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26 April 2025

Second Run investigates THE BARNABAS KOS CASE (review)

When an orchestra's triangle player is inexplicably promoted to musical director, the formerly invisible man is corrupted by flattery and power in this hilarious Kafka-esque Slovakin satire from Peter Solan.

REVIEW LINK: Second Run (UK) Region ALL Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

THE BARNABAS KOS CASE Blu-ray specs:

  • 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.66:1 Widescreen
  • Slovak LPCM 2.0 Mono
  • Optional English Subtitles
  • "Invincibility of Absurdity" 2025 introduction by Rastislav Steranka, director of National Cinematographic Centre, Slovak Film Institute
  • "Nemecká" 1974 documentary by Peter Solan
  • "Promotion (Postup)" 1968 short animated film by Viktor Kubal
  • "Portrait: Jarmila Kostova" 1969 short film 
  • Comes with a 32-page booklet with new writing on the film by author Jonathan Owen and filmmaker Peter Strickland.
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