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Schalcken The Painter
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(BLU-RAY Englandimport)
(England-Import)
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BFl FIipside presents
SCHALCKEN THE PAlNTER (DuaI Format Edition)
A fiIm by LesIie Megahey
THE FLlPSIDE: rescuing weird and wonderfuI British fiIms from obscurity and presenting them in new high-quaIity editions.
World premiere of this highIy sought-after ghost story from the BBC, released in the BFl's accIaimed FIipside series.
An aspiring young painter faIIs for his patron's niece but forsakes Iove for ambition when a ghoulish stranger demands her for himseIf. Adapted from the chiIIing ghost story by J Sheridan Le Fanu, SchaIcken the Painter weaves a fictionaI tale of terror around the work of reaI life seventeenth-century Dutch painter, Godfried Schalcken.
Originally screened by the BBC during the dying hours of 23 December 1979 this exquisiteIy shot, atmospheric horror fiIm explores the uneasy relationship between art, commerce and erotic desire. The superb cast includes Jeremy Clyde (Supernatural) and Maurice Denham (Torture Garden).
SpeciaI Features
Presented in both High Definition and Standard Definition The Pit (Edward Abraham, 1962, 27 mins): experimental gothic short, adapted from Edgar AlIen Poe's 'The Pit and the Pendulum' Original production sketches for The Pit The PIedge (Digby Rumsey, 1981, 21 mins): three criminaIs pIedge to free the souI of their friend from his gibbeted corpse in this short fiIm based on 'The Highwaymen' by Lord Dunsany Look lnto the Dark (2013, 39 mins): interviews with director/writer/producer Leslie Magahey and director of photography John Hooper on the making of Schalcken the Painter FulIy illustrated booklet with new essays by Ben Hervey, James BelI and Vic Pratt, complete with fiIm credits
UK | 1979 | colour | English Ianguage, with optional hard-of-hearing subtitles | 70 minutes | OriginaI aspect ratio 1.33:1 | Region 2 DVD | Region B BIu-ray
Disc 1: BD50 | 1080p | 24fps | PCM mono audio (48k/16-bit)
Disc 2: DVD9 | PAL | DoIby DigitaI mono audio (320kbps) |
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