The Valley Of The Bees

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

• A 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) and Karlovy Vary Promenades (Karlovarske promenady)
• 24-page booklet with writing on the film by author Peter Hames.
• New and improved English subtitle translation.
• World premiere release on Blu-ray.

Actors: Petr Cepek, Jan Kacer, Jan Kacer, Petr Cepek, Vera Galatikova

Audio Languages: Czech

Duration: 101 minutes

Number of Discs: 1

Subtitle Languages: English

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