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Following the success of his hallucinatory horror hit SUSPIRIA, writer/director Dario Argento returned to the genre that had launched his international career and earned him the title of ‘The Italian Hitchcock’. In these acclaimed ‘giallo’ thrillers, Argento explores the extremes of murder, insanity and brutality with the startling plots, stunning visuals and shocking twists that have defined his work for nearly 40 years. The five films in this collection have been mastered from original vault elements and are now presented uncut and uncensored for an all-new look at one of the most controversial and influential filmmakers in the history of modern cinema.
PHENOMENA (CREEPERS)
Brace yourself for an all-new look at one of the most wildly original films ever from writer/director Dario Argento, an insane epic of terror, wonder, and jaw-dropping carnage. Jennifer Connelly stars as an outcast student at a Swiss boarding school who discovers both her telepathic power to control insects and the gore-soaked trail of a razor-wielding killer.
Can a kindly professor (Donald Pleasence of HALLOWEEN) now harness her ‘gift’ to stop the bloodbath of a psychopath? Daria Nicolodi (TENEBRE), Dalila Di Lazzaro (FLESH FOR FRANKENSTEIN) and Fiore Argento (DEMONS) co-star — along with a pounding soundtrack by Goblin, Bill Wyman, Iron Maiden and Motörhead — in the shocker that remains a favorite of Argento fans as well as one of the most brutally original horror thrillers of the ‘80s.
DVD FEATURES
Anamorphic (16:9) Widescreen Version
English 5.1, English 2.0 and French 2.0 Audio Options
Audio Commentary with Writer/Director Dario Argento, Special Make-Up Effects Artist Sergio Stivaletti, Music Composer Claudio Simonetti and Journalist Loris Curci
A Dark Fairy Tale
Bill Wyman Music Video ("Valley")
Claudio Simonetti Music Video ("Jennifer")
Dario Argento Bio
Dario Argento On The Joe Franklin Show
Luigi Cozzi & The Art Of Macrophotography
Trailer
TENEBRE
Following the worldwide success of SUSPIRIA and INFERNO, Master Of Horror Dario Argento returned to the giallo genre with the shocker that remains one of the director’s greatest. Anthony Franciosa stars as an American mystery novelist on a promotional tour in Rome who finds that his most recent book has inspired a copycat serial killer.
When the psychotic impulse becomes irresistible, does freedom await in the simple act of annihilation? John Saxon (A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET), Daria Nicolodi (DEEP RED) and John Steiner (CALIGULA) co-star – along with a nerve-shredding score by Goblin and a mind-blowing twist ending – in this classic of sexual corruption, savage bloodshed and virtuoso filmmaking that fans and critics hail as an Argento masterpiece.
DVD FEATURES
Anamorphic (16:9) Widescreen Version
English 5.1, English 2.0 and Italian Mono Audio Options
Audio Commentary with Writer/Director Dario Argento, Music Composer Claudio Simonetti and Journalist Loris Curci
Creating The Sounds Of Terror
Dario Argento Bio
The Roving Camera Eye Of Dario Argento
Trailer
Voices Of The Unsane
Alternate End Credit Music
TRAUMA
From Dario Argento (Deep Red, Suspiria, Tenebre), the modern master of Italian horror cinema, comes a dark and disturbing tale of murder and revenge. A city is terrorized by a maniac who has perpetrated a series of gruesome murders. Meanwhile, 16 year old Aura Petrescu (Asia Argento) flees incarceration in a sanitarium, and returns to her mysterious Russian immigrant parents. Whilst conducting one of the seances from which they earn a living, Aura's parents are brutally murdered and the terrified Aura is convinced that the killer is after her next.
Her only hope lies in David Parson (Christopher Rydell), a graphic artist whose curiosity is aroused by Aura's paranoia and anxiety. Together they uncover links between the murder victims - all were treated many years ago at the same medical institution. Now they must race against time to uncover the shocking true identity of the killer before Aura becomes the next victim. Packed with dazzling visuals and genuinely shocking set pieces, this extraordinary tale of fear and suspense is one of Argento's greatest achievements.
DVD FEATURESAnamorphic Widescreen (2.35:1) VersionEnglish 5.1 and English 2.0 Audio OptionsLove, Death & Trauma FeaturetteCommentary by Author Alan JonesOn Set with Tom SaviniDeleted ScenesPoster & Still GalleryTheatrical TrailerDario Argento Bio
THE CARD PLAYER (IL CARTAIO)
From master horror director Dario Argento comes THE CARD PLAYER (IL CARTAIO). Stefania Rocca plays Anna Mari, a police detective whose birthday is ruined by a bizarre email she receives. In the email is a challenge to play a game of poker over the internet...and if Det. Mari loses, an innocent woman will be murdered right there on screen.
A demented serial killer begins to challenge the police with this game again and again, and Mari launches into an intense investigation to find the maniac. But meanwhile, the police must enlist the help of a teenage boy, who is also a poker genius, to hold off the killer. How long can THE CARD PLAYER be kept at bay before the police lose again and another woman is murdered? .
DVD FEATURESUncut Anamorphic (16:9) Widescreen (1.85:1) VersionEnglish 5.1 and English 2.0 Audio OptionsPlaying With Death (All-new interview with Director Dario Argento)Maestro With Death (All-new interview with Composer Claudio Simonetti) Audio Commentary with Author Alan JonesTheatrical TrailerBehind-the-Scenes FootageElectronic Press KitDario Argento Bio8-page Booklet (On the set with Dario Argento)
DO YOU LIKE HITCHCOCK
Giulio (Elio Germano), a skinny nerd in Harry Potter glasses, is holed up studying for his film school exams on German Expressionism. Sasha (Elisabetta Rocchetti), a sexy girl in the facing apartment who likes to undress with the lights on, attracts his voyeuristic attention "Rear Window" style.
In the video store, he sees her striking up an acquaintance with a beautiful blonde (Chiara Conti). Next thing you know, Sasha's penny-pinching mom is bludgeoned to death, and Giulio turns amateur sleuth to pin the wrapwrap on the blonde. Underlining the dream-like sequences, which are Argento's forte, is Pino Donaggio's fine score.
DVD FEATURESAnamorphic (16:9) Widescreen VersionEnglish audioDo You Like Hitchcock?: Backstage |
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