Arrow bringing Dario Argento’s The Bird with the Crystal Plumage to 4K Ultra HD

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Arrow Video has introduced that Dario Argento’s 1970 directorial debut The Chicken with the Crystal Plumage is ready for a restricted version 4K Extremely HD launch this June; take a look at the quilt paintings, contents and particular options under…

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In 1970, younger first-time director Dario Argento (Deep Crimson, Suspiria) made his indelible mark on Italian cinema with The Chicken with the Crystal Plumage – a movie which redefined the ‘giallo’ style of murder-mystery thrillers and catapulted him to worldwide stardom.

Sam Dalmas (Tony Musante, We Personal the Evening), an American author dwelling in Rome, inadvertently witnesses a brutal assault on a girl (Eva Renzi, Funeral in Berlin) in a contemporary artwork gallery. Powerless to assist, he grows more and more obsessive about the incident. Satisfied that one thing he noticed that evening holds the important thing to figuring out the maniac terrorizing Rome, he launches his personal investigation parallel to that of the police, heedless of the hazard to each himself and his girlfriend Giulia (Suzy Kendall, Spasmo)…

A staggeringly assured debut, The Chicken with the Crystal Plumage establishes the important thing traits that might outline Argento’s filmography, together with lavish visuals and a flare for wildly ingenious, brutal scenes of violence. With luxurious cinematography by Vittorio Storaro (Apocalypse Now) and a seductive rating by legendary composer Ennio Morricone (As soon as Upon a Time within the West), this landmark movie has by no means appeared or sounded higher on this model new 4K Extremely HD presentation from Arrow Video!

SEE ALSO: Garish Color, Prog Rock, Masked Killers and a Glass Fetish: Dario Argento’s Glory Years

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4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

  • New 4K restoration from the unique detrimental by Arrow Movies
  • 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Imaginative and prescient (HDR10 suitable)
  • Restored unique lossless mono Italian and English soundtracks
  • English subtitles for the Italian soundtrack
  • Non-compulsory English subtitles for the deaf and onerous of listening to for the English soundtrack
  • Audio commentary by Troy Howarth, creator of So Lethal, So Perverse: 50 Years of Italian Giallo Movies
  • Black Gloves and Screaming Mimis, an interview with creator and critic Kat Ellinger exploring the movie’s themes and its relationship to each the giallo and Fredric Brown’s novel The Screaming Mimi
  • The Energy of Notion, a visible essay on the cinema of Dario Argento by Alexanda Heller-Nicholas, creator of Satan’s Advocates: Suspiria and The Giallo Canvas: Artwork, Extra and Horror Cinema, reflecting on the recurring theme of notion and the function of artwork in Argento’s filmography
  • Crystal Nightmare, an interview with author/director Dario Argento
  • An Argento Icon, an interview with actor Gildo Di Marco
  • Eva’s Speaking, an archival interview with actor Eva Renzi
  • Unique Italian and worldwide theatrical trailers
  • 2017 Texas Frightmare trailer
  • Picture galleries
  • Illustrated collector’s booklet that includes writing on the movie by Howard Hughes and Jack Seabrook, and a brand new essay by Rachael Nisbet
  • Fold-out double-sided poster that includes two unique items of poster paintings
  • Six double-sided, postcard-sized foyer card replica artcards
  • Restricted version packaging with reversible sleeve that includes two unique items of poster paintings

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