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Region A Blu-ray
New commentary track by film historian Samm Deighan
New essay by film historian and professor Jennifer Lynde Barker
“Interview with BUBBLE BATH Composer János Másik” – 2021, 7 min., dir. Yvonne Kerékgyártó
“Restoring BUBBLE BATH” – 2021, 9 min., dir. Yvonne Kerékgyártó. A fascinating look at the restoration of this Hungarian animated classic featuring interviews with György Raduly, director of the National Film Institute and the NFI film archivists
5 Rare Short films by György Kovásznai:
Monologue (Monológ) - (1963, 12 min.) – lovely and surreal cut-out animation in a pre-Terry Gilliam / Monty Python style, a wild combination of Victorian imagery and Mod 1960s design
Metamorphosis (Átváltozások) - (1964, 7 min.) – Two faces – a woman and a man – blend and change and liquify, reflecting the history of 20th century art
Wavelengths (Hullámhosszok) - (1970, 9 min.) - Kovásznai’s abstract masterpiece with hints of Henri Matisse in its depiction of human forms floating in space, set to a surreal soundtrack of radio broadcasts
Nights in the Boulevard (Körúti esték) - (1972, 9 min.) - Kovásznai’s stunningly beautiful hand-painted short of a night in the city – poets and lovers in café’s, a constant hum of music and drinks and conversation – done in a gorgeous post-Psychedelic style with hints of YELLOW SUBMARINE and his feature BUBBLE BATH to come
A Memory of Summer (A 74-es nyár emléke) - 1974 (1974, 10 min.) – Painted animation at its finest in Kovásznai’s stream-of-consciousness portrait of life in the Summer, color and form and brushstrokes constantly morphing and changing, all driven by a kinetic rock score
All of the above short films in Hungarian with English subtitles
Blu-ray authoring by David Mackenzie of Fidelity In Motion
English subtitles
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