The Valley of the Bees (UK Import)

Set in 13th-century Europe, Frantisek Vlacil's visionary medieval epic chronicles the tale of a young boy forced to join the Order of the Teutonic Knights. Years later he abandons the Crusaders, only to be pursued by a fanatical comrade and pay a terrible price for his rejection of the Holy Order. With dazzling monochrome cinematography and vivid recreation of the period, The Valley of the Bees is a raw and haunting moral fable about the conflict between human nature and dogmatism – and just as powerful and engrossing a film as his more famous work, Marketa Lazarová.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• NEW Projection Booth commentary with Mike White and Robert Bellissimo
• Frantisek Vlacil's acclaimed 1972 short documentary films, photographed by Frantisek Uldrich, with music by Zdenek Liska:
• The City in White (Mesto v bilem)
• Karlovy Vary Promenades (Karlovarske promenady)
• 24-page booklet with writing on the film by author Peter Hames
• New and improved English subtitle translation.