Details
Black Magic Rites (Limited Edition) Blu-Ray (UK Import)
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Original title: Riti, magie nere e segrete orge nel Trecento...
Year: 1973
Country: Italy
Region code: A/B/C
Content: Blu-Ray
EAN: 5060697923063
Image: 1.85:1 (1080p)
HDR: -
Audio: Italian - DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
Subtitles: English
Rating: 18
Genre: Horror
Cast: Mickey Hargitay, Rita Calderoni, Raul Lovecchio
Director: Renato Polselli
Synopsis:
When beautiful Laureen throws a wild party at the castle which she has just inherited, she is blissfully unaware that its dark cellar harbors an occult sect that is hellbent on avenging the death of Isabel, who was burned at the stake 600 years earlier as a witch . The occultists' satanic rituals call for the blood of virgins… Could Laureen be next?
Additional features:
- Brand-new 4K restoration from the original negative by Powerhouse Films
- Original Italian mono soundtrack
- Audio commentary with critics and authors David Flint and Kim Newman (2023)
- The 7th Art According to Ralph Brown (2023, 34 mins): far-reaching documentary on the first half of writer-director Renato Polselli’s career, featuring archival interviews with the filmmaker and his regular collaborator, actor Mickey Hargitay, as well as new contributions from director and programmer Luca Rea
- When We Were Crazy (2023, 19 mins): enigmatic composer Gianfranco Reverberi revisits his haunting score
- Chaos Magic (2023, 39 mins): author and musician Stephen Thrower analyses Polselli’s nightmarish cult classic within the context of the director’s wider oeuvre
- Rock Delirium (2023, 25 mins): DJ and soundtrack enthusiast Lovely Jon deconstructs Reverberi’s delirious compositions
- Original theatrical trailer
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials
- New and improved English translation subtitles
- Limited edition exclusive 80-page book with a new essay by Miranda Corcoran, a career-spanning archival interview with director Renato Polselli by Jay Slater, an archival autobiographical piece by Polselli assessing his career as a filmmaker, Roberto Curti on Black Magic Rites’ censorship history, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and full film credits
- Limited edition of 10,000 numbered units (6,000 UHDs and 4,000 Blu-rays) for the UK and US
