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DEEP
RED
Director:
Dario Argento
Starring:
David Hemmings, Daria Nicolodi, Gabriele Lavia
INFERNO
Director:
Dario Argento
Starring:
Daria Nicolodi, Irene Miracle, Alida Valli
Regarded
by many as Dario Argento’s best film, Deep Red concerns an
English music teacher (Hemmings) in Rome who witnesses a brutal murder,
and teams up with a young reporter (Argento regular Daria Nicolodi) to
investigate. The film is a showcase for the director’s stylistic
flourishes, and aural extravagances. No presentation has come close to
equalling that on Anchor Bay’s Region 1 disc, which presents the film
in a stunning widescreen (2.35:1) transfer, enhanced for 16:9 sets, with
a new Dolby Digital 5.1 surround mix that pushes the ferocious Goblin
soundtrack. The disc contains the most complete version of the film ever
assembled in one place, and was created with Argento’s full
co-operation. A couple of scenes are included that only have Italian
audio, (the English tracks have been lost, or were never recorded), and
these have been subtitled. Two trailers and a tantalising ten-minute 25th
Anniversary featurette, which includes interviews with Argento and
the members of Goblin, complete the package, which is guaranteed to take
pride of place in any collection of European horror movies. Inferno,
about a student (Leigh McCloskey) investigating his sister’s murder,
is a sequel to Dario Argento's 1977 classic Suspiria, and is the
second film in the director's proposed Three Mothers trilogy.
Argento’s flair reaches a peak here, in a film that simply oozes
atmosphere. Anchor Bay's Region 1 DVD presents the 1980 film in 1.85:1
theatrical ratio, with 16:9 enhancement, that manages to faithfully
capture Argento’s use of strong patches of coloured lighting. The disc
also boasts a new Chace Dolby 5.1 sound mix, a trailer, talent bios and
a photo gallery complete. Argento introduces the film, and also appears
in an interesting eight-minute interview featurette with Lamberto Bava. |
