

 

Huszarik's second – and last – feature film is a complex and captivating portrayal of the artist Tivadar Csontvary Kosztka. Csontvary, considered Hungary's greatest painter, was driven mad by his passionate desire to express the beauty and perfection of what he saw as God's creation on canvas. The film is both lyrical and surrealistic, and is a vivid expression of the artist's creative drive – and his tendency to destroy.

 

 

Disc 3: Short Films (1963–1976)

 

 

A selection of Zoltan Huszarik's famous short films, including his best-known film poem, Elegy (Elégia, 1965), a tribute to the horse and its service to humanity. The disc also includes Groteszk (1963), Capriccio (1969), Homage to Old Women (1972), and A Piacere (1976).

 

 

• Limited edition 3-disc Blu-ray box set. Szindbad (1971) and Csontvary (1979) are presented in new 4K restorations by the Hungarian National Film Institute – Film Archive.

 

 

• Elegy (1965), Capriccio (1969), Homage to Old Women (1972), and A piacere (1976) short films presented from new 4K scans by the Hungarian National Film Institute – Film Archive. Filmmaker Peter Strickland on Huszarik's magnificent vision.  

 

 

• Who is Zoltan Huszarik?: A short documentary exploring the life and vision of this great artist.  

 

 

• Krudy and Huszarik's world: An exploration of the collaboration between author Gyula Krudy and the filmmaker. An interview with composer and regular collaborator Zoltan Jeney.

 

 

• Making Csontvary: Archive newsreel footage with behind-the-scenes images, including an interview with Huszarik on set. Booklets with a new and expanded essay by film historian and producer Michael Brooke, as well as archival text by Zoltan Huszarik about author Gyula Krudy and Sinbad. New and improved English subtitles.

 

 

• World premiere on Blu-ray.

 

 

• Region-free (A/B/C) Blu-ray.

 

 

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