Shivendra Singh Dungarpur + Mehelli Modi

Shivendra Singh Dungarpur + Mehelli Modi

MANTHAN Blu-ray handover

Film Heritage Foundation's Shivendra Singh Dungarpur and Second Run's Mehelli Modi show off our lovely new MANTHAN Blu-rays at BFI London Film Festival.
Out next Monday!

Wendy and Lucy (2008) Out now on Second Run Blu-Ray Social Realism without the nihilism, Kelly Reichardt offers her contribution to the great cinematic tradition of good dogs in cinema with Wendy and Lucy.

"It might be Reichardt’s best film, and she’s never made a bad one. [...] it is a pocket American epic, and richly deserves its place among the classics in Second Run’s back catalogue" @thegeekshow.bsky.social review our new Blu-ray edition of WENDY AND LUCY thegeekshow.co.uk/wendy-and-lu...

ISTVAN SZABO Box Set

Mephisto Blu-ray

Colonel Redl Blu-ray

Hanussen Blu-ray

NEW RELEASE - 24 NOV. ISTVÁN SZABÓ:
MEPHISTO / COLONEL REDL / HANUSSEN
LE 3-disc Blu-ray Set. 4K restorations, released for the first time on Blu-ray in the UK. Special pre-order discount price £37.99 at our webstore: tinyurl.com/8n2mvttm
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OUT TODAY! WENDY AND LUCY! Kelly Reichardt, Michelle Williams - a low-key masterpiece that resonates still. Order:
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Never thought I would ever see a Shyam Benegal film make it to Blu-ray home video in a boutique release. So honoured to have been able to write the essay. Another much anticipated release from @secondrun.bsky.social & landmark restoration from Film Heritage Foundation in India. #ParallelCinema

YouTube video by VICE Kelly Reichardt: A Major Voice of Indie Cinema | The VICE Guide to Film

The VICE Guide to Film: Kelly Reichardt
Our WENDY AND LUCY Blu-ray is out next week, so here's Jesse Eisenberg. Lily Gladstone, Todd Haynes and others traversing the poetic road films of director Kelly Reichardt on VICE TV in 2016.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=I29g...

Wendy and Lucy – Second Run - Blueprint: Review John Kirk reviews Kelly Reichardt's 2008 film starring Michelle Williams, which is released on Blu-ray by Second Run.

"[Michelle] Williams is magnificent... This is minimalist, masterful storytelling that demands your attention."

Blueprint Review on our new Blu-ray edition of Kelly Reichardt's WENDY AND LUCY - out 6 October

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BOMB Magazine | Kelly Reichardt Todd Haynes, the director of Safe , first met Kelly Reichardt during the making of his film Poison . They take five to compare notes upon the release of…

WENDY AND LUCY director Kelly Reichardt interviewed by filmmaker Todd Haynes at BOMB Magazine.
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Want to see me talking about my fave dog film while sharing a sofa with @fugitiveimages.bsky.social & their giant gorgeous dog??? We get into trees, precarity, women of the road & why Kelly Reichardt is a fucking genius. Get your hard copy to watch forever!

WENDY AND LUCY Blu-rays have landed! From Kelly Reichardt - one of the most important and quietly devastating US indy features of the 2000s. Out 6 Oct. Pre-order at:
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ICA | Second Run Presents: The Cremator The Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) is London’s leading space for contemporary culture. We commission, produce and present new work in film, music, performance and the visual arts by today’s most...

Second Run is - gulp! - 20 years old. We're holding a special screening of one of our most popular titles, Juraj Herz's brilliant, and still chillingly relevant THE CREMATOR on Sat 4th Oct at London's ICA Cinema. The film also features one of the great Liška's finest scores!
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‘He should be known as a film music revolutionary’: revitalising the legacy of Czech composer Zdeněk Liška The electroacoustic pioneer scored dozens of pictures – and communist propaganda. Too successful to be persecuted by the politburo but largely forgotten when he died, his music is being revived by a n...

Czechoslovak composer and master of musical innovation Zdeněk Liška profiled in today's Guardian.

Many of the titles mentioned - and more! - are (coincidentally) available from Second Run.

www.theguardian.com/music/2025/s...

"A stellar presentation of a cult classic, offering a high-quality HD transfer that revitalizes its innovative visuals, a thoughtful array of extras that provide deep context and historical insight... a definitive package" @dvdbeaver.bsky.social go wild for JESSIE www.dvdbeaver.com/subsite/film...

"WHO WANTS TO KILL JESSIE? packs a lot into its swift running time. Whether you're in the mood for a playful tweak on pulp conventions or an absurdist slice of social satire, it's a zippy good time that keeps surprising you at every turn" @mondodigital.bsky.social www.mondo-digital.com/jessie.html

YouTube video by Film at Lincoln Center WENDY AND LUCY Q&A: Kelly Reichardt and Michelle Williams

Ahead of our new Blu-ray release of WENDY AND LUCY on 6th October, here's director Kelly Reichardt and actor Michelle Williams talking about the film following it's 2008 premiere at the New York Film Festival.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNOM...

