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Murder Obsession

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Released: 18th December 2023. Michael Stanford (Stefano Patrizi, The Tough Ones) is on a break from shooting his latest horror film with his friends, visiting his mother (Anita Strindberg, Your Vice is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key) at their family estate. A series of heinous murders follow and Michael is the main suspect due to his revelation that he murdered his father as a child. Is Michael’s past coming back to haunt him or is there another explanation? Italian genre legend Riccardo Freda’s (The Horrible Dr. Hichcock) final film is a deliriously extravagant late-period giallo with the director’s signature gothic flourishes, featuring a great supporting cast including Laura Gemser (Black Emmanuelle), John Richardson (Black Sunday) and Martine Brochard (Eyeball). LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES High Definition digital transfer from the original camera negative presented in two versions: the original uncut Italian edit with the original score and the shorter English version and electronic score Uncompressed mono PCM audio Audio commentary by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas Interview with make-up effects artist Sergio Stivaletti Interview with composer Claudio Simonetti Appreciation by filmmaker Gabriele Albanesi Deleted scene Reversible sleeve featuring artwork based on original posters New and improved English subtitle translation for Italian audio and English SDH for English audio Limited edition booklet with new writing by Mikel J. Koven, author of La Dolce Morte: Vernacular Cinema and the Italian Giallo Limited edition of 3000 copies

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  • Details

    Released:
    18th December 2023
    Category:
    Horror
    Studio:
    Raro Video
    Format:
    Blu-ray
    Barcode:
    5060974689880
  • Description

    Michael Stanford (Stefano Patrizi, The Tough Ones) is on a break from shooting his latest horror film with his friends, visiting his mother (Anita Strindberg, Your Vice is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key) at their family estate. A series of heinous murders follow and Michael is the main suspect due to his revelation that he murdered his father as a child. Is Michael’s past coming back to haunt him or is there another explanation? Italian genre legend Riccardo Freda’s (The Horrible Dr. Hichcock) final film is a deliriously extravagant late-period giallo with the director’s signature gothic flourishes, featuring a great supporting cast including Laura Gemser (Black Emmanuelle), John Richardson (Black Sunday) and Martine Brochard (Eyeball).

    LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES
    • High Definition digital transfer from the original camera negative presented in two versions: the original uncut Italian edit with the original score and the shorter English version and electronic score
    • Uncompressed mono PCM audio
    • Audio commentary by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
    • Interview with make-up effects artist Sergio Stivaletti
    • Interview with composer Claudio Simonetti
    • Appreciation by filmmaker Gabriele Albanesi
    • Deleted scene
    • Reversible sleeve featuring artwork based on original posters
    • New and improved English subtitle translation for Italian audio and English SDH for English audio
    • Limited edition booklet with new writing by Mikel J. Koven, author of La Dolce Morte: Vernacular Cinema and the Italian Giallo
    • Limited edition of 3000 copies
    Region Code:
    Region A,B,C
    Duration:
    97 minutes
    Original Language:
    Italian
    Extras:
    Language(s): Italian, English, Hard of Hearing Subtitles: English, Subtitles: English, Interactive Menu, PCM Mono, Booklet, Bonus Footage, Commentary: Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Deleted Scenes, Interviews: Sergio Stivaletti (make-up effects artist); Claudio Simonetti (composter), Original uncut Italian edit with original score and shorter English version with electronic score included; Appreciation by filmmaker Gabriele Albanesi; Reversible sleeve
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