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Long Live the Republic!
(Ať žije republika)
A film by Karel Kachyňa
Czechoslovakia, 1965

Blu-ray Limited Edition

“This lovely, epic film” Mark Cousins,
A Story of Children and Film

From Karel Kachyňa, director of The Ear and Coach to Vienna, this lyrical, landmark film views the end of WWII through the eyes of 12-year-old Oldřich.

Powerful and expressive, Kachyňa’s film evokes a child’s-eye-view of the murky moralities of war, and established his reputation as one of Czechoslovak cinema's most formidable talents.

This region-free Blu-ray edition presents the film from a HD transfer, and includes a rare achival interview with Kachyňa, an early short film by fellow Czech New Wave filmmmaker Jan Němec, and a booklet with new writing by Peter Hames.

Release Date: March 2026

Wendy and Lucy
A film by Kelly Reichardt
USA, 2008

Blu-ray Special Edition

“As damning as any Ken Loach film, it preaches in a whisper, not a shout... Evanescent and intangible, it dissolves into the air, leaving something tragic and mysterious behind” L A Times

Kelly Reichardt's quietly devastating film marked her first collaboration with actor Michelle Williams, and is a moving meditation on resilience, reflecting the precarious lives that society often chooses to ignore, and the love that sustains them.

This region-free Blu-ray edition presents the film from a 2K transfer, a discussion about the film with Andrea Luka Zimmerman and So Mayer, plus a booklet featuring a new essay by Elena Gorfinkel.

Release Date: October 2025

Knights of the Teutonic Order (Krzyżacy)
A film by Aleksander Ford
Poland, 1960

Blu-ray Limited Edition

“Offers evidence of the extraordinary visual sensibility of its director, not to mention a sheer narrative power... genuinely spectacular” Sight and Sound

Selected by Martin Scorsese as one of the best films in Polish cinema history, Aleksander Ford’s legendary epic combines spectacular battle scenes with political intrigue and tender romance.

One of the most successful and popular Polish films ever, Knights of the Teutonic Order combines the spectacle of Hollywood productions against an intricate background of Shakesperean artfulness and personal, political and military conflict.

This region-free Blu-ray edition presents the film from a 2K restoration, and includes a new video essay by Michael Brooke on Polish epic films, archival materials, and a booklet with writing by film scholar Professor Anna Misiak.

Release Date: February 2026

István Szabó
Mephisto / Colonel Redl / Hanussen
Hungary, 1981-88

3-Disc Blu-ray Limited Edition Box Set

“Szabó emerged from the Hungarian New Wave of the 1960s with a series of deeply moral works” Senses of Cinema

Renowned Hungarian director István Szabó made hugely successful, Oscar-winning films across Europe and in Hollywood. This box set showcases the most creative and exuberant period of Szabó’s Hungarian cinema, a trio of exceptional films made in collaboration with actor Klaus Maria Brandauer, writer Péter Dobai and cinematographer Lajos Koltai. Each is an audacious, beautifully shot, and brilliantly executed tale of moral corruption.

This region-free 3-disc Blu-ray Box Set presents these three films from stunning new 4K restorations plus a wealth of extras including short films, interviews and individual booklets with writing by Hungarian cinema experts John Cunningham, Peter Hames and Catherine Portuges.

Release Date: December 2025

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