Journey to the Beginning of Time 1955 Blu-Ray Karel Zeman

Journey to the Beginning of Time 1955 Blu-Ray Karel Zeman:

Presented from a glorious new 4K restoration, Second Run are delighted to follow their hugely popular releases of The Fabulous Baron Munchausen and Invention for Destruction by the visionary Czech animator and filmmaker Karel Zeman, with his groundbreaking work of fantasy Journey to the Beginning of Time.

A joyous adventure that celebrates science and nature, Journey to the Beginning of Time sends four schoolboys on an epic and perilous voyage through prehistory encountering mammoths, monsters and dinosaurs along the way. Using a variety of innovative techniques (cell animation, stop-motion, puppetry and animatronics) Zeman evokes worlds of wonder and discovery to produce his most beguiling work.

Described as the Czech Méliès , Zeman has been a profound influence on generations of film artists from Jan vankmajer to Tim Burton, the Quay Brothers to Terry Gilliam and Wes Anderson. His innovations in the use of live-action and animation mark him as one of the great masters of 20th Century fantasy cinema, alongside his more celebrated Western counterparts Willis O Brien, George Pal and Ray Harryhausen.

An opportunity to succumb to the unique enchantment of Zeman s purity of spirit, his boundless imagination and artistic vision Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• BRAND NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM
• The alternative English-dubbed version: a feature-length reconstruction of the US release cut with different opening and end sequences
• A new filmed appreciation by John Stevenson, director of Kung-Fu Panda and Sherlock Gnomes
• The Making of Journey to the Beginning of Time
• Restoring the World of Fantasy featurette
• Image gallery
• Trailers
• Booklet featuring new writing on the film by film historian Michael Brooke
• REGION-FREE Blu-ray