{"product_id":"ikarie-xb-1-blu-ray","title":"Ikarie XB 1 Blu-ray","description":"\u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eIkarie XB 1\u003c\/strong\u003e' Director: Jindřich Polák (1963) Second Run Blu-ray \u003cspan\u003e|\u003c\/span\u003e 4K restoration \u003cspan\u003e| \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #098606;\"\u003eRegion Free\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e | \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(36, 32, 31);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgb(172, 34, 34); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgb(172, 34, 34); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eStaff Pick \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e |\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cem\u003eCzech w\/ English subtitles\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mission into deep space results in the crew confronting dark forces both in the cosmos and in their own minds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePolák’s pioneering and much-imitated feature \u003cem\u003eIkarie XB 1\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the cornerstones of contemporary sci-fi cinema. It predates \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eStar Trek, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKubrick’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e2001: A Space Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e and Tarkovsky's \u003cem\u003eSolaris\u003c\/em\u003e, and comes from the same author of the latter - Polish science fiction heavyweight Stanisław Lem. With a wonderful score from Zdeněk Liška (\u003cem\u003eMarketa Lazarová\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecial features include:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cspan\u003eA filmed appreciation by author and critic Kim Newman\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-  The Most Ordinary of Occupations (Nejvšednější povolání, 1963) – a short film about science and mathematics by Josef Kořán\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- Voyage to the End of the Universe - opening credits and end-sequence from the alternative, dubbed US version.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- Booklet featuring a substantial essay by writer and film historian Michael Brooke\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Film Shop IFI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45563349893296,"sku":"tfv1788771400408","price":26.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/7216\/5808\/files\/ikarie-xb-1-blu-ray_1.jpg?v=1788771406","url":"https:\/\/www.birchcroft.shop\/products\/ikarie-xb-1-blu-ray","provider":"Quorvexa","version":"1.0","type":"link"}