MANTHAN (1976) Indian film by Shyam Benegal - Blu-ray cover

MANTHAN (1976) Indian film by Shyam Benegal - poster

NEW RELEASE... On Blu-ray 27 Oct - Shyam Benegal's MANTHAN. One of his finest films, presented from a beautiful new 4K restoration by Film Heritage Foundation. Order at our webstore tinyurl.com/yc2kp2bc Amazon UK: tinyurl.com/4m5ux36d @rarewaves.bsky.social @diabolikdvd.bsky.social

Who Wants to Kill Jessie (1966) Review A brief reprieve from Frightfest, we head to the former Czech republic for an outlandish sci-fi comedy from second run. This out out, who wants to kill Jessie?

"Extraordinary fusions of science fiction and farce
[...] the whole film becomes a successful allegory for the triumph of imagination over bureaucracy, and more importantly it’s incredibly funny"
The Geek Show on Vorliček’s irresistable WHO WANTS TO KILL JESSIE?

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Bulgarian poster 1967

Czech poster 1966

Italian poster 1967

Italian lobby card 1967

A selection of terrific artworks for WHO WANTS TO KILL JESSIE? posters and ads from it's releases around the world.

In Italy it was released theatrically in 1967 as 'Superman vuole uccidere Jessie' (‘Superman Wants to Kill Jessie’) - as if in answer to the film's quizzical title.

"The Second Run Blu‑ray brings the film back to light with a crisp HD transfer, expert commentary, a video essay, and a rich booklet... ideal for both nostalgia hunters and new audiences discovering its madcap genius" Cinemas Online review the wonderful JESSIE cinemas-online.co.uk/reviews/68ab...

Václav Vorlíček’s wild and inventive WHO WANTS TO KILL JESSIE? is OUT TODAY!

Order now at our website:
www.secondrundvd.com/release_jess...

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Honestly this was one of the funniest, craziest superhero films you've never seen.

"Social satire, comedy of manners, slapstick routines, screwball antics and pop art fantasy blasting out in all directions!"

Alan Price reviews the wonderful WHO WANTS TO KILL JESSIE? @LondonGrip.

londongrip.co.uk/2025/08/who-...

Blu-ray: Who Wants to Kill Jessie? "Crazy comedy" was a recognised subgenre in post-war Czech cinema. Turn to this disc’s bonus features first and watch Michael Brooke’s video essay Those Crazy Czechs, an entertaining whistle-stop guid...

"A visually inventive and fast-moving delight [...] This HD transfer looks splendid"

@grahamrickson.bsky.social at The Arts Desk is first past the post with his 4-star review of Václav Vorlíček’s delirious WHO WANTS TO KILL JESSIE?
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Szindbad (1971) film still

Csontvary (1979) film still

Still from Huszarik's 1969 short Capriccio.

"Second Run's three-disc set ZOLTÁN HUSZÁRIK: SZINDBÁD / CSONTVÁRY / ELÉGIA: FIVE SHORT FILMS encompasses nearly the entire career of one of Hungary's major but now almost forgotten filmmakers."

Eric Cotenas @dvdcompare.net reviews our HUSZÁRIK Blu-ray Box Set

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Who Wants to Kill Jessie? Blu-ray discs just out of the box

She's here!! Václav Vorlíček’s demented sci-fi comic-book comedy WHO WANTS TO KILL JESSIE? has landed! OUT AUG 25. Order at our webstore tinyurl.com/y584j937
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NEW RELEASE! 22 Sept - Kelly Reichardt's WENDY AND LUCY. Michelle Williams’ heartbreaking performance, a vivid portrait of a young woman’s struggle and a moving meditation on resilience and the often-overlooked plight of those on the fringes of society.
Order: tinyurl.com/2s4yyrhb and usual outlets

Zoltan Huszarik: Collected Works SZINDBAD: Blu-ray

"Visually intoxicating... manages to recall Ken Russell and Luchino Visconti at the same time.[...]
Second Run had already proven itself as one of the UK's most valuable cinematic resources"
@mondodigital.bsky.social delve into our ZOLTÁN HUSZÁRIK Box Set
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A dream, I'm afraid... but there is more Vlacil on the horizon...

Films by Zoltan Huszarik (1963-1979) Out now from Second Run As Blu-Ray upgrades go, it's a hell of a glow up. Read on as Graham looks at Second Run's brand new Zoltán Huszárik Boxset.

"Life, death and one incredible box set. [...] These two films – and the shorts, the best of which are as good as any short films you’ll ever see – are attempts to encompass the whole of human life." @thegeekshow.bsky.social on the wonder that is Zoltán Huszárik
thegeekshow.co.uk/films-by-zol...

NON-CANONICAL: ZOLTÁN HUSZÁRIK Second Run's latest boxset brings new eyes to a legendary director

"Second Run have done an incredible job with this boxset, making available the work of a near-lost director and in a definite format that injects new life into the films."
Matthew Tilt explores the worlds and works of Zoltán Huszárik as our new Box Set - OUT TODAY! tinyurl.com/3rdj5dzp