The Bird With the Crystal Plumage (2-Disc Special Edition)
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Actor: Gildo Di Marco, Giovanni Di Benedetto, Giuseppe Castellano, Mario Adorf, Omar BonaroPrimary Contributor: Suzy Kendall
Primary Contributor: Tony Musante
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; Italian (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled)
Format: Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 96 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-10-25
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Blue Underground
Movie Reviews of The Bird With the Crystal Plumage (2-Disc Special Edition)
Movie Review: Argento classic on Blu-ray at last.
Summary: 5 Stars
After Blue Underground's dreadful release of Stendhal Syndrome they needed to up the ante with this one. What we get is a very nice print of Argento's directorial debut, the colours are particularly vibrant and whilst not as pristine as some Blu-ray releases, the picture quality is an improvement on the older dvd releases of this title.
The movie itself is a classic example of the giallo movie. Based on the novel The Screaming Mimi by Edgar Wallace, Argento treats us to one of the most impressive debuts ever committed to celluloid, and one of my personal favourite giallos. Argento is often accused of being committed purely to style, and whilst his movies are among the most stylish and beautifully shot, there is also a great deal more substance to his work than he is credited with.
This disc is naturally highly recommended to fans of Dario Argento, but also to fans of the giallo and quality European cinema in general.
Summary of The Bird With the Crystal Plumage (2-Disc Special Edition)
The Stunning Debut By Dario Argento The Italian Master Of TerrorIn his first film as writer/director, Dario Argento (SUSPIRIA, DEEP RED, TWO EVIL EYES) single-handedly created the giallo genre and instantly emerged as the filmmaker critics worldwide hailed as 'The Italian Hitchcock'. Tony Musante (TRAFFIC, OZ) and Suzy Kendall (CIRCUS OF FEAR, TORSO) star in this pulse-pounding suspense thriller about an American writer in Rome who witnesses - and is helpless to stop - a brutal assault, the cunning vengeance of a maniac, and the heart-stopping horror that lives - and kills - deep in the dark.
Blue Underground is proud to present this legendary shocker remastered in High Definition from its original camera negative - including recently discovered never-before-seen footage of explicit violence - remixed in 6.1 DTS-ES and 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround EX. Exclusive Extras in this 2-Disc Special Edition include four all-new featurettes with Argento, Oscar? winning cinematographer Vittorio Storaro, legendary composer Ennio Morricone, co-star Eva Renzi and much more!
Dario Argento takes sole writing credit for his directorial debut but The Bird with the Crystal Plumage is actually an unofficial adaptation of Fredric Brown's novel The Screaming Mimi. Sam Dalmas (Tony Musante), an American novelist in Italy, is a helpless spectator to a vicious attack in an art gallery. Initially a suspect, Sam becomes the key witness to the attempted murder, the fourth in a month but the first survived by the victim. Something about the attack haunts him and so he launches his own investigation as the murders continue, the killer finally turning on Sam. Argento exhibits a sure hand in his first film, creating an easy to follow thriller spiced with tightly choreographed murder scenes and leavened with character humor (his colorful cast includes a genial stuttering pimp and an eccentric artist who lives in a house with no doors). But it's his gift for arresting images and cinematic inventiveness that gives this thriller its edge, from the opening murder where Sam impotently watches the bleeding victim while trapped in a veritable glass cage to the killer's naked eye peering through a peephole at Sam's girlfriend (Suzy Kendall) as she hysterically searches for an escape from the killer's pounding attempts to break into her apartment. Future Oscar winner Vittorio Storaro shot the film and Ennio Morricone provides an unusual, often eerie score arranged for human voices. While less baroque than Argento's later work, it's a fine first film and a standout in the giallo genre. --Sean Axmaker
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