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Release: October 2, 2017

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A bored doctor's wife (Catherine Deneuve) hears of a brothel operating near her home. Struck by a sudden desire, she goes to the brothel and offers her services in the afternoons. She encounters a wide range of characters, eventually running into a friend of her husband...Surreal tale directed by Luis Bunuel. Synopsis Stunningly restored for the 50th anniversary, BELLE DE JOUR is an elegant and erotic masterpiece and undoubtedly Luis Bunuel's most accessible film. Screen icon Catherine Deneuve plays Severine, the glacially beautiful, sexually unfulfilled wife of a surgeon, whose blood runs icy with ennui until she takes a day-job in a brothel. There she meets a charismatic but sinister young gangster (Pierre Clementi) and ignites an obsession that will court peril. Bunuel uses diffused lighting, dark colours, and shadows throughout the film to temper the gravity and emotional impact of each uncomfortable scene. Left to our own imaginative devices, the result is a film that is highly unsettling, perverse, and inevitably tragic. Special Features The Last Script A Story of Perversion or Emancipation? - Interview with Dr Sylvain Mimoun Commentary by Professor Peter W. Evans New Interview with Jean-Claude Carriere New Masterclass with Diego Bunuel and Jean-Claude Carriere New Trailer Includes 6 artcards

Release: July 21, 2026

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Giovanni is shot in an underground parking garage by a mysterious bearded man. As his life flashes before his eyes we learn about his life Giovanni (Jean Sorel, Rosa la rose, fille publique) is shot in an underground parking garage by a mysterious bearded man. As his life flashes before his eyes, through flashbacks we learn about his life and what led to this moment. His flirtatious wife, Lucia (Ewa Aulin, Death Smiles on a Murderer) and the fissures her behaviour creates, complications with the family business, Lucia's relationship with a travelling hippie and her beautiful mother-in-law (Lucia Bosé, Fellini Satyricon). With its delirious editing, continually returning us to the site of his murder, Giovanni's life turns in on itself as the film explores masculinity, eroticism, and the uncanny. One of the undiscovered greats of the genre, Romolo Guerrieri's (The Sweet Body of Deborah) The Double is a sexy, metaphysical giallo newly restored and officially released for the first time since VHS. Bonus Materials 4K restoration from the original negative Optional Italian and English audio tracks Original uncompressed mono audio Audio commentary by Tim Lucas (2026) Archival interview with director Romolo Guerrieri and star Eva Aulin, newly edited for this release (2026) Appreciation by author Stephen Thrower (2026) Easter egg (2 mins) Reversible sleeve featuring artwork based on original posters Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Nathaniel Thompson Cast & Crew Actors: Jean Sorel Lucia Bose Ewa Aulin Director: Romolo Guerrieri The Double The Double About this item Similar From the Brand Reviews

Release: September 12, 2017

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Product Description This 1971 Italian/Spanish Giallo is a hugely enjoyable and very stylish murder mystery set on the luxurious Côte d'Azur. Spanish director José María Forqué - who later made the controversial Beyond Erotica - brings together a talented and good looking cast, one of the best cinematographers of the day (Alejandro Ulloa) and a fantastic, lounge style score from Maestro Piccioni to create a twisty, and twisted, tale of deception and revenge. The director's long career at the more prestigious end of Spanish cinema and the presence of award winning scripter Rafael Azcona - who worked with many top European film makers - give the film an edge of sophistication alongside it's enjoyably devious narrative. Review "The story unfolds in an extremely clever way and has a few very unexpected twists and turns... A highly recommended slice of early 70s thriller writing." ---Letterboxd.com "Unpredictable twists and turns along the way to a pleasingly ironic denouement." ---Giallo Fever "Director José María Forqué delivers a winning hand..." ---Adrian Luther Smith - Blood and Black Lace

Release: February 9, 2016

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Product Description Carol Hammond, the sexually frustrated wife of a successful London lawyer, is having bizarre, erotic dreams about her uninhibited neighbor, Julia Durer, who presides over noisy, sex and drug filled parties in the house next door. One night, Carol's dreams culminate in violent death and she wakes to find her nightmares have become reality - Julia has been murdered and Carol is the main suspect. Review A taut, clever and supremely controlled whodunit with enough lurid content (gore, nudity, demented characters) to keep even the most jaded Gumshoe hooked ---Sex Gore Mutants See more

Release: November 22, 2022

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Brutal Savagery in a Future World ! AKA - Una gota de sangre para morir amando, Clockwork Terror, To Love, Perhaps to Die In a violent, dystopian consumer-fed future, David (Chris Mitchum - Summertime Killer) blackmails nurse Ana (Sue Lyon - Stanley Kubrick's Lolita) after witnessing her commit a murder. When Ana and Victor (Jean Sorel - Perversion Story) discover David is a known gang member with an extensive criminal past, they make a plan to turn the tables and use him for their own clandestine purposes. In 1971 Stanley Kubrick changed dystopian cinema forever with A Clockwork Orange. Two years later, transgressive Spanish genre director Eloy de la Iglesia unleashed this thought provoking and beautifully shot future-world that was also known as A Clockwork Terror. Now Available For the first time on Blu-ray, Cauldron Films presents a new, eye popping 2K restoration of the Spanish producer's cut. Details Blu-ray 2K restoration of the Spanish Producer's cut from the negative / 1080p presentation English audio with optional English SDH subtitles Spanish audio with optional English subtitles Newly edited Archival interview with Chris Mitchum Dubbing in a Blue World Video essay by Film Scholar Dr Xavier Aldana Reyes Commentary by Film Historian Kat Ellinger Image Gallery 1973 / Spain / Thriller / Director - Eloy de la Iglesia / 2.40:1 / 97 min. /

