I'm not sure what I should think about this DVD. In comparison with the [broadcast] version below, the print is cleaner (see e.g. frame 106456), however, it's also cropped, and the colours seem to be washed-out. It's quite possible that it's the STV 2's version that's got the "wrong" colours (it might be oversaturated), but notice e.g. frame 72401 - it's B & W on the DVD, and I think that's not right...

Now, to anybody who likes the film, and has got the 2006 Havetta collection already: this is definitely worth the double-dip! The difference in picture quality is like night & day - compared to other Czechoslovak (colour) films from the 60's (released mainly by CČV/Bonton), one would be hard pressed to say this film is really 40 (well, 39 ;-)) years old! The vibrant colours, the crisp detail, the... Oh, just check out the screenshots, why don't ya'? (c:

Well, there's a first time for everything, I suppose, because this IS the first time that a Slovak Film Institute Blu-ray (from 2020) actually looks worse than their old DVD - from 2008!! The fact that both releases obviously came from one source makes the quality drop that much easier to see, check e.g. the wood grain at the bottom of the beehive in frame 12715, the coin relief in frame 51949, the rim of the hat in frame 84120 or the pattern on the wall rug in frame 95284. I'm also including enlarged [~4x for the DVD vs. 2x for the Blu-ray] sections from all four images where the problem is more readily apparent.