Giallo Essentials: Black Limited Edition Box Set

Description: While the release of Dario Argento's The Bird with the Crystal Plumage gave rise to a glut of imitators, there was more to the giallo than just shameless copycats setting out to ape a rigid formula. This volume of Giallo Essentials celebrates the range and breadth of the genre with three lesser-seen films from its early 1970s heyday. In Silvio Amadio's Smile Before Death, familicide with a sprinkling of Oedipal love is the order of the day when teenager Nancy returns home to discover the apparent suicide of her mother, and quickly comes to suspect that her stepfather and his mistress are to blame. Next, Horny priests and self-flagellating nuns abound in Francesco Mazzei's The Weapon, the Hour, the Motive, as police commissioner Franco Boito investigates the brutal murder of a young clergyman, only to enter into an affair with the dead man's lover. Finally, in Giuseppe Bennati's The Killer Reserved Nine Seats, an assortment of wealthy degenerates - including Italian cult mainstays Andrea Scotti and Howard Ross - answer the summons of an eccentric nobleman and assemble in the theatre attached to his ancestral home, only to find themselves trapped in the decaying building while a savage killer picks them off Agatha Christie-style! With gory murders, wanton debauchery and left-field plot twists a-plenty, all three of these oft-overlooked gialli are restored in 2K from their original camera negatives - including brand-new, Arrow-exclusive restorations of Smile Before Death and The Weapon, the Hour, the Motive - alongside a range of in-depth bonus features. Bonus MaterialsLIMITED EDITION CONTENTSNew 2K restorations from the original camera negatives of Smile Before Death and The Weapon, the Hour, the Motive2K restoration from the original camera negative of The Killer Reserved Nine SeatsHigh Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentations of each filmOriginal lossless mono Italian and English soundtracks on Smile Before Death and The Killer Reserved Nine SeatsOriginal lossless mono Italian soundtrack on The Weapon, the Hour, the MotiveEnglish subtitles for the Italian soundtracksOptional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtracksRigid box packaging with original artwork in a windowed Giallo Essentials Collection slipcoverReversible sleeves for each film featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Adam Rabalais, Peter Strain and Haunt LoveDISC 1: SMILE BEFORE DEATHNew commentary by authors and critics Troy Howarth and Nathaniel ThompsonOriginal Italian and English front and end titlesSmile of the Hyena, new video interview with Stefano Amadio, film journalist and son of director Silvio AmadioNever-before-seen extended nude scenes, not used in the final filmImage galleryDISC 2: THE WEAPON, THE HOUR, THE MOTIVENew commentary by author and critic Alexandra Heller-NicholasA Man in Giallo, new video interview with actor Salvatore PuntilloFront and end titles for the lost English-language dubImage galleryDISC 3: THE KILLER RESERVED NINE SEATSNew commentary by author and critic Kat EllingerHanging with Howard, video interview with actor Howard RossWriting with Biagio, video interview with screenwriter Biagio ProiettiItalian theatrical trailer (in Italian and English)Image gallery

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