A visually sumptuous adaptation of Sándor Petőfi's famed 1845 poem, and the first-ever feature length animated film produced in Hungary, János Vitéz recounts the exploits of strapping young solider JOHNNY CORNCOB and his mythic quest to be reunited with Iluska, the great love of his life. Directed by legendary Hungarian animator Marcell Jankovics' (Son of the White Mare, Sisyphus, The Struggle), János Vitéz's is the product of 22 months work from 130 members of Hungary's famed Pannonia Film Studio. A marvel of analog animation deeply inspired by George Dunning's Yellow Submarine, János Vitéz is both a grand adventure and a significant piece of film history.

Working with elements of the traditional horror genre - second sight, ESP, warnings from the dead, a mad killer - and a cinematography of disquieting beauty and dreamlike sense of dislocation, director Nicolas Roeg weaves a fabric of anxiety that questions all reality. The evocative use of the back streets of Venice is a sinister participant in the action based on the novel by Daphne du Maurier. This intensely erotic and macabre film boasts outstanding performances by Julie Christie and Donald Sutherland. Winner of Best Cinematography and nominated for Best Actress (Julie Christie), Best Actor (Donald Sutherland), Best Film, and Best Direction at the **BAFTA Awards**. Nominated for Best Horror Film at the **Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films,**. Nominated for Best Motion Picture at the **Edgar Allan Poe Awards**. *"A devastating portrait of grief, a master class in disjunctive editing and a haunting disquisition on the use of the color red." - Justin Chang, **The Los Angeles Times***