Love, Death & Apocalpse: Three Films By Alex De La Iglesia|Antonio Resines

Product Code: FCD2529

EAN: 5027035026893
Catalogue Code: FCD2529
Title: Love, Death & Apocalpse: Three Films By Alex De La Iglesia,
Principle Contributor: Antonio Resines
Contributors: Alex de la Iglesia, Agustín Almodóvar, Pedro Almodóvar, Andrés Vincente Gómez, Alex de la Iglesia, Jorge Guerricaechevarría, Barry Gifford, David Trueba, Def Con Dos, Battista Lena, Simon Boswell, Carles Gusi, Flavio Martínez Labiano, Antonio Resines, Alex Angulo, Frederique Feder, Fernando Guillén, Juan Viadas, Armando de Razza, Santiago Segura, Terele Pávez, Nathalie Seseña, Rosie Perez, Javier Bardem, Harley Cross, James Gandolfini, Aimee Graham, Carlos Bardem
Genre: Foreign
Produced by Label/Studio: Arrow Video, 1997
Published by: Arrow Films, 23 Sep 2024
Format: Blu-ray / 4K Ultra HD (Limited Edition),
Media: 3 disc(s)

Behind the Scenes|Booklet|Bonus Footage|Bonus Tracks: Music video|Commentary: 'Acción Mutante': Xavier Aldana Reyes and Kat Ellinger (film scholars); Alex de la Iglesia, Jorge Guerricaechevarría, Esther García (producer), sé Luis Arrizabalaga and Biaffra; 'The Day of the Beast': Shelagh Rowan-Legg (film scholar); 'Perdita Durango': Valeria Villegas Lindvall (film critic)|Documentaries: 'Heirs of the Beast'; 'Dancing With the Devil'; 'Narcosatanicos: Perdita Durango and the Matamoros Cult'; 'Clean Up Madrid'|Image Gallery|Interviews: Alex de la Iglesia (director); Jorge Guerricaechevarría (writer); Antonio Resines (actor); José Luis Arrizabalaga and Biaffra (production designers); Ra£l Romanillos (special effects artist); Armando De Razza (actor); Maria Grazia Cucinotta (actor); Flavio Martínez Labiano (cinematographer); Barry Gifford (writer); Simon Boswell (composer)|Making of Documentary|Limited edition deluxe packaging with reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Heather Vaughan; 9 postcard-sized reproduction art cards; Double-sided fold-out posters for all three films; Appreciation of director Alex de la Iglesia by José Arroyo (film scholar); Short film by Alex de la Iglesia: 'Mirindas Asesinas' (1990)|Storyboard Comparisons|Trailers

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Cover Notes: Outrageous, absurdist, grotesque! Often hilarious, always stylish, and utterly unpredictable, the films of Spanish director Alex de la Iglesia are an exhilarating shock to the cinematic system. Produced by legendary provocateur Pedro Almodóvar, de la Iglesia's debut feature Acción Mutante is a violent sci-fi black comedy set in a post-apocalyptic world where attractive people hold all the power and a terrorist group, who see themselves as mutants, take arms to rid the world of their superficial oppressors. With his second feature, The Day of the Beast (El día de la bestia) de la Iglesia delivered one of the greatest horror comedies of all time as a Catholic priest joins forces with a heavy metal fan, and the host of a popular occult TV show to kill the Antichrist on Christmas Eve. A critical and commercial success around the world, The Day of the Beast paved the way for gonzo action-crime-horror Perdita Durango, (aka Dance with the Devil) a Spanish-US-Mexican co-production based on a novel by Barry Gifford (author of Wild at Heart). Starring Rosie Perez (Do the Right Thing), a then little known Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men) and James Gandolfini (The Sopranos), Perdita Durango is a twisted tale of love, guns, drugs, voodoo ceremonies, and refrigerated foetuses...

Extras: Behind the Scenes|Booklet|Bonus Footage|Bonus Tracks: Music video|Commentary: 'Acción Mutante': Xavier Aldana Reyes and Kat Ellinger (film scholars); Alex de la Iglesia, Jorge Guerricaechevarría, Esther García (producer), sé Luis Arrizabalaga and Biaffra; 'The Day of the Beast': Shelagh Rowan-Legg (film scholar); 'Perdita Durango': Valeria Villegas Lindvall (film critic)|Documentaries: 'Heirs of the Beast'; 'Dancing With the Devil'; 'Narcosatanicos: Perdita Durango and the Matamoros Cult'; 'Clean Up Madrid'|Image Gallery|Interviews: Alex de la Iglesia (director); Jorge Guerricaechevarría (writer); Antonio Resines (actor); José Luis Arrizabalaga and Biaffra (production designers); Ra£l Romanillos (special effects artist); Armando De Razza (actor); Maria Grazia Cucinotta (actor); Flavio Martínez Labiano (cinematographer); Barry Gifford (writer); Simon Boswell (composer)|Making of Documentary|Limited edition deluxe packaging with reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Heather Vaughan; 9 postcard-sized reproduction art cards; Double-sided fold-out posters for all three films; Appreciation of director Alex de la Iglesia by José Arroyo (film scholar); Short film by Alex de la Iglesia: 'Mirindas Asesinas' (1990)|Storyboard Comparisons|Trailers

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Even More Details: Language(s): 'Acción Mutante': Spanish stereo, 5.1 and Dolby Atmos options, 'The Day of the Beast': Spanish and English stereo and Spanish 5.1 options, 'Perdita Durango': English stereo and English and Spanish 5.1 options|Hard of Hearing Subtitles: English|Subtitles: English|Interactive Menu

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