The Sun in a Net (DVD)

Czech New Wave drama directed by Stefan Uher.

The Sun in a Net film follows the relationship between Bela (Jana Beláková) and Fajolo (Marián Bielik) and their dysfunctional home lives. Although the couple are initially happy with each other, Fajolo is sent to a work camp for the summer where he begins a relationship with another young woman. Bela, lonely and living in a tense home environment with her blind mother and adulterous father, is in turn consoled by Peto (Lubo Roman).

•  Superb new HD digital transfer with restored picture and sound
• An appreciation – new and exclusive interview with filmmaker Peter Strickland (Berberian Sound Studio, Katalin Varga)
• 20-page booklet featuring a new essay by author and film programmer Peter Hames
• New and improved English subtitle translation