End of Civilization Three Films by Piotr Szulkin Limited Blu-ray Radiance

Description: Piotr Szulkin's satirical, surrealistic apocalypse trilogy is Polish cinema's best-kept secret! Introducing Radiance Film's Limited Edition 3-Disc Blu-ray collection for The End of Civilization: Three Films by Piotr Szulkin, which includes 1981's War of the Worlds: Next Century, 1985's O-Bi, O-Ba: The End of Civilization and 1986's Ga-Ga: Glory to the Heroes. Masquerading as both works of science fiction and horror, Piotr Szulkin's satirical, surrealistic apocalypse trilogy is Polish cinema's best-kept secret. These highly imaginative works of fantasy are bound by a preoccupation with the machinations of power and a distinct visual sensibility. In a radical reworking of the H.G. Wells classic, War of the Worlds: Next Century, tells the story of Iron Idem (Roman Wilhelmi), a television host, who finds himself contending with a Martian invasion, whose takeover involves collaborating with the state and manipulating the populace through a media apparatus made up entirely of fake news... Meanwhile, in O-Bi, O-Ba: The End of Civilization, the survivors of a claustrophobic, subterranean world in ruins are pacified by Soft (Jerzy Stuhr), who engineers a mass collective dream of escape through means of a mythical vessel, The Ark... Finally, in the darkly comic Ga-Ga: Glory to the Heroes, Scope (Daniel Olbrychski) must be tried and convicted of a heinous crime for him to participate in a bloody, televised gladiator contest... Frequently butting heads with Polish authorities before and after the collapse of Communism, writer and director Piotr Szulkin remains a unique visual stylist whose parables of power transcend easy genre pigeonholing.100% Brand New and Factory SealedPacked with extra CARE with USPS Priority Mail service Discount/combined shipping if multiple items are ordered =)Photos in gallery is a sample of our actual in-stock itemsShips from Las Vegas, USALimited Edition Features:2K restorations of each film supervised by Piotr Szulkin, DoP Witold Sobocinski, and sound engineer Nikodem Wolk-Laniewski with additional restoration work by Radiance Films, presented on three discs, on Blu-ray for the first time in the UKUncompressed mono PCM audioNew and improved English subtitles for each film by Dobrotka WięckiewiczProgramme of complementary grotesque and absurdist short filmsNewly designed artwork based on artworks by celebrated artist Andrzej PagowskiLimited edition 80-page booklet featuring new writing by Michal Oleszczyk, Olga Drenda, Ela Bittencourt, Piotr Kletowski and Daniel BirdLimited Edition of 3000 copies, presented in a rigid box with full-height Scanavo cases for each film and removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markingsDisc 1 – War of the Worlds: Next Century:Samosiuk. The Independent Film Republic - a documentary on War of the Worlds cinematographer Zygmunt Samosiuk and his work, featuring interviews with Szulkin and Andrzej Wajda among others (Adam Lewandowski, 2012, 29 mins)PRL - Polish Post-Apocalyptic Fables - A video essay by Dobrotka Wieckiewicz on how science fiction, surrealism and the grotesque was used to explore themes of consumerism, reification and alienation by Piotr Szulkin and others during the Polish People's Republic (2023, 6 mins)Labyrinth (Jan Lenica, 1963, 15 mins)Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artworkDisc 2 – O-Bi, O-Ba: The End of Civilization:Audio commentary by Michael Brooke (2023)Retrofuturism - Interview featurette with production designer Andrzej Kowalczyk on creating the world of O-Bi, O-Ba (2023)Cages (Miroslaw Kijowicz, 1967, 8 mins)Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artworkDisc 3 – Ga-Ga: Glory to the Heroes:Audio commentary by Daniel Bird (2023)Sunday with Piotr Szulkin - An archival interview with Szulkin and writer Tadeusz Sobolewski in which the pair discuss the director’s films (2009, 22 mins)Banquet (Zofia Oraczewska, 1977, 8 mins)Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artworkTechnical Specs:Year: 1981/1985/1986Region Code: ABCAudio: MonoPicture: 1.78:1/166:1Runtime: 97/89/84Language: PolishSubtitles: EnglishLooking for more movies like this? Visit our storefront! ;) - The Goodie Emporium Return policy: If New/Factory Sealed items have been opened, returns will not be accepted.

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