Oldřich Lipský's one-of-a-kind Czech black comedy employs an ingenious twist - telling the life story of a philanderer and condemned murderer entirely in reverse: from his 'birth' at the guillotine, to his departure as an infant. Starring the great Vladimír Menšík in a rare leading role, the film is wildly inventive and disarmingly hilarious.
The reverse chronology, with events playing out completely backwards, upends the narrative flow to become a playful, surreal, Dadaist experience unlike anything else in contemporary cinema.
Now beautifully restored in 4K,Happy Endmakes its world premiere on Blu-ray.
BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS •Happy End(Šťastný konec, 1967) presented from a new 4K restoration by the Czech National Film Archive. • A Projection Booth audio commentary with Mike White, Kat Ellinger and Ben Buckingham. •Cerise Howard on ‘Happy End’: a new video essay by the film critic and Program Director of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival • Booklet featuring a new essay by Jonathan Owen. • New and improved English subtitle translation. • World premiere release on Blu-ray. • Region free Blu-ray (A/B/C)
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