{"product_id":"the-pied-piper-jiri-barta-shorts-deluxe-limited-edition-copy","title":"The Pied Piper + Jiří Barta Shorts  (Deluxe Limited Edition) USED","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"preFade fadeIn\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-details-module__title ec-header-h6\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"gmail_default\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"gmail_default\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"gmail_default\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE PIED PIPER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(KRYSAŘ), 1986, Czechoslovakia, 53 min.  Director Jiří Barta’s stop-motion animated masterpiece, based on The Pied Piper of Hamelin, is set in a dark and twisted medieval village of narrow streets and weird Gothic arches, half-CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI and half-Jan van Eyck.  The money-obsessed citizens, carved out of wood blocks and speaking in an onomatopoeic babble, are like George Grosz caricatures, literally spouting coins from their mouths instead of words.  The rats are far more organic and sympathetic, made of real fur and whiskers, constantly tunneling and burrowing under the towering arches and cobblestone streets above.  Fans of fellow Czech animation legend Jan Švankmajer and the Brothers Quay will adore Barta’s eerie, Expressionist gem, recently restored by Deaf Crocodile for its first-ever U.S. Blu-ray release, in association with Krátký Film Praha and Comeback Company.  This new Deluxe 2-Disc Edition features seven beautifully restored Barta short films, two director interviews, an all-new visual essay and more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Barta’s mastery of all aspects of filmmaking are evident: staging, production design, lighting, animation, editing, sound and music combine into dark worlds of repression and revolt with ironic conclusions.” – Phil Tippett (MAD GOD).  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecial Features\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan class=\"gmail_default\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eDisc One\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;\"\u003eTHE PIED PIPER feature, restored by Craig Rogers for Deaf Crocodile\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;\"\u003eJiří Barta’s short film\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"gmail_default\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eTHE VANISHED WORLD OF GLOVES, a marvelous tour through cinema history told through animated gloves (1982, 16 min.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;\"\u003eCHRONICLE OF THE PIED PIPER, a behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of Barta’s masterpiece (1985, 13 min., dir. Miroslava Humplíková) – in Czech with English subtitles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;\"\u003eVideo interview with director Jiří Barta, moderated by Dennis Bartok of Deaf Crocodile\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;\"\u003eAudio commentary by Czech film expert Irena Kovarova of Comeback Company and film critic \u0026amp; historian Peter Hames\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"gmail_default\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cu\u003eDisc Two\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSix Barta short films, newly restored by Deaf Crocodile:\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRIDDLES FOR A CANDY (1978, 8 min.)  In Barta’s debut short, a fantastical anteater-shaped creature must solve complicated riddles posed by a magical book\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDISC JOCKEY (1980, 10 min.).  Everyday life is a world of discs:  plates, ashtrays, buttons, a copy of “Abbey Road,” in Barta’s satire of empty modern life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTHE DESIGN (1981, 6 min.).  An apartment block comes to life on a drafting board, in Barta’s critique of state-socialist housing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA BALLAD ABOUT GREEN WOOD (1983, 11 min.)  A miniature masterpiece about the occult mysteries of earth, sky, stone, wood and snow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTHE LAST THEFT (1987, 21 min.)  Barta’s spectral ghost story follows a thief who breaks into an apparently-abandoned mansion to loot it of its treasures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTHE CLUB OF THE LAID OFF (1989, 25 min.)  Barta’s disturbing stop-motion gem is set in a decrepit apartment where wooden mannequins mimic their almost-human \"lives\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew video interview with director Jiří Barta about his short films, moderated by Dennis Bartok\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew visual essay narrated by Czech film expert Irena Kovarova of Comeback Company, film critic \u0026amp; historian Peter Hames and edited by Ryan Verrill of Someone’s Favorite Productions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew artwork by Beth Morris\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlu-ray authoring by David Mackenzie of Fidelity In Motion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eLimited Deluxe Edition Bonus Content\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan id=\"m_-7223174565496518251m_-531337307862662933m_8026612558286307803m_5579441373997519316gmail-docs-internal-guid-869acc92-7fff-59ee-dbeb-2fcc83d1d098\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;\"\u003eSlipcase featuring new artwork by Brian Level\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;\"\u003e60-page illustrated book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;\"\u003eNew essay by film historian Jonathan Owen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;\"\u003eNew essay by film critic and author Walter Chaw\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;\"\u003eEssay on THE PIED PIPER by Czech film expert Irena Kovarova\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;\"\u003eLimited Edition of only 2000 units\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"gmail_default\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan id=\"m_-8690619003666009971m_8026612558286307803m_5579441373997519316gmail-docs-internal-guid-869acc92-7fff-59ee-dbeb-2fcc83d1d098\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Orbit DVD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45360704585772,"sku":"850066568354U","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0359\/2201\/8348\/files\/the-pied-piper-jiri-barta-shorts-deluxe-limited-edition-used-used-blu-ray-850066568354u-6420815.jpg?v=1775862620","url":"https:\/\/www.orbitdvd.com\/products\/the-pied-piper-jiri-barta-shorts-deluxe-limited-edition-copy","provider":"Orbit DVD","version":"1.0","type":"link"}