Desire / All My Good Countrymen Blu-ray

Second Run present two films by Vojtech Jasny, one of Czechoslovak cinema's most renowned and influential film artists. Jasný is the spiritual father of the Czech New Wave Milos FormanDESIREJasny#39;s acclaimed and influential debut feature, Desire (Touha, 1958), poetically intertwines four stories of Czech rural life. A key film in the evolution of Czechoslovak cinema, Second Run present Desire for the first time anywhere on Blu-ray.1959 Cannes Film Festival / Winner: Special prize, Prix de la meilleure sélection After long years of deliberate stifling of form, Desire resurrected in Czech cinema the film poetry once upon a time introduced to it by Rovenský, Fric, Vancura, and Vávra ALL MY GOOD COUNTRYMENJasný#39;s autobiographical All My Good Countrymen (Vsichni dobrí rodáci, 1968) is one of the wonders of the Czech New Wave. Its deceptively simple narrative weaves a complex tapestry around the interwoven lives of a group of villagers immediately following the #39;socialization#39; of