The classic horror/slasher Blood and Black Lace directed by the great Mario Bava is getting a limited edition release on UHD and Blu-ray from a new remaster with a host of special features.
Having established a template for the Italian Giallo with the film The Girl Who Knew Too Much, Mario Bava set about cementing its rules with Blood and Black Lace. In doing so, he created one of the most influential films ever made – an Italian classic that would spearhead the Giallo genre, provide a prototype for the slasher movie, and have a huge effect on filmmakers as diverse as Dario Argento and Martin Scorsese.
Newly restored from the original camera negative and presented here in its original uncut form, this new release allows fans to see Blood and Black Lace afresh and offers newcomers the ideal introduction to a major piece of cult filmmaking.
LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS:
– Brand new 4K restoration from the original camera negative by Arrow Films
– High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
– Restored original lossless mono Italian and English soundtracks
– Optional English subtitles for the Italian soundtrack
– Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack
– Audio commentary by Mario Bava’s biographer Tim Lucas
– Psycho-Analysis – a documentary on Blood and Black Lace and the origins of the giallo genre featuring interviews with directors Dario Argento (Suspiria) and Lamberto Bava (Demons), screenwriter Ernesto Gastaldi (All the Colours of the Dark), critics Roberto Curti and Steve Della Casa, and crime novelists Sandrone Dazieri and Carlo Lucarelli
– An appreciation by Hélène Cattet & Bruno Forzani, the creative duo behind Amer and The Strange Colour of Your Body’s Tears
– Gender and Giallo – a visual essay by Michael Mackenzie exploring Giallo’s relationship with the social upheavals of the 1960s and 70s
– Blood and Bava – a panel discussion on Mario Bava featuring Dario Argento, Lamberto Bava and Steve Della Casa, recorded at the 2014 Courmayeur Film Festival
– The Sinister Image: Cameron Mitchell – an episode of David Del Valle’s television series, devoted to the star of Blood and Black Lace and presented in full
– The alternative US opening titles, sourced from Joe Dante’s private print
– Original theatrical trailer
– Image galleries
– Limited edition packaging with a reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Ilan Sheady
– Limited edition 60-page perfect bound book featuring writing on the film by Howard Hughes, Alan Jones and David Del Valle, plus new writing by Rachael Nisbet and Kat Ellinger
– Fold-out double-sided poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Ilan Sheady
– Six double-sided collector’s postcards
