The Other Side of the Mirror (Jess Franco)

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Aka Al otro lado del espejo aka Obscene Mirror

Soll 2022 von Mondo Macabro kommen


Laut MM Arthouse-Film


Plot:
A nightclub singer is haunted by the ghost of her late father. The dead man summons her through a mirror, forcing her to commit a series of violent crimes.

Wunschliste

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*** OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT #1 ***

The first of three new Limited Edition Blu-rays we are unveiling today is one of Jess Franco's best films!

This will be available to purchase on June 30 at 9 AM Pacific Time (google what time that is where you live), only at mondomacabro.bigcartel.com!

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Ana, a young songwriter and piano player, lives alone with her father in a large house on the island of Madeira. She meets a boy and they plan to marry. However when she tells her father of their intentions he tries to persuade her to call off the wedding.

With the help of her aunt, Ana continues with her plans and one day her expensive wedding dress is delivered. Ana puts on the dress and runs happily through the house to find her father. Entering his study she sees, reflected in a mirror, her father hanging by a rope. He has killed himself.

Ana leaves the island for the mainland and gets a job playing with a jazz band. However, she is haunted by visions of her dead father calling to her from beyond the mirror, summoning her to murder any man who gets close to her. Gradually the mirror world takes over Ana’s life until she can no longer separate fantasy from reality.

With a stunning performance by Emma Cohen as Ana, this was one of Jess Franco’s most unusual and personal films. This is its first ever US release and a world premiere on Blu-ray.

DISC FEATURES
Region Free
Brand new digitally restored 4K scan of the film negative
Spanish audio with optional English subtitles
Brand new hour-long interview with author Stephen Thrower
Brand new audio commentary by Robert Monell and Rodney Barnett

LIMITED EDITION FEATURES
Reversible sleeve with brand new art by Justin Coffee on side A and original ad art on side B; 20 page full color booklet with brand new writing on the film by Francisco Cesari and Roberto Curti; 1200 numbered copies in the usual red case

Wunschliste (glaube warte auf reguläre Edition)

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Jesús Francos Obscene Mirror (1973): US-HD-Premiere bietet wohl die Originalversion

The Other Side of the Mirror ohne Hardcorescenen auf Blu-ray

Jesús Francos Obscene Mirror (Frankreich & Spanien, 1973 - OT: Le Miroir obscène) um eine Frau, die von einem Geist heimgesucht wird, existiert in zwei Fassungen. Neben der Originalversion wurde eine Hardcore-Fassung veröffentlicht.

Der Film schaffte es bislang wohl weder nach Deutschland, noch nach Amerika. Mondo Macabro bringt den Film als The Other Side of the Mirror nun in den USA heraus. Die Blu-ray bietet voraussichtlich (nur) die Originalversion sowie folgende Kerndaten und Bonusmaterial:

Anamorphic Widescreen 1.66:1
DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono
Region code: All
Brand new 4k transfer from film negative, digitally restored
56 minute interview with writer Stephen Thrower
Interview with actor Robert Woods
Audio commentary from Robert Monell and Rod Barnett
New art work by Justin Coffee
Optional subtitles
Mondo Macabro previews

https://www.schnittberichte.com/news.php?ID=19016

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Review zur Blu-Ray:

http://www.mondo-digital.com/sidemirror.html