{"product_id":"krakatit-standard-edition-comp","title":"KRAKATIT - (STANDARD EDITION)","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e4K UHD + Blu-ray Combo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKRAKATIT\u003c\/strong\u003e, 1948, N.F.A., 101 min.  “Long wandering,” a voice whispers in the brain of a man staggering along a misty riverbank, the night as fog-shrouded as his shattered mind.  Czech director Otakar Vávra’s astonishing KRAKATIT is a literal fever dream of a movie that mixes 1940s Film Noir, paranoid thriller and speculative atomic-bomb Sci-Fi in the story of a chemist named Prokop who hallucinates fragments of how he's invented a proto-nuclear weapon -- and the mystery of what's happened to the formula for it.  The film has overtones of Rudolph Maté's classic Noir D.O.A. (seriously-ill man racing against the clock), 1940s Orson Welles films like THE STRANGER and THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI (stunning deep-focus B\u0026amp;W photography, atmosphere of surreal paranoia), and Hitchcock's SPELLBOUND (distorted dream sequences).  Karel Höger delivers an unforgettable performance in the lead, grasping at his own memories like a walking ghost.  Based on a 1924 novel by famed sci-fi author Karel Čapek (who invented the word “robot” in his play R.U.R.), the film’s unique structure of memories within memories within flashbacks are like Russian nesting dolls -- all shot by DOP Václav Hanuš in some of the most remarkable B\u0026amp;W images since NIGHT OF THE HUNTER.  Long wandering, indeed.  Deaf Crocodile is thrilled to present the first-ever 4K UHD + Blu-ray release for this overlooked classic of Czech cinema and World Noir, beautifully restored in 4K by the Národní filmový archiv (NFA) in Prague and co-presented with the Comeback Company.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mcePastedContent\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecial Features\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew video interview on the film’s restoration with archivist Tereza Frodlová of the Národní \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efilmový archiv, Prague.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew commentary by film historian Peter Hames and Czech film expert Irena Kovarova of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eComeback Company\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew visual essay by film historian Clayton Dillard.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew artwork by Beth Morris\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"last-child\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 56.25% 0 0 0; position: relative;\"\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1147893260?title=0\u0026amp;byline=0\u0026amp;portrait=0\u0026amp;badge=0\u0026amp;autopause=0\u0026amp;player_id=0\u0026amp;app_id=58479\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" title=\"SIRIUS (1942) RESTORATION TRAILER\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Deaf Crocodile Retail","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53081634111782,"sku":"DC-050","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0944\/1647\/0310\/files\/KWrap.png?v=1770065452","url":"https:\/\/deafcrocodile.com\/products\/krakatit-standard-edition-comp","provider":"Deaf Crocodile Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}