Diamonds of the night
(Blu-ray)

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Published
[United States] : The Criterion Collection, [2019].
ISBN
9781681435718, 1681435713
Status
Oak Lawn Public Library - AV
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Published
[United States] : The Criterion Collection, [2019].
Format
Blu-ray
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray disc (67 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
cze
ISBN
9781681435718, 1681435713
UPC
715515228619

Notes

General Note
New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack.
General Note
Adapted from the novella "Darkness casts no shadow" (Tma nema stin) by Arnošt Lustig.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1964.
General Note
Full screen (1.37:1).
General Note
Special features: Interview from 2009 with director Jan Němec; A loaf of bread, Němec's 1960 student thesis film based on a short story by Arnošt Lustig; Arnošt Lustig through the eyes of Jan Němec, a short documentary from 1993; new interview with film programmer Irena Kovarova; new video essay on the film's stylistic influences by scholar James Quandt.
Participants/Performers
Ladislav Jansky, Antonin Kumbera.
Description
With this simultaneously harrowing and lyrical debut feature, Jan Němec established himself as the most uncompromising visionary among the radical filmmakers who made up the Czechoslovak New Wave. Adapted from a novel by Arnot Lustig, closely tracks two boys who escape from a concentration-camp transport and flee into the surrounding woods, a hostile terrain where the brute realities of survival coexist with dreams, memories, and fragments of visual poetry.
System Details
Blu-ray; full screen (1.37:1); mono; 1080p high definition; requires Blu-ray player.
Language
Czech dialogue; English subtitles.
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BLU-RAY

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Němec, J., Janský, L., Kumbera, A., & Lustig, A. (2019). Diamonds of the night (Special edition, [4K digital restoration.].). The Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Jan Němec et al.. 2019. Diamonds of the Night. The Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Jan Němec et al.. Diamonds of the Night The Criterion Collection, 2019.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Němec, Jan, Ladislav Janský, Antonín Kumbera, and Arnošt Lustig. Diamonds of the Night Special edition, [4K digital restoration.]., The Criterion Collection, 2019.

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