‘Son Of The White Mare’ coming to Blu-ray

❉ Eureka Entertainment to release Marcell Jankovics’ underground animated masterpiece on Blu-ray for the first time ever in the UK.

Traversing an otherworldly canvas, Son of the White Mare [Fehérlófia] follows mythic folk heroes Treeshaker, Stonecrumbler, and Irontemperer as they descend into the perilous Underworld on an epic quest to battle the forces of ancient evil and save the cosmos…

Legendary Hungarian animator Marcell Jankovics created a definitive masterpiece of world cinema with this psychedelic adaptation of the Hungarian folk tale, regarded by many as the greatest psychedelic animated movie ever made.

An astonishing fantasy epic, this kaleidoscopic medley of ground-breaking animation styles comes to home video for the first time ever in the UK as a part of The Masters of Cinema Series, presented from a director approved 4K restoration.

Son Of The White Mare screengrab © Eureka Entertainment. All rights reserved

Presented from a 2019 4K restoration supervised and approved by director Marcell Jankovics, this release also includes Jankovics’ debut feature–and the first ever Hungarian animated feature film–Johnny Corncob [János Vitéz] (1973), as well as a selection of his short films.

Available from 14 November 2022, the first print-run of 2000 copies will feature a Limited-Edition O-card Slipcase.

Son Of The White Mare packshot © Eureka Entertainment. All rights reserved

SPECIAL EDITION BLU-RAY FEATURES*

❉ 1080p presentation on Blu-ray from a director approved 4K digital restoration
Johnny Corncob (János Vitéz) – Jankovics’ first animated feature, and the first ever Hungarian animated feature film, is also presented here in 1080p from a director-approved 4K digital restoration
Sisyphus – short film
The Struggle (Küzdők) – short film
Dreams on Wings – short film created as a commercial for Air India
❉ Optional English Subtitles
Brighter Colors – extensive interview with Marcell Jankovics from the Hungarian National Film Archive, filmed in 2020
❉ Making of János Vitéz – archival featurette from 1973
❉ The Director Talks – featurette with Jankovics produced by the Hungarian National Film Archive
Limited Edition O-Card slipcase (The first print-run of 2000 copies ONLY)
❉ PLUS: Collector’s Booklet featuring a new essay by film writer Rich Johnson

*All extras subject to change

‘Son Of The White Mare’ (Fehérlófia) (Masters of Cinema) Special Edition Blu-Ray available to order from Eureka Store. Released14 November 2022, RRP £22.99. 


❉ News source: Eureka Entertainment.

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