Cassandra Cat Blu-ray

'The Cassandra Cat' Director: Vojtěch Jasný (1963) Second Run Blu-ray | 4K restoration | Region Free |  Staff Pick  | Czech w/ English subtitles

Sumptuous, surreal satire, and one of the most lavish and uninhibited films of the entire Czechoslovak New Wave.

A travelling circus and its magical feline mascot arrive in a provincial Czech town, and expose the virtues, vices and desires of its unruly inhabitants.

Special features include:
- Projection Booth audio commentary with Mike White, Spencer Parsons and Chris Stachiw
- Badly Painted Hen (Špatně namalovaná slepice, 1963): the acclaimed animated short film by Jiří Brdečka, co-writer of The Cassandra Cat.
- Booklet featuring a new, expansive essay by author Cerise Howard