Country: U.S.A.
Label: Deaf Crocodile
SKU: 850066568880
Region A
Limited Slipcover Edition (1250 copies)
Video: restored in 4K by the Národni filmový archiv, Prague
Language: Czech
Subtitles: English
Running time: 100 minutes
Also included: Four rare short films, 1) “My Darling Clementine” – 1959, 6 min. Jiří Brdečka’s Folk Art style animated short set to a Czech version of the famed song. 2) “Song of the Prairie” – 1949, NFA, 19 min. Jiří Trnka’s stop-motion homage to John Ford’s STAGECOACH, adapted from a Jiří Brdečka novel., 3) "The Face -- 1973, 3 min. Dir. Jiří Brdečka. Pre-Bill Plympton, this minimalist short shows a man’s face changing as he passes through life. 4) "Reason and Emotion" -- 1962, 15 min. Dir. Jiří Brdečka. This mid-century animated short follows a man with a trumpet who tries to modify the world around him.
48-page booklet featuring: New essay by film historian Jonathan Owen; new essay by film critic Walter Chaw; New commentary by film critic and screenwriter Tereza Brdečková and Czech film expert Irena Kovarova of Comeback Company; New visual essay “Soda Pop Joe: The Gospel of the Brand” (2026, 13 min.) by experimental filmmaker and film scholar Stephen Broomer
Available: October 31, 2026
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