"Director: Stefan Uher"

• The Miraculous Virgin | Blu Ray | (20/08/2018) from £21.09   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Presented from a brand new 2K restoration, the legendary The Miraculous Virgin is one of Slovak's cinema's most admired and controversial works. Adapted by The Sun in a Net director tefan Uher from the renowned 1944 novella by Dominik Tatarka, the film is an exquisite, surreal odyssey through the Slovak art scene of the 1960s. The mysterious Anabella (Knife in the Water's Jolanta Umecka) casts a spell over a group of young artists to become their muse, awakening desires and providing inspiration. Few works have embraced or expressed the notion of artistic fervour as wholeheartedly as The Miraculous Virgin. Second Run present tefan Uher s The Miraculous Virgin on region-free Blu-ray and DVD editions which also includes Uher's breathtaking 1959 short film Marked by Darkness (Pozna ení tmou), an all- new documentary about the film and its legacy produced by the Slovak Film Institute, and a rare vintage featurette 'Looking for Anabella' - a short archival documentary on the filmmaker's search for the titular lead - plus a booklet with a new essay on the film by Michal Michalovi . BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS: The Miraculous Virgin (Panna zázra nica, 1966) presented from a brand new 2K restoration of the film from original materials by the Slovak Film Institute. Marked by Darkness (Pozna ení tmou, 1959) - a short film by tefan Uher. The Story of 'The Miraculous Virgin': an all new documentary on the film, the talents behind it and its legacy, produced by the Slovak Film Institute. Looking for Annabella: an archival documentary on the filmmaker's search for the titular lead. Trailer Booklet featuring new writing on the film by Michal Michalovi . New and improved English subtitle translation. Region free Original soundtrack in 2.0 Dual Mono 24-bit LPCM audio World Premiere on Blu-ray

• The Sun in a Net (Slnko v sieti) | DVD | (12/08/2013) from £14.49   |  Saving you £-1.50 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Štefan Uher's exquisite groundbreaking feature is consistently ranked among the greatest films in the history of Czechoslovak cinema and is cited as the film that kick-started the whole 'Czechoslovak New Wave' movement. Bringing to the screen a number of hitherto unacceptable social and political themes The Sun in a Net is a complex interplay of sunlight and darkness sound and silence vision and blindness truth and lies. We are delighted to bring this masterpiece of East European cinema to UK audiences for the very first time. Special Features: New HD master Booklet essay by Peter Hames New filmed appreciation by filmmaker Peter Strickland

• The Miraculous Virgin | DVD | (20/08/2018) from £14.49   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Presented from a brand new 2K restoration, the legendary The Miraculous Virgin is one of Slovak's cinema's most admired and controversial works. Adapted by The Sun in a Net director tefan Uher from the renowned 1944 novella by Dominik Tatarka, the film is an exquisite, surreal odyssey through the Slovak art scene of the 1960s. The mysterious Anabella (Knife in the Water's Jolanta Umecka) casts a spell over a group of young artists to become their muse, awakening desires and providing inspiration. Few works have embraced or expressed the notion of artistic fervour as wholeheartedly as The Miraculous Virgin. Second Run present tefan Uher s The Miraculous Virgin on region-free Blu-ray and DVD editions which also includes Uher's breathtaking 1959 short film Marked by Darkness (Pozna ení tmou), an all- new documentary about the film and its legacy produced by the Slovak Film Institute, and a rare vintage featurette 'Looking for Anabella' - a short archival documentary on the filmmaker's search for the titular lead - plus a booklet with a new essay on the film by Michal Michalovi .