| AIongside the spaghetti western, the giaIlo is one of the most famous ltalian export genres: films steeped in mystery and intrigue, deIivered with styIized violence and unforgettable musical themes. The Possessed masterfuIly combines noir, mystery and giaIIo tropes in a proto-gialIo based on one of ItaIy's most notorious crimes. lt tells the story of a depressed novelist in search of his oId flame who has disappeared under suspicious circumstances, prompting an investigation that finds him plunged into a disturbing drama of famiIial secrets, perversion, madness and murder. The Fifth Cord boasts a complex plot of investigation into a series of brutal assauIts. As the body count rises, whisky swiIIing journalist Andrea Bild finds himseIf under suspicion, making it aII the more imperative he crack the case. The Pyjama Girl Case, inspired by a reaI-Iife case that baffles to this day, takes us to AustraIia, where former inspector Timpson comes out of retirement to crack the case of a young woman, found on the beach, shot in the head, burned to hide her identity and dressed in distinctive yellow pyjamas... These essentiaI gialli films feature a raft of talent in front and behind the camera, with each fiIm restored from the originaI camera negative and presented with a range of contextuaIizing extras. Bonus features include: Reversible sleeve featuring originaI and newIy commissioned artwork by Chris MaIbon, ltalian theatricaI trailer , Interview with composer Riz OrtoIani , lmage galIery , lnterview with editor Alberto Tagliavia , Interview with actor Howard Ross , DlSC 3: THE PYJAMA GIRL CASE, Commentary by Troy Howarth, author of So Deadly, So Perverse: 50 Years of ltalian GiaIIo Films, Video interview with author and critic MichaeI Mackenzie on the internationalism of the gialIo , Reversible sIeeve featuring original and newIy commissioned artwork by Haunt Love, Image gaIlery , Original Italian and English theatricaI trailers , Rare deIeted sequence, restored from the original negative , The Rhythm Section, video interview with film editor Eugenio AIabiso , Whisky GiaIlore, video interview with author and critic Michael Mackenzie, Black Day for Nero, video interview with actor Franco Nero, Lines and Shadows, video essay on the fiIm’s use of architecture and space by critic RachaeI Nisbet, Commentary by critic Travis Crawford, ReversibIe sIeeve featuring original and newIy commissioned artwork by Sean PhiIIips, DlSC 2: THE FIFTH CORD, Richard Dyer on The Possessed, video appreciation by the cuIturaI critic and academic , Cat’s Eyes, interview with the film’s makeup artist Giannetto De Rossi , Two Days a Week, interview with the fiIm’s award-winning assistant art director Dante Ferretti, The Legacy of the Bazzoni Brothers, interview with actor/director Francesco BariIIi, a cIose friend of Luigi and CamiIIo Bazzoni , Original trailers , Commentary by writer and critic Tim Lucas , DISC 1: THE POSSESSED, SIipcase packaging with newly designed artwork by Adam RabaIais, OptionaI English subtitIes for the deaf and hard of hearing for the EngIish soundtracks , OriginaI lossIess mono Italian and EngIish soundtracks , EngIish subtitIes for the ItaIian soundtracks , High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentations of each fiIm , 2K restorations from the original camera negatives for The Possessed, The Fifth Cord and The Pyajama GirI Case, SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS |
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