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Diamonds of the Night AKA Démanty noci (Blu-ray) (1964)
The tense, brutal story of two Jewish boys who escape from a train transporting them from one concentration camp to another.Director: Jan Němec
Year of Copyright: 1964
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:Interview from 2009 with director Jan Nemec (26:10)
"A Loaf of Bread" Jan Nemec’s 1960 student thesis film, based on a short story by Arnošt Lustig (11:41)
"Arnošt Lustig Through the Eyes of Jan Nemec" 1993 short documentary (15:02)
Interview with film programmer Irena Kovarova (16:28)
"Five Influences on 'Diamonds'" video essay on the film’s stylistic influences by scholar James Quandt (21:41) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Czech LPCM 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a booklet featuring an essay by film critic Michael Atkinson.
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Extras:Interview from 2009 with director Jan Nemec (26:10)
"A Loaf of Bread" Jan Nemec’s 1960 student thesis film, based on a short story by Arnošt Lustig (11:41)
"Arnošt Lustig Through the Eyes of Jan Nemec" 1993 short documentary (15:02)
Interview with film programmer Irena Kovarova (16:28)
"Five Influences on 'Diamonds'" video essay on the film’s stylistic influences by scholar James Quandt (21:41) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Czech LPCM 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a booklet featuring an essay by film critic Michael Atkinson.
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Extras:Shrot Films:
- "A Loaf of Bread" (1960; 11:38)
- "Army Film Newsletter" (1962; 12:12)
- "The Memory of Our Day" (1962; 9:53)
- "Red Coffin" (1968; 2:40)
- "A Sound Film About FAMU" (1969; 26:06)
- "Hatred" (1960; 24:10)
- "Railway Workers" (1963; 14:06)
- "The 120-Hour Day That They Embarked On" (1965; 29:50)
Interview with writer Tereza Frodlová (6:16)
Theatrical Trailer (2:03) -
Subtitles:English and Czech HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.37:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Czech DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Extras are in Czech with optional Czech HoH and English subtitles.
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary by film historian Michael Brooke (2019)
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Extras:Short film "A Lot of Bread (Sousto)" by Jan Nemec (11:38)
Interview with Eva Lustigova, daughter of author Arnost Lustig (17:28)
An Appreciation by critic Peter Hames (21:13)
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Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Czech LPCM 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a booklet featuring an essay by film historian Michael Brooke.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (67:53)
- Blu-ray A Canada- Criterion Collection - No cuts (67:53)
- Blu-ray ALL Czech Republic- National Film Archive - No cuts (67:29)
- Blu-ray ALL United Kingdom- Second Run - No cuts (67:29)
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Comparison added by Eric_Cotenas on 15/01/19
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 17/02/22UPDATE LOG:
23/03/19: Added US, DVDBeaver.
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21/06/20: Added Czech.
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