• The Cremator (Spalovac Mrtvol) (Blu-ray)

    The Cremator (Spalovac Mrtvol) (Blu-ray)

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    Remastered from new HD materials, this is a special Blu-ray edition of the enduring Juraj Herz’s Czech classic The Cremator.

    This brilliantly chilling film, a unique mix of Psycho, Dr Strangelove and Repulsion, is set in Prague during the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia. It tells the story of Karl Kopfrkingl (Rudolf Hrušínský), a professional cremator, for whom the political climate allows free rein to his increasingly perverse and deranged impulses for the ‘salvation of the world.

    This Blu-ray edition also includes Herz’s rarely-seen 1965 debut short film The Junk Shop (Sběrné surovosti), a new audio commentary by Kat Ellinger and a filmed introduction by the Quay Brothers.

    Presented from new HD materials, Second Run presents a special Blu-ray edition of one of its most enduringly popular titles – Juraj Herz’s The Cremator.

    The Cremator has been described in many ways – as surrealist-inspired horror film, as an expressionistic political allegory, a pitch-black comic satire and as a dark and disturbing tale of terror.

    This brilliantly chilling film, a unique mix of Psycho, Dr Strangelove and Repulsion, is set in Prague during the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia. It tells the story of Karl Kopfrkingl (Rudolf Hrušínský), a professional cremator, for whom the political climate allows free rein to his increasingly perverse and deranged impulses for the ‘salvation of the world’.

    Region Free Blu-ray - Australian compatible.

    Special Features

    • The Cremator (Spalovač mrtvol, 1968) presented from a new HD transfer from original materials by the Czech National Film Archive
    • Filmed introduction by the Quay Brothers
    • Audio Commentary by Diabolique magazine editor-in-chief Kat Ellinger
    • Juraj Herz’s short film The Junk Shop (Sběrné surovosti, 1965)
    • The Projection Booth podcast with Mike White and critic Samm Deighan
    • Booklet with an essay on Herz and the film by writer/producer Daniel Bird
    • New and improved English subtitle translation
    • Region Free
    • World premiere release on Blu-ray