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Three Fantastic Journeys by Karel
Zeman
A one-of-a-kind silver-screen illusionist,
Czechoslovak filmmaker Karel Zeman devoted
his career to transporting viewers to
realms beyond their wildest imagining. The
deft, breathtaking combinations of live-
action and animation techniques that he
pioneered in the postwar years earned him
comparisons to legends such as Georges
Méliès, and an array of followers that
includes Jan Švankmajer, Terry Gilliam,
and Wes Anderson. Presented here are three
of Zeman\'s most enchanting fantasies—a
boys\' adventure into the mists of
prehistory, a Jules Verne–derived flight
of fancy, and an exotic eighteenth-century
tall tale—all of them treasure chests of
wondrous sights, tactile textures, and
headlong yarn-spinning that helped put
Czechoslovak cinema on the international
map.
Journey to the Beginning of Time (1955)
Synopsis: A beguiling mix of natural
history and science fiction, this early
feature by Karel Zeman follows four
schoolboys on an awe-inspiring expedition
back through time, where they behold
landscapes and creatures that have long
since vanished from the earth. Hewing
closely to the scientific knowledge of its
era, Journey to the Beginning of Time
brings its prehistoric beasts alive
through a number of innovative techniques—
including stop-motion, puppetry, and life-
size models—creating an atmosphere of pure
wonderment.
Invention for Destruction (1958)
Synopsis: This eye-popping escapade
revolves around a scientist and his
doomsday machine—and the pirates who will
stop at nothing to gain possession of it.
Freely adapting the fiction of Jules
Verne, and inspired by Victorian line
engravings, Karel Zeman surrounds his
actors with animated scenery of
breathtaking intricacy and complexity,
constructing an impossibly vivid proto-
steampunk world. Released abroad at the
turn of the 1960s, Invention for
Destruction went on to become one of the
most internationally successful
Czechoslovak films of all time.
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen (1962)
Synopsis: In The Fabulous Baron
Munchausen, Karel Zeman conjures the
adventures of the legendary, boastful
baron, whose whirlwind exploits take him
from the moon to eighteenth-century Turkey
to the belly of a whale and beyond. A
kaleidoscopic marvel that blends live
action with techniques including stop-
motion, cutout collage, puppetry, painted
backdrops, and antique tinting, Zeman\'s
film is an exhilarating visual delight and
a warmhearted whirl through a bygone age
too entrancing to have existed.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
NEW 4K RESTORATIONS OF ALL THREE FILMS,
with uncompressed monaural soundtracks
New programs with animation filmmaker John
Stevenson and special-effects artists Phil
Tippett and Jim Aupperle discussing
director Karel Zeman and his complex
visual trickery
Four early short films by Zeman:
A
Christmas Dream (1946)
A Horseshoe for
Luck (1946)
Inspiration (1949)
King
Lavra (1950)
Film Adventurer: Karel Zeman, a 2015
documentary about the director, featuring
filmmakers Tim Burton and Terry Gilliam,
illustrator Ludmila Zeman, and others
Short documentaries by the Karel Zeman
Museum profiling the director and
detailing the production and effects of
all three films
U.S.-release version of Journey to the
Beginning of Time from 1960
Alternate English-dubbed soundtrack for
Invention for Destruction, and the opening
sequence of the 1961 U.S.-release
version
Restoration demonstrations and an
interview with restoration supervisor
James Mockoski
Trailers
New English subtitle translations
PLUS: An essay by film critic Michael
Atkinson, along with limited-edition
deluxe Blu-ray packaging featuring pop-up
art