THE SYMPHONY OF FEAR: THREE FILMS BY DARIO ARGENTO
‘Three arias of savage beauty from a grand master of the art.
Three sonatas of shock by its most skilled practitioner.
Three symphonies of fear.
Three Films by Dario Argento.‘
‘Music is crucial to the ethereal plane of pure shock and visual sensation that epitomizes the suspense, fantasy and horror universe of legendary director Dario Argento’ - explains Alan Jones (*) in his introduction inside - ‘From the very beginning of his illustrious career, Argento realized the power of music as both a dazzling aural and visual medium. Not just on the soundtracks of his strikingly significant works but also because his subject matter consistently includes the performing arts alongside the far darker ones.’
FOUR FLIES ON GREY VELVET (1971) is a giallo to the tune of Maestro Ennio Morricone’s distinctively ravishing score! An unseen maniac is terrorizing an acclaimed rock musician whose life is soon besieged by senseless gory murders. The last image, mysteriously fixed before death, in one of the victim’s eye contains the only clue to the insane criminal, whose identity is then discovered in a dizzying twist!
SUSPIRIA (1977) Dario Argento personally introduces on-screen this 4K-restoration of his first true horror film, the critically acclaimed masterpiece which married the rhythm of ballet and progressive rock for an unsurpassed concerto of witchcraft and supernatural nightmares. American student Suzy Bannion enrols at a prestigious Dance Academy where people either disappear or turn up dead, gored and mangled. There’s a demented killer on the loose and Suzy fears that she’s next.
OPERA (1987) It was only a matter of time before Argento tackled his beloved opera milieu, showcasing his favourite composer Giuseppe Verdi. Also known as TERROR AT THE OPERA it is now 2K-restored to original specifications. Young opera singer, Betty, is new in the lead role of Verdi’s ‘Macbeth’. Soon she attracts the attention of a knife-wielding psycho who forces her to watch - with eyes pinned-open - as he butchers all who are close to her.
(*) Curated introduction to this boxset written by Alan Jones: international film critic, broadcaster, journalist and author of ‘Dario Argento, The Man, the Myths & the Magic’. Co-director of FrightFest & Artistic director of Trieste S+F Festival.
SPECIAL FEATURES
SUSPIRIA
• Dario Argento Suspiria 40th Anniversary interview 27’
• Dario Argento introduces his 4K restored Suspiria
• Audio Commentary by Alan Jones and Kim Newman
• Fear at 400 Degrees: Cine Excess interviews Argento, Simonetti et al. 35‘
• Suspiria Perspectives: Cine Excess Critical Comments on a Cult Classic 40’
• The 4K Restoration Process by TLE Films 57’
FOUR FLIES ON GREY VELVET
• Exclusive interview with Writer & Assistant Director Luigi Cozzi 42'
• Restored lm rebuilt with prior missing footage
• New English audio remastered from original vault materials
• Trailers & Photo gallery 8'
OPERA AKA TERROR AT THE OPERA
• ‘Aria of Fear’: A brand new candid interview with director Dario Argento, revisiting his work from a fresh viewpoint 40'
• ‘Opera Backstage’: Detailed, period documentary showing Argento making Opera 45'
• Restoration featurette on the process from raw scan to the regraded, restored nal vision 9'
• New 2K Scan
• New improved English subtitles for the optional Italian audio
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