Plot of Fear (Limited Edition Blu-ray) Blu Ray

Corinne Cléry (Hitch-Hike), Michele Placido (The Pyjama Girl Case), Tom Skerritt (Alien), and Eli Wallach (The Lineup) star in Plot of Fear (E tanta paura), a dark and perverse thriller from director Paolo Cavara (Mondo Cane, The Black Belly of the Tarantula).Inspector Lomenzo (Placido) investigates a series of bizarre murders, each linked by the fact that pages from the German children's book Shock-Headed Peter have been left at the scene of the crime. As the bodies pile up, Lomenzo is guided by a model (Cléry) and a surveillance expert (Wallach) to a decadent club... frequented by the rich and powerful...Co-written by long-time Federico Fellini collaborator Bernadino Zapponi (who also co-wrote Dario Argento's Deep Red), and incorporating a specially produced erotic animation by Francesco Maurizio Guido aka Gibba (best-known for his comic cartoon King Dick), Plot of Fear is a disturbing and engrossing giallo.INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURESNew 4K restoration from the original negative by Powerhouse FilmsOriginal Italian and English mono soundtracksAudio commentary with film historians Eugenio Ercolani and Troy Howarth (2025)Interview with first assistant director Roberto Palmerini (2025)New presentation of a 2013 interview with actor Corinne Cléry (2025)Newly edited archival interview with screenwriter Enrico Oldoni (2025)Newly edited archival interview with actor Michele Placido (2025)Newly edited archival interview with director Paolo Cavara's son, Pietro Cavara (2025)Video essay by Ercolani looking at the cast of Plot of Fear (2025)Original trailersNew and improved English translation subtitles for the Italian soundtrackNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English-language soundtrackLimited edition exclusive 80-page book with a new essay by Adrian J Smith, archival writing on the work of director Paolo Cavara, an archival career-spanning interview with screenwriter Bernadino Zapponi, an archival profile of animator Gibba, and film creditsLimited edition of 5,000 individually numbered units (4,000 4K UHDs and 1,000 Blu-rays) for the UKAll features subject to change [show more]

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