"For anyone serious about personal documentary, Japanese independent cinema, or the ethics of nonfiction filmmaking, this disc is indispensable - raw, unflinching, and long overdue."
@dvdbeaver.bsky.social rave on Kazuo Hara's uncompromising EXTREME PRIVATE EROS
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EXTREME PRIVATE EROS: LOVE SONG 1974 - still
EXTREME PRIVATE EROS: LOVE SONG 1974 - still 2
"A staggering and deeply human collision between the filmmaker and his subject that transforms a messy breakup into a radical manifesto of personal liberation [...] a work of profound, uncomfortable beauty" EXTREME PRIVATE EROS reviewed at Cinemas Online
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The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz (Ensayo de un crimen) - Second Run Blu-ray
NEW RELEASE! On Blu-ray May 25... Luis Buñuel's THE CRIMINAL LIFE OF ARCHIBALDO DE LA CRUZ. A neglected gem from one of cinema’s greatest artists, newly restored. Pre-order: tinyurl.com/3fj77hdp Amazon UK tinyurl.com/nmu4scmw @rarewaves.bsky.social @diabolikdvd.bsky.social tinyurl.com/3edasbra
"Arguably the most super of the superprodukcja [...] rousing action, memorable characters and spectacular visuals, all of which it excels at."
Graham Williamson reviews Aleksander Ford's epic KNIGHTS OF THE TEUTONIC ORDER @thegeekshow.bsky.social
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EXTREME PRIVATE EROS: LOVE SONG 1974 - Blu-ray
THE EMPEROR'S NAKED ARMY MARCHES ON - Blu-ray
"An authentic radical of documentary cinema. Both of these amazing, if painful, films ask deep questions about sexual identity, the family, individual freedoms, guilt, responsibility..." LondonGrip on Hara's EXTREME PRIVATE EROS and EMPEROR'S NAKED ARMY londongrip.co.uk/2026/04/extr...
"An extraordinary and ambitious melding of reality, memory and fantasy... Bravo once again to Second Run for this release... Highly recommended" An excellent, and very personal, appreciation of Kachyňa's remarkable LONG LIVE THE REPUBLIC! @cineoutsider.bsky.social
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EXTREME PRIVATE EROS: LOVE SONG 1974 Blu-rays just out of the box!
Hold onto your hats - this just arrived!!
Kazuo Hara's explosive EXTREME PRIVATE EROS: LOVE SONG 1974. Out 20 April. Pre-order at our webstore:
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"The result is closer to a Czech Fellini, an audacious jumble of dreams and memories with a killer punch underneath the whimsy."
Graham Williamson @thegeekshow.bsky.social on Kachyňa's remarkable LONG LIVE THE REPUBLIC!
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RIO FOREVER! April - Sept '26 @riocinema.bsky.social
- UK’s longest-running cinema. Community-run, living part of Hackney’s cultural & social history. Help maintain this beautiful, historic building + ensure it remains an inclusive, vibrant space for years to come riocinema.org.uk/Rio.dll/What...
"A beautiful and visually distinctive film... a clear-eyed and markedly unidealised perspective on the murky moralities of war [...] deliberately blurs the lines between reality, memory, and fantasy"
LONG LIVE THE REPUBLIC! reviewed @eyeforfilm.bsky.social
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Looking forward to our release of Kazuo Hara's explosive EXTREME PRIVATE EROS: LOVE SONG 1974?
Here's a 2021 @sensesofcinema.bsky.social interview with Hara by Łukasz Mańkowski
www.sensesofcinema.com/2021/intervi...
"A sweeping, dreamlike war film told through the fractured imagination of a child LONG LIVE THE REPUBLIC! ... a haunting mosaic of memory, cruelty, and fleeting moments of wonder. [...] Seen today, the film remains astonishingly fresh"
Cinemas Online
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"Sometimes magical and amusing, at others heartbreaking and devastating, it’s another masterpiece from Karel Kachyňa.[...] Second Run have, once again, handpicked an absolute gem that I can’t recommend highly enough"
Blueprint Review on LONG LIVE THE REPUBLIC!
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"Exuberant and lyrical, cruel and packed with extraordinary dreamlike images. The film feels like a lost classic that is every bit as impressive as early Tarkovsky or Paradjanov" A rave review of Kachyňa's sublime LONG LIVE THE REPUBLIC! at Close-Up Film close-upfilm.co.uk/long-live-th...
From Karel Kachyňa, director of Coach to Vienna and The Ear, his lyrical, landmark film LONG LIVE THE REPUBLIC! is OUT TODAY on Blu-ray! Order at our webstore: tinyurl.com/vtd6tm7u Amazon UK tinyurl.com/4kur4293
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Selected Second Run Blu-rays in @rarewaves.bsky.social
'Collector's Editions: 2 for £16' sale: ON NOW!!
