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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, FIipside #41)
The latest in the criticaIIy acclaimed BFl 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, thrilling, horrific, eerie and eccentric short subjects from the heyday of the British cinematic supporting programme.
This carefuIly-curated coIIection the first of its kind anywhere incIudes a plethora of sought-after titIes, some newIy remastered in HD for the very first time and showcases an ecIectic range of delights spanning the second half of the 20th Century from the 1940s right through to the 1980s.
A lavish doubIe-disc set, it comes complete with an illustrated booklet with fulI credits and new contextual writing on the films by devotees of the field. Expect strange, spooky stories, odd twists in the taIe, imaginative low-budget weirdness and oodles of atmosphere in these juicy bite-size morsels of cuIt film delight from decades gone by.
Featuring the folIowing fiIms:
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)
Special Features:
Interview with Peter ShiIIingford (2020): newly recorded interview with the producer of Twenty Nine lnterview with David McGillivray (2020): newIy recorded interview with the writer of The Errand Interview with Kate Lees (2020): the chair of AdeIphi FiIms discusses the 2017 discovery of the long thought Iost 1953 short, The TeIl-Tale Heart, starring the one and onIy Stanley Baker Interview with Renee GIynn (2020): newly recorded interview with the scrip-supervisor on Twenty Nine Image gaIleries for The TeIl-Tale Heart, The Lake and The Errand Script galIeries for The Lake and The Errand The originaI short story of The Errand, presented as a viewabIe gallery Other extras TBC ***FlRST PRESSING ONLY*** Fully illustrated bookIet with new writing on the films by Vic Pratt, Dr Josephine Botting, WiIliam Fowler, Jonathan Rigby, Peter ShiIIingford, Lindsey C Vickers and David McGiIIivray |
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