Arrow Releasing The Bloodstained Butterfly

[Ian Jane]

And then.... this! What's a giallo fan to do?

Here comes a surprise ankí¼digung -- From Timing-reasons this time without the quiz: we will, in cooperation with arrow video duccio tessaris grandiose giallo una farfalla con le ali insa ngui Nate (blood trail in the park aka the knife) by 1971 on Blu-Ray and DVD release. The extras will be lush, including one from freak-O-Rama and us-produced documentary about tessaris oeuvre with many interviews.

Here comes a surprise announcement -- due to timing-reasons without a quiz: In collaboration with Arrow Video, we will release Duccio Tessari's masterful giallo UNA FARFALLA CON LE ALI INSANGUINATE (THE BLOODSTAINED BUTTERFLY) from 1971 on Blu-ray and DVD. The extras will be plentiful, amongst others a documentary by Freak-O-Rama video productions and us on Tessari's oeuvre featuring many interviews.

[Andrew Monroe]

Don't care for that new artwork at all but I can't wait for this one. While I'd rate DEATH OCCURED LAST NIGHT slightly higher, this is still another terrific giallo from Tessari. I love the way this film is structured, with flashbacks and not coming all together until the end. Looking forward to that career retrospective, damn I wish we'd get the RINGO films on BD, particularly THE RETURN OF RINGO.

[Ian Jane]

8/22/16.

Format: Blu-Ray + DVD
Directed by: Duccio Tessari
Starring: Helmut Berger, Giancarlo Sbragia, Evelyn Stewart

Synopsis:

Directed by Duccio Tessari (Death Occurred Last Night, A Pistol for Ringo), The Bloodstained Butterflymelds the lurid giallo traditions popularised by Dario Argento and Mario Bava with courtroom drama, resulting in a film that is as concerned with forensic detail and legal process as it is with grisly murders and audacious set-pieces.

When a young female student is savagely killed in a park during a thunderstorm, the culprit seems obvious: her lover, TV sports personality Alessandro Marchi (Giancarlo Sbragia, Death Rage), seen fleeing the scene of the crime by numerous eyewitnesses. The evidence against him is damning… but is it all too convenient? And when the killer strikes again while Marchi is in custody, it quickly becomes apparent that there's more to the case than meets the eye…

Starring 70s heartthrob Helmut Berger (Dorian Gray, The Godfather: Part III) alongside genre mainstays Evelyn Stewart (The Psychic, The Case of the Scorpion's Tail) and Carole André (Colt 38 Special Squad), and featuring a score by Gianni Ferrio (Death Walks at Midnight), The Bloodstained Butterfly is presented uncut and in a sumptuous new 4K restoration that allows this unique and haunting thriller to shine like never before!

SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS

Brand new 4K restoration of the film from the original camera negative
High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations
Original Italian and English soundtracks in DTS-HD MA mono 1.0
Newly translated English subtitles for the Italian soundtrack
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack
New audio commentary with critics Alan Jones and Kim Newman
Murder in B-Flat Minor, a new visual essay on the film, its cast and crew by author Troy Howarth
New career retrospective on director Duccio Tessari
Original Italian and English theatrical trailers
Gallery of original promotional images
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Matthew Griffin
Limited edition 36-page booklet illustrated by Tonci Zonjic, containing writing by James Blackford, Howard Hughes and Leonard Jacobs


DETAILS:
RRP: £24.99 £17.99
Region: B/2
Rating: TBC
Duration: 99 minutes
Language: Italian / English
Subtitles: English / English SDH
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audio: Mono
Colour
Discs: 2
UK Cat Number: FCD1353

[Scott]

Alan Jones tweeted that he was going to record a commentary for this with Kim Newman. I can't wait!

[Ian Jane]

They posted this on FB...

"That serendipitous moment when the film you're restoring contains today's date..."