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• Nekromantik Limited Edition | Blu Ray | (15/12/2014) from £22.25   |  Saving you £0.74 (3.33%)   |  RRP £22.99

  Death Is Just The Beginning. Nekromantik is the one-of-a-kind shock classic from cult director Jörg Buttgereit. Never before released on home video in the UK (until now no distributor even dared submit it for classification) Nekromantik plunges the viewer into an unremittingly bleak world of depravity and necrophilia - weaving the tale of Rob Schmadtke (Daktari Lorenz) a young man who finds himself competing for the affections of his girlfriend with a putrefying cadaver. Rob is employed by Joe's Streetcleaning Agency a company which handles the unenviable task of cleaning up grisly accidents and crime scenes. But Rob has a particular reason for liking his chosen profession allowing him as it does to indulge in his hobby of choice - collecting body parts which he keeps preserved in jars around his flat. Tasked with transporting the body of a young man from a murder scene Rob seizes the opportunity to abscond with the corpse - bringing it home much to the delight of his equally unhinged girlfriend Betty. A twisted love triangle ensues resulting in some of the most shocking scenes ever committed to celluloid. Nearly 30 years after its original release Nekromantik with its grotesque imagery and shocking subject matter still retains the power to offend - a point borne out by the fact that it remains banned in a number of countries. But Buttgereit's film is much more than a shock piece; Nekromantik shares as much in common with the movies of the preceding New German Cinema movement as it does with splatter films of its era. Arriving on Blu-ray in a brand-new Director-approved transfer Arrow Video is proud to present this underground classic - finally classified for UK release in its fully unexpurgated form. Director-Approved Special Edition Features: Limited Edition featuring exclusive new artwork by Gilles Vranckx New High Definition Digital Transfer approved by writer-director Jörg Buttgereit High Definition Bluray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentation Original Stereo audio (uncompressed PCM on the Blu-ray) Optional English subtitles Audio Commentary with Buttgereit and co-writer Franz Rodenkirchen The Making of Nekromantik - featurette comprising behind the scenes footage shot in Super 8 transferred in HD Buttgereit 10th Anniversary Interview Hot Love (40 mins) - a 1985 short film by Buttgereit featuring Daktari Lorenz Complete collection of Jörg Buttgereit film trailers (Nekromantik Der Todesking Nekromantik 2 Schramm) Extensive collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by critic Graham Rae David Kerekes author of Sex Murder Art: The Films of Jörg Buttgereit and much more all illustrated with original archive stills and posters Original Motion Picture Soundtrack CD

• Nekromantik | Blu Ray | (03/08/2015) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Nekromantik is the one-of-a-kind shock classic from cult director Jörg Buttgereit weaving the tale of Rob Schmadtke (Daktari Lorenz) a young man who finds himself competing for the affections of his girlfriend with a putrefying cadaver. An employee of Joe’s Streetcleaning Agency a company which cleans up after grisly accidents Rob takes advantage of his profession to indulge in his chosen hobby – the collection of body parts. Then one day Rob brings home an entire decomposing corpse much to the delight of girlfriend Betty. There follows a twisted love triangle resulting in some of the most shocking scenes ever committed to celluloid. Nearly 30 years after its original release Arrow Video is proud to present this classic of underground horror cinema – finally classified for UK release in its fully unexpurgated form. Features: High Definition Bluray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentation of three Buttgereit films: Nekromantik (1987) Hot Love (1985) [29 mins] and J.B.’s Horror Heaven (1984) [23 mins] Optional English subtitles for all three films Nekromantik audio commentary with Jörg Buttgereit and co-writer Franz Rodenkirchen Hot Love audio commentary with Buttgereit Horror Heaven audio commentary with Buttgereit Director’s Introduction to Nekromantik Alternative “Grindhouse” version of Nekromantik transferred from the only existing 35mm print [Blu-ray only] In Conversation with The Death King – a brand-new 2014 interview with Buttgereit Morbid Fascination: The Nekromantik Legacy – a brand-new 2014 documentary looking at the impact of the film on the horror scene both in the UK and abroad featuring interviews with genre critic Alan Jones Marc Morris producer of Video Nasties: The Definitive Guide Parts 1 & 2 and Buttgereit biographer David Kerekes Q&A with Jörg Buttgereit recorded at Glasgow’s Centre for Contemporary Arts (2014) The Making of Nekromantik – A vintage featurette including behind the scenes footage viewable with two different audio tracks: an English commentary featuring Buttgereit co-author Franz Rodenkirchen and David Kerekes and a German-language audio track featuring radio interviews with Buttgereit Rodenkirchen and producer Manfred Jelinski viewable with optional English subtitles Nekromantik Featurette – A look back at the film’s production featuring interviews with Buttgereit and Jelinski produced for the film’s 10 year anniversary German VHS release Nekromantik Premiere – short featurette comprised of footage from the film’s premiere in Berlin January 1988 “Das Letzte” – short featurette comprising footage from the 1985 premiere of Hot Love Two Buttgereit-directed music videos: ‘I Can’t Let Go’ by Shock Therapy (1995) and ‘Lemmy I’m a Feminist’ by Half Girl (2013) Complete collection of Buttgereit film trailers: Nekromantik Der Todesking Nekromantik 2 Schramm Extensive image gallery including behind-the-scenes stills rare promotional material and the German-language Nekromantik der Komik from Berlin comic artist Fil reproduced in its entirety Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Godmachine