'Happy End' Director: Oldřich Lipský (1967) Second Run Blu-ray | 4K restoration | Region Free | Staff Pick | Czech w/ English subtitles
Oldřich Lipský's one-of-a-kind, sepia tone, silent-era style 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.
Special features include:
- Projection Booth audio commentary with Mike White, Kat Ellinger and Ben Buckingham
- 20-page booklet featuring new essay by writer, researcher and commentator Jonathan Owen
- Video essay by film critic Cerise Howard
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