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Two Films by Miklós Jancsó [2 X Blu-ray]


The Round-Up (1966)      The Red and the White (1967)

 

 

Screenwriter and director Miklós Jancsó was the creator of a unique film language centered around his mastery of the tracking shot. The first internationally recognized representative of modern Hungarian filmmaking, in his works he examined oppressive authority and the mechanics of power.

 

The Round-Up (1966) depicts a prison camp in the aftermath of the 1848 Hungarian Revolution. After the Hapsburg monarchy succeeds in suppressing a nationalist uprising, the army sets about arresting suspected guerillas, who are subject to torture. Jancsó’s camera stays in constant, hypnotic motion, meditating upon and exalting its characters’ resistance and perseverance in the face of brutal, authoritarian repression. A true classic of world cinema.

 

The Red and the White (1967) is a haunting, powerful film about the absurdity and evil of war. Set in Central Russia during the Civil War of 1918, it details the murderous entanglements between Russia’s Red soldiers and the counter-revolutionary Whites in the hills along the Volga. The epic conflict moves with skillful speed from a deserted monastery to a riverbank hospital to a final, unforgettable hillside massacre. With his brilliant use of exceptionally long takes, vast and unchanging landscapes and Tamás Somló ‘s hypnotic black and white photography, Jancsó gives the film the quality of a surreal nightmare. In the director’s uncompromising world, people lose all sense of identity and become hopeless pawns in the ultimate game of chance.

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Theatrical Release: January 6th, 1966 - November 4th, 1967

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Review: Kino - Region 'A' - Blu-ray

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These two films are also part of Kino's Miklós Jancsó Collection that includes The Round-Up, The Red and the White, The Confrontation, Winter Wind, Red Psalm, and Electra, My Love on Blu-ray in May 2022

  

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Distribution Kino - Region 'A' - Blu-ray
Runtime

The Round-Up (1966) : 1:31:31.041

The Red and the White (1967): 1:31:12.583   

Video

The Round-Up (1966):

2.35:1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-ray

Disc Size: 39,052,878,563 bytes

Feature: 26,428,895,232 bytes

Video Bitrate: 34.00 Mbps

Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video

The Red and the White (1967):

2.35:1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-ray

Disc Size: 39,822,610,603 bytes

Feature: 25,824,000,000 bytes

Video Bitrate: 34.00 Mbps

Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video

NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes.

Bitrate The Round-Up (1966)  Blu-ray:

Bitrate The Red and the White (1967) Blu-ray:

Audio

The Round-Up (1966):

DTS-HD Master Audio Hungarian 1267 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1267 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 384 kbps / 24-bit)

The Red and the White (1967):

DTS-HD Master Audio Hungarian 1186 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1186 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 384 kbps / 24-bit)
Commentaries:

DTS-HD Master Audio English 1299 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1299 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 384 kbps / 24-bit)

DTS-HD Master Audio English 685 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 685 kbps / 16-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 384 kbps / 16-bit)

Subtitles English, None
Features Release Information:
Studio:
Kino

 

The Round-Up (1966):

2.35:1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-ray

Disc Size: 39,052,878,563 bytes

Feature: 26,428,895,232 bytes

Video Bitrate: 34.00 Mbps

Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video

 

The Red and the White (1967):

2.35:1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-ray

Disc Size: 39,822,610,603 bytes

Feature: 25,824,000,000 bytes

Video Bitrate: 34.00 Mbps

Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video

 

Edition Details:

DISC 1:
• THE ROUND-UP audio commentary by film historian Michael Brooke
• Short films by Miklós Jancsó: Red Indian Story (1961 - 12:11), Presence (1965 - 8:05), Second Presence (1978 - 10:15), Third Presence (1986 - 13:57)
• Repertory Trailer (1:22)

DISC 2:
• THE RED AND THE WHITE audio commentary by film historian Jonathan Owen
• Short films by Miklós Jancsó: Autumn in Badacsony (1954 - 18:06), Harvest in Orosháza (1953 - 17:52), With a Camera in Kostroma (1967 - 13:17)
• Repertory Trailer (1:22)


Blu-ray Release Date:
April 12th 2022
Standard Blu-ray Case

Chapters 10 / 10

 

 

Comments:

NOTE: The below Blu-ray captures were taken directly from the Blu-ray disc.

