Jiří Trnka: Puppet Master (Limited Edition, Region Free) Toei Animation and River Phoenix in the

and River Phoenix in the "Young Indy" prologue

Presented within a limited edition SteelBook

and Vache Tovmasyan—that turns the cruel realities of class inside out

THE YOUNG VIXEN With Exploitation Film Researcher Shawn Langrick

A Matter Of Life and Death (1946)

Jiří Trnka: Puppet Master (Limited Edition, Region Free) Toei Animation and River Phoenix in theCzech artist Ji Trnka (19121969) is the internationally revered master of puppet animation, often dubbed 'the European Walt Disney'. Painter, illustrator, designer, and author of fantastic tales, Trnka came from a family of toymakers and the era of marionette theatre, and in his films created magical worlds with his sets, costumes and puppets. Often borrowing from Czechoslovak folklore while inventing novel techniques in stop motion cinematography,