Argento giallo Four Flies on Grey Velvet on UHD and Blu-ray in April
28 April 2025
One of our favourite UK labels, Shameless, has announced that it will be bringing Dario Argento's cult 70s giallo Four Flies of Grey Velvet to 4K UHD and Blu-ray in April.
Celebrated rock musician Roberto Tobias (Michael Brandon) is thrust into a nightmare. Framed for a brutal stabbing, he soon finds himself ensnared in a web of senseless murders. The only clue to the deranged killer lies in a cryptic image captured on a victim’s retina. Roberto’s desperate search for truth will push him to the brink of madness, culminating in a shocking climax.
Introspection becomes art in Argento’s hands, making Four Flies on Grey Velvet (4 mosche di velluto grigio, 1971) essential viewing for anyone seeking a glimpse into the director’s psyche. It concludes Argento’s iconic ‘Animal Trilogy’, paving the way for Suspiria and his later expressionistic masterpieces that earned him the title ‘Master of Horror.’
Dario Argento describes the film as a deeply personal exploration of his inner turmoil: “I decided to let loose, go crazy, and unleash all my creativity and personal nightmares. Psychoanalysis plays a major role in the film because it’s partly autobiographical – rather Freudian, in fact.” Both Argento and lead actor Michael Brandon, in exclusive interviews for this edition, reveal how the director found his alter ego in Brandon, channelling his own paranoia to create an unsettling psychological thriller.
his 4K UHD HDR edition with Dolby Vision is encoded from the 4K restoration of original camera and sound materials (supervised by Argento’s DOP Luciano Tovoli), finally presenting the director’s vision as he wishes it to be experienced – and preferably in a completely dark room.
Four Flies on Grey Velvet will be released seperately on 4K UHD and Blu-ray in the UK on 28 April 2025.
4K UHD AND BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES:
New exclusive interview with Dario Argento
New exclusive interview with star Michael Brandon
Interview with writer and assistant dir. Luigi Cozzi
