Tenderness (Region Free)
Slovak filmmaker Martin Å ulĆkās striking debut feature is a rich and complex coming-of-age story set against a background of political upheaval and a country in the throws of transformation and revolution.
Simon, a young student, is drawn into a relationship with an older couple, Maria and Viktor, the dynamics of which veer between passion and cruelty. Simon finds himself caught in a love/hate triangle he does not fully comprehend, the key to which is linked to the dark secrets of their past.
Analysing human relations in the early years of post-communism,Ā TendernessĀ presents a world still profoundly affected by the moral corruption characteristic of the years of following the Soviet invasion of 1968.
ā¢ Presented from the new 2K restoration of the film from original materials supervised by the Slovak Film Institute and approved by the director.
ā¢ āOn Tendernessā (2020) - a new documentary on the film and its legacy.
ā¢ HurĆ” (1989) - Martin Å ulĆkās acclaimed short film.
ā¢ Booklet featuring new writing on the film by author Peter Hames.
ā¢ New English subtitle translation
ā¢ World premiere on Blu-ray
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Slovak filmmaker Martin Å ulĆkās striking debut feature is a rich and complex coming-of-age story set against a background of political upheaval and a country in the throws of transformation and revolution.
Simon, a young student, is drawn into a relationship with an older couple, Maria and Viktor, the dynamics of which veer between passion and cruelty. Simon finds himself caught in a love/hate triangle he does not fully comprehend, the key to which is linked to the dark secrets of their past.
Analysing human relations in the early years of post-communism,Ā TendernessĀ presents a world still profoundly affected by the moral corruption characteristic of the years of following the Soviet invasion of 1968.
ā¢ Presented from the new 2K restoration of the film from original materials supervised by the Slovak Film Institute and approved by the director.
ā¢ āOn Tendernessā (2020) - a new documentary on the film and its legacy.
ā¢ HurĆ” (1989) - Martin Å ulĆkās acclaimed short film.
ā¢ Booklet featuring new writing on the film by author Peter Hames.
ā¢ New English subtitle translation
ā¢ World premiere on Blu-ray
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Slovak filmmaker Martin Å ulĆkās striking debut feature is a rich and complex coming-of-age story set against a background of political upheaval and a country in the throws of transformation and revolution.
Simon, a young student, is drawn into a relationship with an older couple, Maria and Viktor, the dynamics of which veer between passion and cruelty. Simon finds himself caught in a love/hate triangle he does not fully comprehend, the key to which is linked to the dark secrets of their past.
Analysing human relations in the early years of post-communism,Ā TendernessĀ presents a world still profoundly affected by the moral corruption characteristic of the years of following the Soviet invasion of 1968.
ā¢ Presented from the new 2K restoration of the film from original materials supervised by the Slovak Film Institute and approved by the director.
ā¢ āOn Tendernessā (2020) - a new documentary on the film and its legacy.
ā¢ HurĆ” (1989) - Martin Å ulĆkās acclaimed short film.
ā¢ Booklet featuring new writing on the film by author Peter Hames.
ā¢ New English subtitle translation
ā¢ World premiere on Blu-ray
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