The Perfume of the Lady in Black (Standard Edition Blu-ray) Blu Ray

Mimsy Farmer (Four Flies on Grey Velvet), Maurizio Bonuglia (Ludwig), and Mario Scaccia (We Still Kill the Old Way) lead the cast of The Perfume of the Lady in Black, a surreal giallo thriller directed by Italian polymath Francesco Barilli (Hotel Fear). Silvia (Farmer) is tormented by hallucinations from her troubled childhood, including her mother applying perfume in a black dress. Her mental state unravels as she struggles to separate her surreal visions from a series of violent occurrences. Photographed by Palme d'Or-winning cinematographer Mario Masini (Padre Padrone)... and scored by Academy Award-winner Nicola Piovani (Life Is Beautiful), The Perfume of the Lady in Black is an eccentric and stylish classic of the Italian giallo. INDICATOR STANDARD EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES Brand-new 4K restoration from the original negative by Powerhouse Films Two presentations of the film: The Perfume of the Lady in Black, the English-language version; and Il profumo della signora in nero, the Italian-language version Original mono audio Audio commentary with film historians Eugenio Ercolani, Troy Howarth, and Nathaniel Thompson (2025) Exploring Beauty (2025, 20 mins): in-depth interview with Francesco Barilli, in which the director reflects on The Perfume in the Lady in Black and his life in art and film The Death of Cinema (2025, 16 mins): Barilli talks about his directorial debut and the challenges of making films in Italy in this new presentation of a 2015 interview Portrait in Black (2004, 25 mins): archival interview with Barilli on the film's production and release The Memories of the Lady in White (2025, 12 mins): interview with German Italian actor Daniela Barnes aka Lara Wendel, who plays the young Sylvia The Profumo Affair (2025, 35 mins): critical appreciation by author and musician Stephen Thrower A Classical Approach (2025, 34 mins): DJ and soundtrack enthusiast Lovely Jon analyses Nicola Piovani's sumptuous score Barilli's Roma (2025, 6 mins): ˜then-and-now' tour of the film's locations Original English and Italian theatrical trailers Image gallery: promotional and publicity material New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English-language soundtrack New and improved English translation subtitles for the Italian soundtrack [show more]

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