DOUBLE, THE (1971 CONTROFIGURA)

La controfigura

Giovanni (Jean Sorel, Rosa la rose, fille publique) is shot in an underground parking garage by a mysterious bearded man. As his life flashes before his eyes, through flashbacks we learn about his life and what led to this moment. His flirtatious wife, Lucia (Ewa Aulin, Death Smiles on a Murderer) and the fissures her behaviour creates, complications with the family business, Lucia's relationship with a travelling hippie and her beautiful mother-in-law (Lucia Bosé, Fellini Satyricon). With its delirious editing, continually returning us to the site of his murder, Giovanni's life turns in on itself as the film explores masculinity, eroticism, and the uncanny. One of the undiscovered greats of the genre, Romolo Guerrieri's (The Sweet Body of Deborah) The Double is a sexy, metaphysical giallo newly restored and officially released for the first time since VHS.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• 4K RESTORATION FROM THE ORIGINAL NEGATIVE
• ORIGINAL ENGLISH AND ITALIAN AUDIO TRACKS
• Original uncompressed mono audio
• Audio commentary by Tim Lucas (2026)
• Archival interview with director Romolo Guerrieri and star Eva Aulin newly edited for this release
• Appreciation by author Stephen Thrower
• Easter egg
• Reversible sleeve featuring artwork based on original posters
• Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by author and critic Nathaniel Thompson
• Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings
• REGION-A/B "LOCKED"