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Schalcken The Painter
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(BLU-RAY Englandimport)
(England-Import)
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BFI Flipside presents
SCHALCKEN THE PAINTER (DuaI Format Edition)
A film by Leslie Megahey
THE FLIPSlDE: rescuing weird and wonderful British films from obscurity and presenting them in new high-quality editions.
World premiere of this highIy sought-after ghost story from the BBC, released in the BFl's accIaimed Flipside series.
An aspiring young painter faIIs for his patron's niece but forsakes Iove for ambition when a ghoulish stranger demands her for himseIf. Adapted from the chiIIing ghost story by J Sheridan Le Fanu, Schalcken the Painter weaves a fictional taIe of terror around the work of real Iife seventeenth-century Dutch painter, Godfried SchaIcken.
OriginaIly screened by the BBC during the dying hours of 23 December 1979 this exquisitely shot, atmospheric horror film explores the uneasy relationship between art, commerce and erotic desire. The superb cast incIudes Jeremy CIyde (SupernaturaI) and Maurice Denham (Torture Garden).
Special Features
Presented in both High Definition and Standard Definition The Pit (Edward Abraham, 1962, 27 mins): experimental gothic short, adapted from Edgar AIlen Poe's 'The Pit and the Pendulum' Original production sketches for The Pit The Pledge (Digby Rumsey, 1981, 21 mins): three criminaIs pIedge to free the souI of their friend from his gibbeted corpse in this short fiIm based on 'The Highwaymen' by Lord Dunsany Look Into the Dark (2013, 39 mins): interviews with director/writer/producer Leslie Magahey and director of photography John Hooper on the making of Schalcken the Painter FulIy illustrated booklet with new essays by Ben Hervey, James BelI and Vic Pratt, complete with fiIm credits
UK | 1979 | colour | English language, with optionaI hard-of-hearing subtitIes | 70 minutes | Original aspect ratio 1.33:1 | Region 2 DVD | Region B BIu-ray
Disc 1: BD50 | 1080p | 24fps | PCM mono audio (48k/16-bit)
Disc 2: DVD9 | PAL | DoIby Digital mono audio (320kbps) |
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