{"product_id":"possessed-the-1965-arrow","title":"POSSESSED, THE (1965) (ARROW)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Possessed is a wonderfully atmospheric proto-giallo based on one of Italy's most notorious crimes, The Alleghe killings, and adapted from the book on that case by acclaimed literary figure Giovanni Comisso.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePeter Baldwin (The Ghost, The Weekend Murders) stars as Bernard, a depressed novelist who sets off in search of his old flame Tilde (Virna Lisi, La Reine Margot), a beautiful maid who works at a remote lakeside hotel. Bernard is warmly greeted by the hotel owner Enrico (Salvo Randone, Fellini's Satyricon) and his daughter Irma (Valentina Cortese, Thieves Highway, The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire), but Tilde has disappeared under suspicious circumstances. Bernard undertakes an investigation and is soon plunged into a disturbing drama of familial secrets, perversion, madness and murder...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCo-written by Giulio Questi (Death Laid an Egg, Arcana) and co-directed by Luigi Bazzoni (The Fifth Cord, Footprints on the Moon), The Possessed masterfully combines film noir, mystery and giallo tropes, whilst also drawing on the formal innovations of 1960s art cinema (particularly the films of Michelangelo Antonioni). A uniquely dreamlike take on true crime, The Possessed is presented here in a stunning new restoration.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecial Features and Technical Specs:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrand new 2K restoration from the original camera negative\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal Italian and English soundtracks, titles and credits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUncompressed Mono 1.0 PCM audio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNewly translated English subtitles for the Italian soundtrack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOptional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew audio commentary by writer and critic Tim Lucas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRichard Dyer on The Possessed, a newly filmed video appreciation by the cultural critic and academic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCat's Eyes, an interview with the film's makeup artist Giannetto De Rossi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo Days a Week, an interview with the film's award-winning assistant art director Dante Ferretti\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Legacy of the Bazzoni Brothers, an interview with actor\/director Francesco Barilli, a close friend of Luigi and Camillo Bazzoni\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal trailers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sean Phillips\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"ARROW VIDEO","offers":[{"title":"BLU-RAY","offer_id":46694446268635,"sku":null,"price":36.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0660\/6379\/4395\/files\/225949_front.jpg?v=1778955788","url":"https:\/\/baystvideo.com\/products\/possessed-the-1965-arrow","provider":"Bay Street Video","version":"1.0","type":"link"}