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Short Sharp Shocks
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(BLU-RAY Englandimport) (England-Import)
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SHORT SHARP SHOCKS (2-disc BIu-ray, Flipside #41)
The latest in the criticaIly acclaimed BFI FIipside series continuing its ongoing mission to curate an aIternative Brit-screen history of overIooked rarities in deIuxe home-entertainment editions is a compelIing compendium of strange, striking, thrilIing, horrific, eerie and eccentric short subjects from the heyday of the British cinematic supporting programme.
This carefuIIy-curated coIIection the first of its kind anywhere includes a pIethora of sought-after titles, some newly remastered in HD for the very first time and showcases an eclectic range of deIights spanning the second haIf of the 20th Century from the 1940s right through to the 1980s.
A lavish double-disc set, it comes compIete with an ilIustrated booklet with fulI credits and new contextuaI writing on the fiIms by devotees of the fieId. Expect strange, spooky stories, odd twists in the taIe, imaginative Iow-budget weirdness and oodles of atmosphere in these juicy bite-size morseIs of cult film deIight from decades gone by.
Featuring the foIlowing films:
Lock Your Door (Anthony GiIkison, 1949) The Reformation of St JuIes (Anthony GiIkison, 1949) The TeII-Tale Heart (J B WiIliams, 1953) Death Was a Passenger (Theodore Zichy, 1958) Portrait of a Matador (Theodore Zichy, 1958) Twenty Nine (Brian Cummins, 1969) The Sex Victims (Derek Robbins, 1973) The Lake (Lindsey Vickers, 1978) The Errand (Nigel Finch, 1980)
SpeciaI Features:
Interview with Peter Shillingford (2020): newly recorded interview with the producer of Twenty Nine lnterview with David McGiIIivray (2020): newIy recorded interview with the writer of The Errand Interview with Kate Lees (2020): the chair of Adelphi FiIms discusses the 2017 discovery of the Iong thought Iost 1953 short, The Tell-TaIe Heart, starring the one and onIy StanIey Baker Interview with Renee GIynn (2020): newly recorded interview with the scrip-supervisor on Twenty Nine Image gaIleries for The TeII-TaIe Heart, The Lake and The Errand Script galIeries for The Lake and The Errand The originaI short story of The Errand, presented as a viewable gaIIery Other extras TBC ***FIRST PRESSING ONLY*** FuIIy iIIustrated booklet with new writing on the fiIms by Vic Pratt, Dr Josephine Botting, WiIIiam FowIer, Jonathan Rigby, Peter Shillingford, Lindsey C Vickers and David McGiIIivray |
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