Witchhammer [Region B C]

Description: HomeAbout UsPostage & PaymentReturnsContact Add The Pom Shop to your Favorites and receive our email newsletters about new items and special promotions. General InterestWitchhammer [Region B & C]Otakar Vvra's Witchhammer, co-written by Ester Krumbachov (Daisies, Fruit of Paradise) from Vclav Kaplick s 1963 novel, chronicles the series of notorious 17th Century Czech witch trials, undertaken using the infamous Malleus Maleficarum (the Witchhammer of the title), the Catholic treatise on witchcraft which endorses the extermination of witches and developed a detailed legal and theological theory for this purpose. Using genuine court transcripts from the forced confessions of those accused of sorcery and collusion with the Devil, it is a powerful and often shocking allegory of life under totalitarian rule. With echoes of Bergman and Franti ek Vl il, and with literary antecedents in Arthur s Miller s The Crucible and Aldous Huxley s The Devils of Loudon, it is a disturbing political fable and like Ken Russell's controversial, expressionistic adaptation of Huxley s text, The Devils (1971) and other films of the period such as Michael Reeves' Witchfinder General (1968) and Michael Armstrong's Mark of the Devil (1970), it serves as both grim genre film and compelling historical drama. BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS Witchhammer (Kladivo na arod jnice, 1969) presented from a new HD transfer from original materials by the Czech National Film Archive New and exclusive filmed appreciation by writer and film historian Kat Ellinger Otakar Vvra's short film The Light Penetrates the Dark (Svetlo pronik tmou, 1931) Booklet featuring a new essay by writer and film critic Samm Deighan New and improved English subtitle translation Original soundtrack in Dual Mono 24-bit LPCM audio World Premiere on Blu-ray Region Free Review "Made with relentless precision, rhythm and logic... beautifully staged in CinemaScope with stylish photography by Josef Illk and a compelling score by Ji Srnka" --Peter Hames "Its generic qualities recall the perfectly-executed excesses of Witchfinder General... A humanist horror film and an indisputable work of art --Senses of Cinema "Shocking and provocative, Witchhammer is another excellent Czech film from the period" --LetterboxdShipping Shipping is free for all customers in Australia. Your package will be safely taken care of & posted from England by means of Priority Airmail, which is air freighted to your nearest Australia Post Distribution Center (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, or Perth), from where they are delivered to your address by Australia Post.Returns and refunds We operate a 30 day money back guarantee. If you are unhappy with the product for whatever reason, please contact us to arrange a return and refund. As shipping costs are not retrievable, we are unable to refund shipping costs.Feedback We use an automated eBay feedback response system. If you are happy with the product, please leave positive feedback and we will automatically leave positive feedback for you. If you are unhappy with the transaction for any reason, please contact us first to resolve. If you do leave negative or neutral feedback you waive your rights for support regarding any problems with us and open yourself up for possible retaliatory negative feedback. Please avoid making negative feedback remarks, contact us first if you have any problems! We are here to help!Contact Us Please contact us via eBay messages if you have any questions and our Customer Service team will be happy to assist you with any queries. Thank you.HomeAbout UsPostage & PaymentReturnsContactCopyright © 2017 - 2024 The Pom Shop. All rights reserved.

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