Dario Argento's Giallo classic, The Bird With The Crystal Plumage
In 1970, young first-time director Dario Argento (Deep Red, Suspiria)
made his indelible mark on Italian cinema with The Bird with the
Crystal Plumage a film which redefined the giallo genre of
murder-mystery thrillers and catapulted him to international stardom.
Sam
Dalmas (Tony Musante, We Own the Night), an American writer living in
Rome, inadvertently witnesses a brutal attack on a woman (Eva Renzi,
Funeral in Berlin) in a modern art gallery. Powerless to help, he grows
increasingly obsessed with the incident. Convinced that something he saw
that night holds the key to identifying the maniac terrorising Rome, he
launches his own investigation parallel to that of the police, heedless
of the danger to both himself and his girlfriend Giulia (Suzy Kendall,
Spasmo)...
A staggeringly assured debut, The Bird with the
Crystal Plumage establishes the key traits that would define Argento s
filmography, including lavish visuals and a flare for wildly inventive,
brutal scenes of violence. With sumptuous cinematography by Vittorio
Storaro (Apocalypse Now) and a seductive score by legendary composer
Ennio Morricone (Once Upon a Time in the West), this landmark film has
never looked or sounded better in this new, 4K-restored limited edition
from Arrow Video!
LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
Brand new 4K
restoration of the film from the camera negative in its original 2.35:1
aspect ratio, produced by Arrow Video exclusively for this release
High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations
Original mono Italian and English soundtracks (lossless on the Blu-ray Disc)
English subtitles for the Italian soundtrack
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack
New audio commentary by Troy Howarth, author of So Deadly, So Perverse: 50 Years of Italian Giallo Films
The
Power of Perception, a new visual essay on the cinema of Dario Argento
by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, author of Devil s Advocates: Suspiria and
Rape-Revenge Films: A Critical Study
New analysis of the film by critic Kat Ellinger
New interview with writer/director Dario Argento
New interview with actor Gildo Di Marco (Garullo the pimp)
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Candice Tripp
Limited
edition 60-page booklet illustrated by Matthew Griffin, featuring an
appreciation of the film by Michael Mackenzie, and new writing by Howard
Hughes and Jack Seabrook
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