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• Giallo Essentials | Blu Ray | (08/11/2021) from £34.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Alongside the spaghetti western, the giallo is one of the most famous Italian export genres: films steeped in mystery and intrigue, delivered with stylised violence and unforgettable musical themes. The Possessed (1965) masterfully combines noir, mystery and giallo tropes in a proto-giallo based on one of Italy's most notorious crimes. It tells the story of a depressed novelist (Peter Baldwin) in search of his old flame (Virna Lisi) who has disappeared under suspicious circumstances, prompting an investigation that finds him plunged into a disturbing drama of familial secrets, perversion, madness and murder. The Fifth Cord (1971) boasts a complex, Agatha Christie-esque plot of investigation into a series of brutal assaults. As the body count rises, whisky swilling journalist Andrea Bild (Franco Nero) finds himself under suspicion, making it all the more imperative he crack the case. The Pyjama Girl Case (1978), inspired by a real-life case that baffles to this day, takes us to Australia 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... In the first of a multi-volume series of Giallo Essentials these films feature a raft of talent in front and behind the camera with each film restored from the original camera negative and presented with a range of contextualising interviews and featurettes. Special Edition Features Brand new 2K restorations of the film from the original camera negative for The Possessed, The Fifth Cord and The Pyjama Girl Case High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentations of each film Original lossless mono Italian and English soundtracks Newly translated English subtitles for the Italian soundtracks Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtracks Rigid box packaging with newly designed artwork by Adam Rabalais in a windowed Giallo Essentials Collection slipcover The Possessed: New audio commentary by writer and critic Tim Lucas Richard Dyer on The Possessed, a newly filmed video appreciation by the cultural critic and academic Cat's Eyes, an interview with the film's makeup artist Giannetto De Rossi Two Days a Week, an interview with the film's award-winning assistant art director Dante Ferretti The Legacy of the Bazzoni Brothers, an interview with actor/director Francesco Barilli, a close friend of Luigi and Camillo Bazzoni Original trailers Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sean Phillips The Fifth Cord: New audio commentary by critic Travis Crawford Lines and Shadows, a new video essay on the film's use of architecture and space by critic Rachael Nisbet Whisky Giallore, a new video interview with author and critic Michael Mackenzie Black Day for Nero, a new video interview with actor Franco Nero The Rhythm Section, a new video interview with film editor Eugenio Alabiso Rare, previously unseen deleted sequence, restored from the original negative Original Italian and English theatrical trailers Image gallery Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Haunt Love The Pyjama Girl Case: New audio commentary by Troy Howarth, author of So Deadly, So Perverse: 50 Years of Italian Giallo Films New video interview with author and critic Michael Mackenzie on the internationalism of the giallo New video interview with actor Howard Ross New video interview with editor Alberto Tagliavia Archival interview with composer Riz Ortolani Image gallery Italian theatrical trailer Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Chris Malbo

• Gang War in Milan | Blu Ray | (27/11/2023) from £14.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Salvatore Toto Cangemi is a produce purveyor in Milan that also runs a profitable twin business moonlighting as a pimp. The appearance of a ruthless and greedy French gangster called Le Capitaine threatens Toto's livelihood. Le Capitaine wants to unite organised crime in Milan and take a large share of the profits for himself. Toto wants no part in Le Capitaine's plan and wants to continue quietly running his own low-key ring, but no one says no to Le Capitaine. He threatens an all-out war to keep his organisation and reputation intact.Product FeaturesHigh Definition digital transfer from the original camera negative presented with Italian and English audio options Uncompressed mono PCM audio Audio commentary by Andrew Nette Introduction by Mike Malloy A new visual essay on Lenzi's poliziotteschi by Troy Howarth, author of Make Them Die Slowly: The Kinetic Cinema of Umberto Lenzi 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 Roberto Curti and an archival essay by Mike Malloy Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with limited edition booklet and reversible sleeve

• Le Trou | Blu Ray | (21/08/2017) from £14.49   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Influential director Jacques Becker's final film, Le Trou is also amongst his very best. Hailed as a masterpiece by Truffaut, it remains a compelling work, superbly directed and photographed with a remarkable attention to detail. 1947. A young man, Gaspard Claude (Marc Michel), is convicted for the attempted murder of his wife, although he is innocent of the crime. He is sent to the notorious Santé Prison in Paris and is placed in a cell with four hardened criminals. The latter have decided to escape from the prison by digging their way out of their cell. Reluctantly, they take Gaspard into their confidence and labour digging their way out of their cell. Then, just when escape appears certain, Gaspard is called away to see the prison governor

• Le Trou | DVD | (21/08/2017) from £10.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Influential director Jacques Becker's final film, Le Trou is also amongst his very best. Hailed as a masterpiece by Truffaut, it remains a compelling work, superbly directed and photographed with a remarkable attention to detail. 1947. A young man, Gaspard Claude (Marc Michel), is convicted for the attempted murder of his wife, although he is innocent of the crime. He is sent to the notorious Santé Prison in Paris and is placed in a cell with four hardened criminals. The latter have decided to escape from the prison by digging their way out of their cell. Reluctantly, they take Gaspard into their confidence and labour digging their way out of their cell. Then, just when escape appears certain, Gaspard is called away to see the prison governor

• Story of a Cloistered Nun | DVD | (14/04/2008) from £12.39   |  Saving you £0.60 (4.84%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Witness the ultimate subjugation of a woman to serve the most twisted desires of man in the achingly hip 'n' horny Femina Ridens where the kinkiest urges are played to a deadly conclusion... The beautifully sensuous Dagmar Lassander stars as Maria the living sex toy of Dr Sayer (Philippe Leroy) who delights in killing women at the point of orgasm. Sayer's prolonged campaign of degradation pushes Maria right to the edge of death but the spell she casts on him will lead to the most extraordinary climax of a lifetime! Stylish imaginative and deliciously twisted this kitschy 60s pop art erotica-fest boasts gorgeous set design an even more alluring leading lady and a heady desire to please the viewer with increasingly bizarre and dangerous sex games.