Release: November 13, 2018

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Product Description Perversion Story - What is the most incredible thing a woman ever did for $1,000,000? Dr. George Dumurrier is looking for money to expand the San Francisco based clinic he runs with his brother. He is also having an affair with Jane, a glamorous fashion photographer. When Dumurrier's wife Susan dies following an asthma attack, leaving him a million dollar insurance pay-out, it seems that all his problems are solved - until an anonymous phone call sends him to the Roaring 20s strip club where he is astonished to discover that its featured performer, the dangerously desirable Monica Weston, looks exactly like his dead wife. As he tries to unravel this mystery, George learns that the police are now investigating his wife's death and that he is under suspicion of murder. Masterfully directed by Lucio Fulci, PREVERSION STORY just predates LIZARD IN A WOMAN'S SKIN and is equally compelling, mysterious and seductive. This fully restored Blu-ray release is the longest version available. SPECIAL FEATURES: HD transfer from original negative. Full extended European version. Interview with star Jean Sorel. Interview with star Elsa Martinelli. Interview with writer Stephen Thrower. Original artwork by Justin Coffee. English/Italian language choice. Original trailer. Mondo Macabro previews. Review A sharp, fast-paced slice of psychedelic sleaze. --Maitland Macdonagh, TV Guide It's well-acted, full of twists and turns and, frankly, it's one that fans simply must see. --tasteofcinema.com Stylish direction by Lucio Fulci transports viewers into an incredibly glam, Swinging Sixties parallel universe. --The Spinning Image, Andrew Pragasam Top Similar From the Brand Reviews Perversion Story

Release: July 1, 2016

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Product Description The corpse of reporter Gregory Moore (Jean Sorel of LIZARD IN A WOMAN'S SKIN) is found in a Prague plaza and brought to the local morgue. But Moore is actually alive, trapped inside his dead body and desperately recalling how the mysterious disappearance of his beautiful girlfriend (Barbara Bach of THE SPY WHO LOVED ME) led to a terrifying conspiracy of depravity. Can a reporter with no visible signs of life solve this perverse puzzle before he meets his ultimate deadline? Ingrid Thulin (SALON KITTY, THE DAMNED) and Mario Adorf (THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE) co-star in this unusual and startling giallo (also known as PARALYZED and MALASTRANA) that marked the debut of writer/director Aldo Lado (NIGHT TRAIN MURDERS, WHO SAW HER DIE?) and features a superb score by the legendary Ennio Morricone (THE STENDHAL SYNDROME). Review "A Sensational Example Of The Genre!" -- Channel 4 Film "Style To Burn And One Hell Of A Great Mystery!" -- Eccentric Cinema

Release: April 29, 2025

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While investigating his girlfriend's vanishing, a journalist's own body is discovered. Only, he's not really dead and his mind is reeling-I am alive! From the fringes of the giallo genre, writer and director Aldo Lado (WHO SAW HER DIE?, NIGHT TRAIN MURDERS) delivers a debut movie that pushes the boundaries of convention with "an ending that is one of the best, truly shocking giallo finales ever put on film." (Geoffrey Thomas, Collider) American foreign correspondent Gregory Moore (Jean Sorel) is on his final assignment in Prague before transitioning to London. He plans to bring his beautiful Czech girlfriend Myra (Barbara Bach) with him, freeing her from the shackles of oppressive Iron Curtain politics. But their plans are suddenly derailed when Myra vanishes without a trace. His investigation into her disappearance makes him realize that decadence, superstition, and hunger for power run deep in the City of a Hundred Spires. And then his own body turns up in a park... With no sign of life or rigor mortis, doctors prepare to perform an autopsy to discover the cause of his mysterious and symptomless death. What they don't know is that in his mind, Greg is frantic. Silently screaming. "I am alive!" Newly restored and presented in 4K ultra-high resolution for the first time, "Short Night of Glass Dolls" is "easily one of the most intelligent and stylish gialli" (Shaun Anderson, The Celluloid Highway). The film will surprise you with its remarkable narrative, distinctive photography, and stellar cast that also includes Ingrid Thulin (THE SILENCE, WILD STRAWBERRIES) and Mario Adorf (THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE, WHAT HAVE THEY DONE TO YOUR DAUGHTERS). Celluloid Dreams is proud to present this newly scanned version, restored in 4K from the original camera negative, along with countless extras. Contains 4 discs, including 4K UHD and Blu-ray of Feature. Bonus Materials 35mm Grindhouse Version US Pan&Scan VHS version (as 'Paralyzed') Isolated Score Commentary Track by Aldo Lado and Federico Caddeo Commentary Track by Guido Henkel 'The Nights of Malastrana' 2015 Interview with writer/director Aldo Lado (97 mins) 'The Most Beautiful Voice in the World' Interview with soprano Edda Del Orso (21 mins) 'The Quest for Money' Interview with producer Enzo Doria (20 mins) 'Cuts Like a Knife' Interview with film editor Mario Morra (23 mins) 'To Italy and Back' Interview with co-producer Dieter Geissler (29 mins) Retrospective Featurette by Howard Berger Long-lost, export 'Malastrana' credits 64-page Booklet Image Gallery Italian Trailer English Trailer English Trailer (as 'Catalepsia') 2018 Interview with writer/director Aldo Lado (25 mins) Cast & Crew Actors: Jean Sorel as Gregory Moore Ingrid Thulin as Jessica Mario Adorf as Jacques Barbara Bach as Mira Svoboda Relja Basic as Ivan Luciano Catenacci as Morgue Employee Piero Vida as Kierkoff José Quaglio as Valinski Jürgen Drews as Street singer