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The Perfume of the Lady in Black (Limited Edition) 4K UHD (UK Import)
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Presale - Release Date: 22.09.2025

Original title: Il perfume della Signora in nero

Year: 1974
Country: Italy
Region code: A/B/C
Content: 4K UHD
EAN: 5060697925036

Image: 1.85:1 (2160p)

HDR: Dolby Vision / HDR10

Audio:
Italian - Mono
English - Mono

Subtitles: English

Age rating: 18

Genre: Horror

Cast: Mimsy Farmer, Maurizio Bonuglia, Mario Scaccia

Director: Francesco Barilli


Synopsis:

Mimsy Farmer ( Four Flies on Gray Velvet ), Maurizio Bonuglia ( Ludwig ), and Mario Scaccia ( We Still Kill the Old Way ) lead the cast of The Perfume of the Lady in Black , a surreal giallo thriller directed by Italian polymath Francesco Barilli ( Hotel Fear ).

Silvia (Farmer) is tormented by hallucinations from her troubled childhood, including her mother applying perfume in a black dress. Her mental state unravels as she struggles to separate her surreal visions from a series of violent occurrences.

Photographed by Palme d'Or-winning cinematographer Mario Masini ( Padrone ) and scored by Academy Award-winner Nicola Piovani ( Life Is Beautiful ), The Perfume of the Lady in Black is an eccentric and stylish classic of the Italian giallo .

Extras:

• New 4K HDR restoration from the original negative by Powerhouse Films
  
• 4K (2160p) UHD presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 supported)
  
• Two presentations of the film: Il profumo della Signora in nero , the Italian-language version; and The Perfume of the Lady in Black , the English-language version
  
• Original mono audio
  
• Audio commentary with film historians Eugenio Ercolani and Troy Howarth (2025)
  
• Francesco Barilli on Francesco Barilli (2025): in-depth interview with the director, in which he reflects on his life in art and film
  
• Barilli (2016): the director talks about the inspirations for The Perfume of the Lady in Black
  
• Portrait in Black (2008): lengthy archival interview with Barilli
  
• Lara Wendel on 'The Perfume of the Lady in Black' (2025): interview with the German Italian actor, who plays the young Sylvia
  
• Notes of Black (2025): DJ and soundtrack enthusiast Lovely Jon analyzes Nicola Piovani's sumptuous score
  
• The Locations of the Lady in Black (2025): 'then-and-now' tour of the film's locations
  
• Original English and Italian theatrical trailers
  
• Image gallery: promotional and advertising material
  
• New and improved English translation subtitles for the Italian soundtrack
  
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English-language soundtrack
  
• Limited edition exclusive 80-page book with a new essay by Paul Duane, a career-spanning archival interview with director Francesco Barilli, an archival profile of actor Mimsy Farmer, and full film credits
  
• World premiere on 4K UHD
  
• Limited edition of 5,000 individually numbered units (4,000 4K UHDs and 1,000 Blu-rays) for the UK