ADDITION: Kino Blu-ray (May 2022): Kino have transferred two Miklós Jancsó features and 7 shorts by the director in a Blu-ray package entitled Two Films by Miklós Jancsó. These are The Round-Up (1966) and The Red and the White (1967) on separate dual-layered Blu-rays. Both features are cited as being "Restored in 4K from its original 35mm camera negative by National Film Institute Hungary – Film Archive". We've compared a few captures from Second Run's DVDs from 2008 and 2006, respectively. The 4K restoration is a monumental upgrade in image quality. The 2008 SD transfer of The Round-Up had visible edge-enhancement. This is no longer visible and the 1080P image is significantly tighter with more layered contrast if having a dampened appearance. It is much shaper if losing a small amount of information on the side edges while gaining some in The Red and the White (1967). Overall these HD presentations are a magnificent improvement. Fans of the director should be extremely pleased with these dramatic upgrades in video.   

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On their Blu-ray, Kino use a DTS-HD Master dual-mono tracks (24-bit) for both films in the original Hungarian language. Neither film has a credited score but there is plenty of violence - frequent, often surprising, gunfire. Miklós Jancsó used post-synchronized sound but the audio has seamless continuity. Kino offer optional English subtitles on their Region 'A' Blu-ray.

The Kino Blu-ray offers a new commentaries for each feature. On The Round-Up by film historian Michael Brooke who talks about the non-diegetic music in The Round-Up but Brooke does identify the opening music and Hungarian folk songs in the film (hummed in one scene etc.). He observes that everything in the film is choreographed and ritualized, the geometric shape of dead bodies that would show up in much of the director's future work and his constant exploration of man's power, and the abuse of power, over others. He informs us that Antonioni's La Notte made a big impact on Jancsó and discusses much about Miklós' career, collaborations with cinematographer Tamás Somló, the use of the widescreen frame and much more. It's impeccably researched. On The Red and the White we get a commentary by film historian Jonathan Owen. He analyzes the film very thoroughly elucidating the politics and conflicts in many scenes, the stripping and nudity, referencing the earlier film The Round-Up, it being a Soviet-Hungarian co-production, talking about the duality, the shifting camera etc. It is likewise very worthwhile to indulge in. Kino add seven short films by Miklós Jancsó. There are four on the first disc, with The Round-Up and three on the second Blu-ray that houses The Red and the White. These shorts range from 1953 to 1986. These run 1 3/4 hours in total. These include Jelenlét (Presence) was made in 1965, and runs just over 8-minitues and has János Kende as cinematographer focusing on a decaying synagogue. Második Jelenlét (Second Presence) is from 1978 and runs 10-minutes following a similar theme. Harmadik Jelenlét (Third Presence) is from 1986, and runs 14-minutes. It deals more with the resilience of the Jewish community showing a Rabbi, and others. Both Blu-ray discs have a 'Repertory Trailer' from Kino running 1.5 minutes.

Kino's Two Films by Miklós Jancsó has two masterpieces from the director. These are highly impacting historical film with a heavy emphasis on the character conflicts and moral introspections in the horrors and dehumanization of war. The Round-Up is very highly regarded - ex. “People need to see Jancsó’s really beautiful three or four first movies. The highest mountain is The Round-Up...” Béla Tarr and “No one has tried quite the same thing in the same way, and that is Jancsó’s most formidable legacy” - Derek Malcolm - 100 Greatest Movies. It was also selected as one of Sight & Sound’s ‘Best 365 Films of all Time’. I'm thrilled to own the Kino Blu-ray package which is immensely encouraging for their Miklós Jancsó Collection that includes both of these features and all the shorts plus The Confrontation, Winter Wind, Red Psalm, and Electra, My Love. We should rejoice that these are now available to us in 4K restored 1080P for home theatre viewing. When re-watching these films I am a frequently reminded of the quote; “Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.” - Voltaire. Both this, Two Films by Miklós Jancsó, and Kino's Miklós Jancsó Collection Blu-ray packages have our absolute highest recommendation!

Gary Tooze

 


Menus / Extras

 

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(aka "Szegénylegények" or "The Round-Up" or "The Hopeless Ones" or "The Poor Outlaws")

 

1) Second Run - Region 0 - PAL  TOP

2) Kino - Region 'A' - Blu-ray BOTTOM

 

 


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2) Kino - Region 'A' - Blu-ray BOTTOM

 

NOTE: Edge enhancement on the Second Run DVD

 

 


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(aka "Csillagosok, katonák" or "The Red and the White")
 

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The Round-Up (1966)

 

The Red and the White (1967)

 

 
Box Cover

CLICK to order from:

  

These two films are also part of Kino's Miklós Jancsó Collection that includes The Round-Up, The Red and the White, The Confrontation, Winter Wind, Red Psalm, and Electra, My Love on Blu-ray in May 2022

  

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