Closely Observed Trains NEW Arthouse Blu-Ray Disc Jiri Menzel V. Neck r Czech

Description: BRIEF DESCRIPTION Brand new, official studio-released Blu-Ray of this great film, imported from United Kingdom ( Closely Watched Trains ) This is a Blu-Ray Disc, Region A/B/C. This Blu-Ray Disc will play on any standard Blu-Ray player. Blu-Ray Discs will not play on any regular (not Blu-Ray) DVD player. Blu-Ray Discs will not play on any regular (not Blu-Ray) DVD player. This item does not contain pornographic material and may be lawfully sold to and viewed by minors. OUR OTHER PRODUCTS AND POLICIES o If you found this DVD/Blu-Ray to your liking, you will probably find one or more other rare items that we sell to your tastes. 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If these steps don't work, then unfortunately subtitles are not optional. o We now offer FREE SHIPPING to anywhere in the world! FILM DETAILS Alternate Title: Closely Watched Trains Screened, competed or awarded at:BAFTA Awards Golden Globes Oscar Academy Awards Other Film Festival Awards Language Selections:Czech ( Mono ) English ( Subtitles ) Product Origin/Format:United Kingdom ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C ) Running Time:92 min Aspect Ratio:Fullscreen Special Features:Cast/Crew Interview(s) Interactive Menu Scene Access Black & White Remastered Movie filmed in 1966 and produced in:Country: Czech Republic ( Region: Russia, Eastern Europe ) Directed By:Jiri Menzel Written By:Bohumil Hrabal Jiri Menzel Actors:V clav Neck r ..... Trainee Milos Hrma Josef Somr ..... Train dispatcher Hubicka Vlastimil Brodský ..... Counselor Zednicek Vladim r Valenta ..... Stationmaster Max Alois Vachek ..... Novak Ferdinand Kruta ..... Masa's Uncle Noneman Jitka Bendov ..... Conducteress Masa Jitka Zelenohorsk ..... Zdenka Nada Urb nkov ..... Victoria Freie Libuse Havelkov ..... Max's wife Kveta Fialov ..... The countess Pavla Mars lkov ..... Mother Milada Jezkov ..... Zdenka's mother V clav Fiser ..... Plasterer (as V. Fiser) Synopsis:Shy teenage virgin Milo gets his first job as a railway dispatcher and is suddenly forced to confront the realities of the adult world, not least the temptations of the opposite sex. But they in turn are more attracted to his more experienced colleague Hubi ka and his distinctive way with an inkpad and rubber stamp... This could easily have fuelled a light comedy, but Ji Menzel s bittersweet feature debut is set during World War II in Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia, and the various farcical goings-on threaten to distract attention from the far more pressing business of staying alive especially since German trains are being attacked by resistance fighters and everyone is under suspicion of collaboration. Co-written by the great Czech novelist Bohumil Hrabal (author of the classic source novella), Closely Observed Trains won Menzel a Best Foreign Film Oscar when he was still in his twenties, and it remains one of the best-loved of all Czech films. Czech director Jiri Menzel's Closely Watched Trains (Ostre sledovane vlaky) was the recipient of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1967. In the story, based on Bohumil Hrabal's novel of the same name, Vaclav Neckar plays a Czech railroad worker during the Nazi occupation. He undergoes several philosophical changes as he becomes attracted to the Czech underground. Determining at last that his own existence hardly matters in the scheme of things, Neckar volunteers for a suicide mission. Ordered by the Czech Communist government to return his Oscar, Menzel refused, opting instead to make a 'repentance' film which sang the praises of collectivism. This second film has long since been forgotten, while Closely Watched Trains remains on record as one of the biggest financial successes of the Eastern European Cinema. An apprentice train dispatcher at a village station seeks his first sexual encounter and becomes despondent when he is unable to perform. US/CANADA/MEXICO BUYER WARNING o WARNING: Please note that we sell NTSC/Region 1 DVDs from USA and PAL/Region 2&4 DVDs from other countries. If you have a standard DVD player bought in USA/Canada, and you have not specifically selected it to be able to play multi- region DVDs, please don't bid on PAL Region 2 & Region 4 DVDs - your player will not be able to play them. 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