Arbelos / Cinelicious Pics

[karmajuice]

Looks like y'all beat me to the punch, but here's the relevant link, at least. Ester Krumbachová's Murdering the Devil.

Excited for this one - there's no mention of a physical release but hopefully that's forthcoming. I like that their Eastern European repertoire has expanded beyond Hungary. Between Arbelos, Deaf Crocodile, and Second Run, we're living in a golden age of Eastern European releases. It's great to finally see these films get the attention they deserve, and there are still so many more that merit revival.

[TechnicolorAcid]

I’m just praying someone releases Vaclav Vorlicek’s “Who Wants to Kill Jessie?” or his less well known masterpiece “How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer”.

[MichaelB]

Arbelos is also distributing the restorations for Esther Krumbakowa's Murdering the Devil and Marva Nabili's The Sealed Soul.

I reviewed the Ester Krumbachová film (positively) in the October Sight & Sound as part of an overview of the latest offerings from the Klassiki streaming service. I assume they were using the same restoration as it looked sensationally good - as did Jaromil Jireš' The Joke, which I'd only previously seen on SD video courtesy of a BBC2 screening and a Godawful Facets DVD.

[thirtyframesasecond]

Arbelos is also distributing the restorations for Esther Krumbakowa's Murdering the Devil and Marva Nabili's The Sealed Soul.

I reviewed the Ester Krumbachová film (positively) in the October Sight & Sound as part of an overview of the latest offerings from the Klassiki streaming service. I assume they were using the same restoration as it looked sensationally good - as did Jaromil Jireš' The Joke, which I'd only previously seen on SD video courtesy of a BBC2 screening and a Godawful Facets DVD.

Yes, the version Klassiki has was super-crisp. It's a fantastic film.

[criterionsnob]

March 11: The Bloody Lady and Other Works by Viktor Kubal (Blu-ray)

Includes a second restored feature, Jurko the Highwayman (1976), and 21 short films.

[Calvin]

Arbelos have retweeted TIFF's announcement of the 4K restoration of Almereyda's Nadja, so I guess it's coming from them

[criterionsnob]

Nadia seems to be a collab between Arbelos and Grasshopper.

[FrauBlucher]

Arbelos have retweeted TIFF's announcement of the 4K restoration of Almereyda's Nadja, so I guess it's coming from them

Trailer

[Matt]

The Grasshopper Films website has show dates for the film

[Matt]

New restorations of Viktor Kubal's The Bloody Lady and Jurko the Highwayman have been added to the site.

I recently bought the Czech box set of these films on Blu-ray and was a bit let down by them, but I'm happy at the thought of them being easier to see here in the States. The Bloody Lady is worth checking out for anyone interested in feminist folk-horror.

Nearly two years later... I'm wondering if you want to expand on why you found them disappointing. I just ordered the Arbelos disc not having any exposure to these films other than the excerpt from The Bloody Lady on their website.