THE TRAGEDY OF MAN / AZ EMBER TRAGEDIAJA (2011) - Blu-ray Release of Acclaimed Animated Film From Legendary Animator Marcell Jankovics

Product Description: THE TRAGEDY OF MAN (AZ EMBER TRAGÉDIÁJA), 2011, Mozinet, 160 min. An incredible 23 years in the making, THE TRAGEDY OF MAN is the legendary Hungarian animator Marcell Jankovics's (SON OF THE WHITE MARE) sprawling, kaleidoscopic masterwork: a seemingly-endless animated scroll of gorgon-like demons, cave paintings that spring to life, barbarian warriors, bejeweled pharaohs, knights and martyrs and prophets bleeding together -- one brutal age dissolving into another and another, all of human history passing like pages in a child's flipbook. Adapted from the dramatic poem by 19th century author Imre Madách that's often compared to Goethe's Faust and Milton's Paradise Lost, THE TRAGEDY OF MAN is no ordinary cartoon: it's one of the most visually stunning and wildly ambitious animated epics ever made (and then some). Out of the galactic void at the beginning of the story emerges Lucifer the Devil, the Great Winged Bat, Anubis, the antagonist who adopts many faces and forms as it guides and manipulates the characters of Adam and Eve throughout history, searching for the purpose of human existence -- if there is one. Broken into 15 different episodes (the segments were produced one at a time by Jankovics as he cobbled together funding), each section has a different visual style, incorporating a mindblowing tapestry of world art, cultures, symbols, and rituals. In ancient Egypt, the bodies of slaves become the literal building blocks of the pyramids - in ancient Greece, the background shatters like broken pottery - in Rome, mosaics of gladiators come to life, slashing at each other - in the Middle Ages, arguing zealots are transformed into Orthodox churches, clashing against one another as they crumble. The sum total of Jankovics's cosmic vision of human "progress" is utterly surreal, psychedelic, operatic and Wagnerian: a breathtaking Hieronymus Bosch-like triptych of Hell on Earth, with brief glimpses of Grace and Love which may offer hope for the future.

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Director: Marcell Jankovics

Starring: Mátyás Usztics, Tibor Szilágyi, Ágnes Bertalan

Genre: Animation

Runtime: 166 min

Rating: Not Rated

Language: Hungarian

Studio: Deaf Crocodile

Home Video Release Date: August 12, 2025

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Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Resolution: 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Region: Region A/1

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Blu-ray: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0

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FIrst-ever U.S. Blu-ray release
New video essay by Evan Chester
New commentary track by animation producer and podcaster Adam Rackoff, podcaster and film critic James Hancock and film critic Martin Kessler
New video interview with György Ráduly, director of the National Film Institute (NFI) in Budapest on Marcell Jankovics
New video interview with key members of the original animation team

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THE TRAGEDY OF MAN / AZ EMBER TRAGEDIAJA (2011) - Blu-ray Release of Acclaimed Animated Film From Legendary Animator Marcell Jankovics

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