Love, Death & Apocalpse: Three Films By Alex De La Iglesia Limited Edition

Released: 23rd September 2024. Outrageous, absurdist, grotesque! Often hilarious, always stylish, and utterly unpredictable, the films of Spanish director Álex de la Iglesia are an exhilarating shock to the cinematic system.  Produced by legendary provocateur Pedro Almodóvar, de la Iglesia’s debut feature Acción Mutante is a violent sci-fi black comedy set in a post-apocalyptic world where attractive people hold all the power and a terrorist group, who see themselves as mutants, take arms to rid the world of their superficial oppressors. With his second feature, The Day of the Beast (El día de la bestia) de la Iglesia delivered one of the greatest horror comedies of all time as a Catholic priest joins forces with a heavy metal fan, and the host of a popular occult TV show to kill the Antichrist on Christmas Eve. A critical and commercial success around the world, The Day of the Beast paved the way for gonzo action-crime-horror Perdita Durango, (aka Dance with the Devil) a Spanish-US-Mexican co-production based on a novel by Barry Gifford (author of Wild at Heart). Starring Rosie Perez (Do the Right Thing), a then little known Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men) and James Gandolfini (The Sopranos), Perdita Durango is a twisted tale of love, guns, drugs, voodoo ceremonies, and refrigerated foetuses... Packed with a wealth of new and archival extras, Arrow Video welcomes you to the delirious, diabolical and demented world of Álex de la Iglesia. Not for the faint of heart! LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY CONTENTS High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentations of all three films  Original lossless Spanish stereo, 5.1 and Dolby Atmos audio options for Acción Mutante  Original lossless Spanish and English stereo 2.0, and Spanish 5.1 audio options for The Day of the Beast Original lossless English stereo 2.0, and English and Spanish 5.1 audio options for Perdita Durango  Optional English subtitles for all three films  Double-sided fold-out posters for all three films  9 postcard-sized reproduction art cards  Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing by film critics Kat Ellinger, Xavier Aldana Reyes and Valeria Villegas Lindvall  Limited Edition Deluxe packaging with reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Heather Vaughan DISC ONE: ACCIÓN MUTANTE Brand new audio commentary by film scholars Xavier Aldana Reyes and Kat Ellinger  Archive audio commentary with director Álex de la Iglesia, writer Jorge Guerricaechevarría, producer Esther García, and production designers José Luis Arrizabalaga and Biaffra  Brand new appreciation of director Álex de la Iglesia by film scholar José Arroyo  Well-Done Baloney, an archive interview with director Álex de la Iglesia  Bad Blood Costumbrism, an archive interview with writer Jorge Guerricaechevarría The F*cking Boss, an archive interview with actor Antonio Resines  Some Crazy Sh*t, an archive interview with production designers José Luis Arrizabalaga and Biaffra  Litres of Blood... Wonderful!, an archive interview with special effects artist Raúl Romanillos  Archive interview with director Álex de la Iglesia  Vintage “Making Of” featurette  Behind the scenes Storyboards  Music video  Theatrical trailer  Image gallery DISC TWO: THE DAY OF THE BEAST Brand new audio commentary by film scholar Shelagh Rowan-Legg  Clean Up Madrid, a brand new visual essay by film scholar Alexandra Heller-Nicholas  Heirs of the Beast, an archive feature-length documentary  Antichrist Superstar, an archive interview with director Álex de la Iglesia  The Man Who Saved the World, an archive interview with actor Armando De Razza  Beauty and the Beast, an archive interview with actor Maria Grazia Cucinotta  Shooting the Beast, an archive interview with director of photography Flavio Martínez Labiano  Mirindas Asesinas, a 1990 short film by Álex de la Iglesia  Theatrical trailers  Image gallery DISC THREE: PERDITA DURANGO Brand new audio commentary by film critic Valeria Villegas Lindvall  On the Border, an archive interview with director Álex de la Iglesia  Writing Perdita Durango, an archive interview with writer Barry Gifford Dancing with the Devil, an archive appraisal by film scholar Dr Rebekah McKendry  Narcosatanicos: Perdita Durango and the Matamoros Cult, an archive interview with Abraham Castillo Flores and Cauldron of Blood author Jim Schutze  Canciones de Amor Maldito: The Music of Perdita Durango, an archive interview with composer Simon Boswell  Shooting Perdita Durango, an archive interview with director of photography Flavio Martínez Labiano  Theatrical trailers  Image gallery