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Zoltan Huszarik Szindbad Csontvary 5 Short Films Blu-ray collects the complete cinematic works of one of Hungary’s most distinctive and visually poetic filmmakers. Featuring two celebrated features and a selection of rare short films, this set presents Huszárik’s singular artistic vision in stunning restorations.
Blending sensual imagery, memory, and surrealism, Szindbád stands as a lush meditation on love and time, while Csontváry offers a deeply expressive portrait of artistic obsession and madness. Complemented by five short films spanning over a decade, this collection showcases Huszárik’s unique ability to merge visual experimentation with emotional depth.
A vital and long-overdue release, this box set highlights a filmmaker whose limited output remains profoundly influential in world cinema.
directed by: Zoltán Huszárik
1971 / 1979 / 1963–1976 / Hungarian
Zoltan Huszarik: Szindbad/Csontvary/5 short films (Import) [Region Free Blu-ray]
BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES
• Szindbád and Csontváry presented from new 4K restorations by the National Film Institute Hungary - Film Archive.
• Elégia, Capriccio, Homage to Old Women and A Piacere short films presented from 4K scans by the National Film Institute Hungary - Film Archive.
• Groteszk presented from an SD transfer by the National Film Institute Hungary - Film Archive.
• Szindbád: An appreciation: Filmmaker Peter Strickland on Huszárik's sumptuous vision.
• Who is Zoltán Huszárik?: Exploring the life and work of the great artist.
• The World of Krúdy and Huszárik: A discussion of writer Gyula Krúdy’s Szindbád novels and Huszárik's film adaptation.
• Huszárik and contemporary music: An interview with composer Zoltán Jeney.
• Inside the Popular Science Film Studio: Archival newsreel on the special photographic techniques employed in Szindbád.
• Making ‘Csontváry’: Archival behind-the-scenes newsreel footage, including a rare on-set interview with Huszárik.
• Booklets with writing on the films by producer and Hungarian cinema specialist Michael Brooke.
• New and improved English subtitles.
• World premieres on Blu-ray.
• Region-free Blu-rays (A/B/C).