Pohádka o Honzíkovi a Mařence [Tale of John and Marie, The] ◾︎ Karel Zeman ◾︎ 1980

Broadway

Reviewed by dvdfreak

Last modified on Thursday 19th March 2020, 11:53:54 PM

Česká verze / Return to index

Label: Broadway (Japan)

Region: 2

RCE protection: No

Copyright protection system: None

Disc type: DVD5 (the data occupy 4.02 GB)

Playback time (hh:mm:ss.frames): 1:07:48.15

Video: NTSC

Aspect ratio: 1.32:1 non-anamorphic

Bitrate (min / avg / max): 1.49 / 6.51 / 8.70 Mbps

Audio:

Czech Dolby Digital 2.0 mono* / 192 kbps

Subtitles:

Japanese

Menus available in:

English

Special features:

Karel Zeman's introduction (1 page, in Japanese)
Introduction to the film (1 page, in Japanese)
Short films "Křeček" (8:36, in Czech with optional Japanese subtitles)
& "Podkova pro štěstí" (4:33, in Czech
with optional Japanese subtitles)
Karel Zeman's profile (2 pages) & filmography (1 page, in Japanese)
"Karel Zeman DVD Collector's Box" trailer (2:26, in Japanese)
"Karel Zeman dětem" documentary (17:37, in Czech
with optional Japanese subtitles)**
56-page booklet (hardcover, in Japanese)**
14 postcards**
Badge**

Notes:

Also available in "Karel Zeman DVD Collector's Box,"
together with "The Jester's Tale," "Journey to Prehistory,"
"Krabat," "On the Comet," "A Thousand and One Nights"
& "The Treasure of Bird Island."

*difference between channels is -64.26 dB (0.06 %)
**only available in "Collector's Box"

Karel Zeman Museum

Reviewed by dvdfreak

Last modified on Thursday 19th March 2020, 11:53:54 PM

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Label: Karel Zeman Museum (Czech Republic)

Region: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8

RCE protection: No

Copyright protection system: None

Disc type: DVD9 (the data occupy 6.03 GB)

Playback time (hh:mm:ss.frames): 1:05:02.19

Video: PAL

Aspect ratio: 1.37:1 anamorphic

Bitrate (min / avg / max): 0.35 / 7.00 / 8.39 Mbps

Audio:

Czech Dolby Digital 2.0 mono* / 224 kbps

Subtitles:

Czech & English

Menus available in:

Czech & English

Special features:

"Zrození filmové legendy" ("The Birth of a Film Legend," 4:57**)
"Legenda pokračuje" ("The Legend Continues," 3:17**)
"Láska ke koním" ("A Love of Horses," 1:33)
"Životní příběh" ("His Life Story," 7 pages, in Czech & English)
Filmography (2 pages, in Czech & English)
Trailers**
- "Pohádka o Honzíkovi a Mařence" ("The Tale of John and Marie," 2:20)
- "Na kometě" ("On the Comet," 3:30)
- "Čarodějův učeň" ("Krabat," 3:30)
- "Ukradená vzducholoď" ("The Stolen Airship," 2:16)
"Karel Zeman Museum" (1:13)

Notes:

Here we go again... 4:3 picture encoded in a 16:9 frame - check; new master, NOT restored, but still looking better than the competition - check; English-friendly - check.

Does that warrant a recommendation? Selbstverständlich! (c:

*difference between channels is -36.57 dB (1.48 %)
**in Czech with optional English subtitles