Opera (Special Edition) [Dual Format] [Blu-ray]

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Product Description Dario Argento (Suspiria) returns to CultFilms with this breath-taking new restoration which finally does justice to the Maestro's groundbreaking visionary horror masterpiece OPERA. With reality-defying soaring cinematography splattered with expressionistic Grand Guignol excess, Dario Argento turns up the fear to new heights, cementing him as one of the most influential filmmakers of the 20th Century.When young understudy Betty (Cristina Marsillach) takes the lead role in a new operatic production of Verdi's Macbeth, she soon attracts the attention of a knife-wielding psycho who forces her to watch - with eyes pinned open - as he brutally despatches her friends and colleagues with sadistic delight. Can Betty free herself from this unending nightmare or does a more terrifying fate await?Take your seats for Argento's Terror at the Opera!CultFilms is proud to bring you this virtuoso terror classic in a stunning new 2K restoration, with colour regrading carried out under instruction from the maestro himself and in reference to his own, preferred, original cinema print - finally doing justice to Argento's original operatic vision and sound. Region: B/2Languages: English and ItalianSubtitles: EnglishSpecial Features: Dual edition (DVD + Bluray) with slipcaseNew 2k scan, restored and re-graded in consultation with director Dario ArgentoNew, improved English subtitles for the separate optional Italian audioExtras:Aria of Fear : A brand new candid interview with director Dario ArgentoOpera Backstage : A detailed, period documentary showing Argento making Opera (40 minutes)Restoration featurette on the process from raw to scan to the re-graded, restored final visionAlso available on Itunes at: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/movie/id1445189482/?mt=6 Review Up there with Suspiria as one of Argento's all-time masterpieces" --Alan Jones"An art film through and through...one of Argento s most memorable films --Antagony & Ecstasy"Argento's Opera is a film of rare beauty, a celebration of love's absence and the ferocious force of the gaze" --Slant Magazine