Dario Argento fans delight, as the director's glorious 1980 horror Inferno, the second film in his celebrated 'Three Mothers' trilogy, is coming to UK DVD and Blu-ray as a feature-packed 30th Anniversary Edition from the good people at Arrow.
Described by Argento as "a fairy tale designed for adults," the follow up to his smash hit, Suspiria, "contains some of Argento's most hallucinatory images and unforgettable set-pieces" (The Onion AV Club) and was listed as one of the 50 Greatest Horror Movies Of All Time by Total Film.
The film's surreal plot concerns a young poetess, Rose Elliot (Irene Miracle), whose research into the history of her New York apartment building and its possible connection to the legendary witches known as 'The Three Mothers' results in a series of bizarre murders and a supernatural mystery of horrific proportions. Disturbed by a frantic phone call from Rose, her brother Mark (Leigh McCloskey) immediately flies home to New York from his studies in Rome only to find Rose's apartment empty and very few clues as to her whereabouts. As he investigates his sister's disappearance, Mark unwittingly moves closer and closer to a terrifying encounter with an ancient, powerful evil.
Starring Irene Miracle (Puppetmaster; Midnight Express), Daria Nicolodi (Phenomena; Tenebre), Leigh McCloskey (Dallas) and Ania Pieroni (Tenebre; The House By The Cemetery), boasting a truly bombastic score by Keith Emerson and featuring some of the most unforgettable images from any of Argento's works, Inferno is a must-see for horror fans and an essential companion piece to Suspiria.
The 30th Anniversary Edition of Inferno (cert. 18) will be released as a two-disc DVD (£15.99) and two-disc Blu-ray (£22.99) by Arrow Video on 13th September 2010. Never before available on DVD or Blu-ray in the UK, this 30th Anniversary Edition features a brand new, restored, uncut version of the film and comes complete with a host of unique and exclusive extras, many of which were specially commissioned for this release.
Special Features include:
- Introduction by star Daria Nicolodi;
- Dario's Inferno featurette;
- Acting In Hot Water – An Interview With Daria Nicolodi;
- The Other Mother: Making The Black Cat – director Luigi Cozzi discusses his rarely seen, totally unofficial 1989 'sequel' to Inferno;
- X Marks The Spot – Argento Remembers Bava (Easter Egg);
- Dario Argento and Lamberto Bava discuss Inferno;
- Dario Argento: An Eye For Horror – documentary on Argento's career narrated by Mark Kermode and including interviews with George A. Romero, John Carpenter and others;
- The Complete Dario Argento Trailer Gallery;
- Q&A with star Irene Miracle, composer Keith Emerson and author Tim Lucas filmed at LA's New Beverly Cinema in 2009 (Blu-ray only);
- Four sleeve art options;
- Double sided poster;
- Exclusive collector's booklet;
- Six original poster art postcards.
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