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“One of the best documentaries [I've seen]... essential.”
Award-winning American actor, director and comedian Bill Hader on discovering Kazuo Hara's extraordinary THE EMPEROR'S NAKED ARMY MARCHES ON - and available on Blu-ray and DVD from Second Run!
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"A pivotal early work in the Czechoslovak New Wave [...]
A commendable and essential release for this undervalued gem ... Absolutely recommended" @dvdbeaver.bsky.social review Kachyňa's astounding LONG LIVE THE REPUBLIC!
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Oldřich Lipský's HAPPY END orginal Czech poster design
Oldřich Lipský's HAPPY END - Blu-ray edition
Reversible men and Lipský’s HAPPY END
An article by artist and designer John Coulthart on vintage sci-fi book art and Oldřich Lipský's unique Czech comedy HAPPY END
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Kazuo Hara's EXTREME PRIVATE EROS: LOVE SONG 1974 Blu-ray
NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENT!! Kazuo Hara's legendary EXTREME PRIVATE EROS: LOVE SONG 1974 on Blu-ray 20 April.
From the director of The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On, this intensely personal film explodes the boundaries of documentary filmmaking. tinyurl.com/3bunajby
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LONG LIVE THE REPUBLIC newly arrived Blu-rays!
More LONG LIVE THE REPUBLIC newly arrived Blu-rays!
LONG LIVE THE REPUBLIC discs have arrived! From the director of Coach to Vienna and The Ear, this lyrical, landmark film on region-free Blu-ray 16 Mar. Pre-order: tinyurl.com/vtd6tm7u Amazon UK tinyurl.com/4kur4293
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ISTVAN SZABO Box Set
Still from MEPHISTO (1981) - Klaus Maria Brandauer as actor Hendrik Höfgen, Rolf Hoppe as the Nazi Minister-General
"One of the great achievements of post-war European cinema...reminding us that the forces that shaped the 20th century did not rely solely on brutality, but on ambition, vanity and fear. These films are not only important.They are necessary" Cinemas Online
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"A monumental fusion of romance, war, and national memory...
captures the sweep of history while remaining attentive to individual longing... evidence that cinema can preserve memory, shape identity, and thrill the senses all at once" Cinemas Online on KNIGHTS cinemas-online.co.uk/reviews/699d...
"For fans of grand historical cinema, it offers a powerful vision of heroism and resistance that has aged remarkably well... the audio-visual improvements are substantial [...]
this region-free release is a welcome and definitive edition"
@dvdbeaver.bsky.social on our KNIGHTS OF THE TEUTONIC ORDER
OUT TODAY! KNIGHTS OF THE TEUTONIC ORDER (Krzyżacy) on Blu-ray!! Aleksander Ford's legendary feature, KNIGHTS OF THE TEUTONIC ORDER is to this day one of the most successful and popular Polish films ever, was selected by Martin Scorsese as one of the best films in the history of Polish cinema.
"Truly superb filmmaking and an epic vision of a period piece brought to life."
Robert Beksinski's review of KNIGHTS OF THE TEUTONIC ORDER at Letterboxd - out on Blu-ray Monday 23 Feb!
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"These new 4K restorations... are so beautifully done they shimmer. [...] It’s a fine package and ideal for the Szabó fan or for anyone wanting to learn more about the national cinema of a country that was still struggling away under Soviet domination"
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"It’s no stuffy history lesson but a rousing adventure that will keep you hooked throughout its near-three-hour running time. [...] grand entertainment of the highest order." Our new Blu-ray edition of Ford's KNIGHTS OF THE TEUTONIC ORDER at Blueprint Review
blueprintreview.co.uk/2026/02/knig...
To get you in the mood for our forthcoming release of Aleksander Ford's monumental KNIGHTS OF THE TEUTONIC ORDER (on Blu-ray 23 Feb), this excellent YouTube piece provides all you need to know about the film, it's historical context and literary origins.
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Physical copies of the Blu-ray KNIGHTS OF THE TEUTONIC ORDER from Second Run
Physical copies of the Blu-ray KNIGHTS OF THE TEUTONIC ORDER from Second Run
Riding in to the weekend... KNIGHTS OF THE TEUTONIC ORDER Blu-rays have arrived!! Aleksander Ford's legendary feature, to this day one of the most successful and popular Polish films ever, was selected by Martin Scorsese as one of the best films in the history of Polish cinema. tinyurl.com/fns9sscb