• Le Trou | DVD | (13/08/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  In a Paris prison cell five inmates use every ounce of their tenacity and ingenuity in an elaborate attempt to tunnel to freedom. Based on the novel by Jose Giovanni Jacques Becker's Le Trou (The Hole) balances lyrical humanism with a tense unshakable air of imminent danger.

• Castle of the Living Dead | DVD | (23/01/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  When a travelling troupe of performers accept a commission from the mysterious Count Drago (Christopher Lee: Dracula, The Wicker Man), and fail to heed the warnings of a local witch (Donald Sutherland: M*A*S*H, Don't Look Now), they find themselves trapped in the Castle Of The Living Dead. Terror ensues as they are picked off one by one as the Count enacts a diabolical scheme: the perversion of science to achieve immortality.A grim dwarf hero battles the Count's scythe-wielding henchman; a surreal secret museum of the Count's victims (whose number includes British horror film-maker Michael Reeves) and the arresting Italian baroque setting all make for a uniquely cult film experience.

• Une Femme Mariée | DVD | (20/04/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Une Femme Mariee (Masters Of Cinema)

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  Long out-of-circulation and unavailable on home-video, Jean-Luc Godard's 1964 masterpiece Une femme marie, fragments d'un film tourn en 1964 en noir et blanc [A Married Woman: Fragments of a Film Shot in 1964 in Black and White] has, until now, represented the ostensibly 'missing' key work from the first, zeitgeist-defining phase of JLG's filmography. The feature which bridges the gap between Bande part and Alphaville, Une femme marie is, nevertheless, a galaxy, or gallery, unto itself — a lucid, complex, profoundly funny series of portraits, etched with Godardian acids, of the wife that represents either a singular case, or a universal example, of ''a''/''the'' married woman, and the men in her orbit. Macha Mril (later of Pialat's Nous ne vieillirons pas ensemble, and Varda's Sans toit ni loi) plays Charlotte — the title character. She's married to aviator Pierre (Philippe Leroy, of Becker's Le Trou). She sleeps with thespian Robert (Bernard Nol). She talks intelligence with renowned critic-filmmaker Roger Leenhardt, and takes part in a fashion-shoot at a public pool. The fragments of the film's subtitle are chapters, episodes, vignettes, tableaux; Une femme marie is a pile of magazines made into a film, and a film turned into a magazine — the table of contents reading: Alfred Hitchcock. Jean Racine. La Peau douce. A Peruvian serum. Nuit et brouillard. The Eloquence bra. The quartets of Beethoven. Madame Cline. Fantmas. Robert Bresson. A Volkswagen making a right turn. — A film shot in 1964, and in black and white. Special Edition including: Newly restored 1080p/24fps transfer of the film in its original 1.37:1 aspect ratio New and improved subtitle transmitions The original 3 1/2 minute trailer from the film 80 page booklet

• Une Femme Mariée | Blu Ray | (25/01/2010) from £33.73   |  Saving you £-8.74 (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Long out-of-circulation and unavailable on home-video Jean-Luc Godard's 1964 masterpiece Une femme mari''e fragments d'un film tourn'' en 1964 en noir et blanc [A Married Woman: Fragments of a Film Shot in 1964 in Black and White] has until now represented the ostensibly 'missing' key work from the first zeitgeist-defining phase of JLG's filmography. The feature which bridges the gap between Bande '' part and Alphaville Une femme mari''e is nevertheless a galaxy or gallery unto itself - a lucid complex profoundly funny series of portraits etched with Godardian acids of the wife that represents either a singular case or a universal example of a/the married woman and the men in her orbit. Macha M''ril (later of Pialat's Nous ne vieillirons pas ensemble and Varda's Sans toit ni loi) plays Charlotte - the title character. She's married to aviator Pierre (Philippe Leroy of Becker's Le Trou). She sleeps with thespian Robert (Bernard No''l). She talks intelligence with renowned critic-filmmaker Roger Leenhardt and takes part in a fashion-shoot at a public pool. The fragments of the film's subtitle are chapters episodes vignettes tableaux; Une femme mari''e is a pile of magazines made into a film and a film turned into a magazine - the table of contents reading: Alfred Hitchcock. Jean Racine. La Peau douce. A Peruvian serum. Nuit et brouillard. The Eloquence bra. The quartets of Beethoven. Madame C''line. Fant''mas. Robert Bresson. A Volkswagen making a right turn. - A film shot in 1964 and in black and white. Designed with Raoul Coutard's breathtaking cinematography Godard's picture captures a moment in time - but all its mysteries its truths its beauty comedy and grace serve to resolve into a work of art for the ages. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present Jean-Luc Godard's classic Une femme mari''e in a magnificent new Gaumont restoration for the first time on blu-ray