The Cremator
[United States] : The Criterion Collection, 2020.
Format: DVD
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Edition: Widescreen ed.
Description: 2 videodiscs (approximately 100 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Karl Kopfrkingl works at a stately crematorium in Prague. Obsessed with his duties, he believes he is liberating the souls of the departed. With Nazi forces gathering at the Czech border, Karl descends into a mania that allows him to wholly enact his disturbed beliefs.
Series: Criterion collection ; 1023.
Other Authors:
Herz, Juraj, 1934- film director, screenwriter.
Fuks, Ladislav, screenwriter.
Milota, Stanislav, 1933-2019, director of photography.
Liška, Zdeněk, 1922-1983, composer (expression)
Janácek, Jaromír, editor of moving image work
Hrušínský, Rudolf, 1946- actor.
Chramostová, Vlasta, 1926-2019, actor.
Stehnová, Jana, actor.
Vognič, Miloš, actor.
Bozinová, Zora, actor.
Prachař, Ilja, 1924-2005, actor.
Kohout, Eduard, actor.
Myslíková, Míla, 1933-2005, actor.
Menšík, Vladimír, actor.
Motion picture adaptation of (work): Fuks, Ladislav. Spalovač mrtvol.
Filmové studio Barrandov, production company.
Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
Herz, Juraj, 1934- film director, screenwriter.
Fuks, Ladislav, screenwriter.
Milota, Stanislav, 1933-2019, director of photography.
Liška, Zdeněk, 1922-1983, composer (expression)
Janácek, Jaromír, editor of moving image work
Hrušínský, Rudolf, 1946- actor.
Chramostová, Vlasta, 1926-2019, actor.
Stehnová, Jana, actor.
Vognič, Miloš, actor.
Bozinová, Zora, actor.
Prachař, Ilja, 1924-2005, actor.
Kohout, Eduard, actor.
Myslíková, Míla, 1933-2005, actor.
Menšík, Vladimír, actor.
Motion picture adaptation of (work): Fuks, Ladislav. Spalovač mrtvol.
Filmové studio Barrandov, production company.
Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
Subjects:
Fuks, Ladislav -- Film adaptations.
Cremation -- Drama.
Crematoriums -- Czech Republic -- Drama.
Insanity (Law) -- Czech Republic -- Drama.
Fuks, Ladislav -- Film adaptations.
Cremation -- Drama.
Crematoriums -- Czech Republic -- Drama.
Insanity (Law) -- Czech Republic -- Drama.
Target Audience: MWT rating: NR.
ISBN:
9781681436944
UPC: 715515244312
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
DVD FOREIGN Cremator | Main (Downtown) | First Level, DVD | In |
DVD FOREIGN Cremator | Main (Downtown) | Available by placing a hold, Repository - Adult | In |
04/21/2020
Videorecording.
Special edition features: The junk shop, director Juraj Herz's 1950 debut short film; short documentary from 2011; new interview with film programmer Irena Kovarova about the style of the film; documentary from 2017 about composer; interview with actor Rudolf Hrusinsky from 1993; trailer; plus an essay by scholar Jonathan Owen.
Director, Juraj Herz.
Rudolf Hrusinsky, Vlasta Chramostova, Ilja Prachar, Jana Stehnova.
DVD.
Czech audio; English subtitles.
Videorecording.
Special edition features: The junk shop, director Juraj Herz's 1950 debut short film; short documentary from 2011; new interview with film programmer Irena Kovarova about the style of the film; documentary from 2017 about composer; interview with actor Rudolf Hrusinsky from 1993; trailer; plus an essay by scholar Jonathan Owen.
Director, Juraj Herz.
Rudolf Hrusinsky, Vlasta Chramostova, Ilja Prachar, Jana Stehnova.
DVD.
Czech audio; English subtitles.