¡IKARIE XB 1
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 Description
[Machine Translation] Before "2001: A Space Odyssey" and "Star Trek" were born, mankind would eventually meet in this science fiction film, a miracle born in Czechoslovakia in 1963, and now available in Japan for the first time. In the late 22nd century, the spacecraft Ikarie-XB1, on its way to the Alpha Centauri system to search for life, discovers a rotting spaceship adrift. It is a spacecraft that once left Earth, but inside are the corpses of the crew who mysteriously died. After the tragic loss of several investigators in the explosion of a nuclear weapon aboard the wreck, the Ikarie-XB1 continues its journey as usual. The first full-scale science fiction film made in the Czech Republic in 1963, "Ikarje-XB1" is a suspenseful human drama about a crew that gradually becomes insane in a locked room, and a utopian world of the near future, portrayed in an original and original style. The film depicts a utopian world of the near future in an original style. The film was restored in 4K in 2016, and the digitally remastered version, which was highlighted in the Cannes Classics section of the Cannes International Film Festival in the same year, will premiere in theaters in Japan in May 2018. The film premiered in theaters in Japan in May 2018. The year 1963, when "Ikarie-XB1" was produced, marked the beginning of the "Czech Nouvelle Vague" represented by Milos Forman and Izzy Menzl. Many of these important figures also participated in this film. Inspired by Stanislaw Lem's novel "The Magellanic Cloud," the screenplay was written by Pavel Juracek, who also collaborated on the screenplay for "Hinagiku" ('66). Costume designer Esther Krumbakhova, who also worked on "Hinagiku" and "Party and the Guests" ('66), is an important figure known as the "muse of the Czech Nouvelle Vague. The music is by Zdenek Lischka, known for his animation works by Jan vankmajer and Karel Zeman. Director Polak is a well-known Czech filmmaker who has worked on many special effects films, including a popular series of films for children. This film, despite its unique position as a science fiction film, is also a work that clearly shows the trend of the Czech Nouvelle Vague.

Original Release Year: 1963

凌 Credits
Zdenek Stepanek
Zdenek Liska
Dana Medricka
Jindrich Polak
Frantisek Smolik


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