We’re delighted to be joined this episode by Mehelli Modi, founder of legendary arthouse label Second Run DVD, for a wide-ranging conversation about the love of film. 

We chat about some recent and upcoming Second Run releases, including such gems as Zbyněk Brynych’s …AND THE FIFTH HORSEMAN IS FEAR (1965) and Zoltán Fábri majestic romantic drama MERRY-GO-ROUND (1956), Mehelli shares some wonderful stories about working with such Film Graze Faves as Tsai Ming-liang, Miklós Jancsó and Béla Tarr, we discuss access to international cinema in the twentieth century and the present, the idea of the documentary, the dimensions of the Czech New Wave and much more! 

The cover photo is from ...AND THE FIFTH HORSEMAN IS FEAR.

Visit the Second Run DVD site below to see the details of their ever-growing catalogue of treasures:
https://www.secondrundvd.com/browse2.html

And check out their webstore here:
https://secondrundvd.ecwid.com/

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Film Graze 037 – Second Run DVD’s Mehelli Modi

Film Graze, hosted and produced by Emmett and Sam from Phil Graves, is a podcast where we ruminate on new films and rep cinema.