Diamonds of the Night Blu-ray

'Diamonds of the Night' Director: Jan Němec (1964) Second Run Blu-ray | 4K restoration | Region Free |  Staff Pick  | Czech w/ English subtitles

A landmark film of the Czech New Wave. An intense thriller chronicling the tense and desperate journey of two teenage boys who escape a train bound for a Nazi concentration camp.

With its virtuoso cinematography, inspired editing and brilliantly utilised soundtrack,
its theme theme of man's perpetual struggle to preserve human dignity in the face of unimaginable horrors remains fearsomely relevant today.

Special features include:
- Audio commentary by film historian Michael Brooke
- A Loaf of Bread (1960, 11 mins), Jan Němec's debut short film based on the story by Arnošt Lustig
- Film appreciation by Peter Hames
- New interview with Eva Lustigová, daughter of author Arnošt Lustig
- Booklet featuring Michael Brooke's essay on the film