Dragon's Return Blu-ray
'Dragon's Return' Director: Eduard Grečner (1968) Second Run Blu-ray | 2K restoration | Region Free | Staff Pick | Slovak w/ English subtitles
At an unspecified time in the distant past, a reclusive potter known as 'Dragon' is cast out of his remote mountain home. Years later he returns, aiming to win back the trust of the villagers - but faces suspicion, guilt and simmering violence..
A key work from Slovak cinema's golden era, Grečner's film is a radical fusion of ancient folklore and experimental modernism. Shot in luminous monochrome and boasting an extraordinary score by Ilja Zeljenka (The Sun in a Net, The Miraculous Virgin), Dragon's Return is an atmospheric, elemental vision of a world lost in time.
Special features include:
- On Dragon's Return (2022): new and exclusive documentary on the film, featuring director Eduard Grečner
- Newly filmed introduction by Rastislav Steranka of the Slovak Film Institute
- Exclusive, archival filmed appreciation by Czech and Slovak cinema expert Peter Hames
- 20-page booklet featuring an essay on the film and an interview with Grečner by author Jonathan Owen
