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Dark Waters

Closed Captioned - Dolby Digital Mono

Louise Salter (Actor), Venera Simmons (Actor), Mariano Baino (Director) Rated:
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Format: Blu-ray
4.1 out of 5 stars 113 ratings
IMDb6.0/10.0
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It has been acclaimed as visually amazing (Videoscope), deeply disturbing (BBC Radio One), a must see for serious horror buffs (Film Review), and compared to the works of Bergman, Bava and Argento. Now experience the modern Nunsploitation masterpiece from co-writer/director Mariano Baino as you've never seen or heard it before: When a young Englishwoman attempts to discover her mysterious connection to a remote island convent, she will unlock an unholy communion of torment, blasphemy and graphic demonic depravity. Louise Salter (INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE) stars in this stunning and horrifying debut (Digitally Obsessed) - filmed on location along the grim Ukraine coast - now transferred in HD from the original 35mm negative and featuring over 4 hours of startling Special Features.

Review

"The best horror film that no one has heard of. Until now." ---10KBullets.com

"A lost masterpiece of art-house horror." ---Filmmaker Magazine

"A SINGULAR EXPERIENCE… Baino is a master of light and shadow." --ClassicHorror.com

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  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 5.92 ounces
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Mariano Baino
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ NTSC
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 29 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ April 25, 2017
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Louise Salter, Venera Simmons, Mariya Kapnist
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Severin
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B06XCQPN7H
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 out of 5 stars 113 ratings

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  • C. Perkins
    5.0 out of 5 stars Never thought I’d see the day this would get an HD remaster
    Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2023
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    I remember seeing this on some old 4 movie DVD set years ago. It being one of two good movies out of that set. The other film (Kolobos) has also received a generous Bluray release so upon discovering this also received a new HD upgrade, I couldn’t resist.

    It looks better than I ever dreamed possible after seeing it the first time on that junk DVD. This is like watching an entirely new movie and in a way it really is. I’ve noticed tiny little bits I fondly recall from the film have been cut out but have been included in the most bizarre deleted scenes feature I’ve ever seen. They aren’t so much deleted scenes as they deleted moments. Some as little as a couple of frames. Pointless feature really. Not sure why they cut any of it since it doesn’t help anything so it is worth mentioning that this is a tad shorter than earlier cuts as a result. All of the bonus features have been ported over from the old DVD box set which preceded this edition.

    The film itself is a trip. It makes little to no sense but most people go in for the experience. It’s not the greatest movie ever made but for the budget and location they secured to film this, I think it is quite a memorable piece of cinema in several ways. Production wasn’t peaches and cream at any point due to the conflicts going on around the production at the time so the fact they finished at all is a real miracle so just keep in mind that the third act isn’t quite what the director wanted but producers rule so things got changed to what they are now.

    I also understand why it’s been mostly lost apart from a niche crowd; it’s a very niche movie that truly will only appeal to fans of these types of occult cinema. Which I am from time to time. The more you try to evaluate the plot of this one, the more it becomes a lost cause.

    It’s hard to really recommend this given that it’s such a niche title but I enjoyed it and will likely come back to it again and again in the future.
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  • Persistent Gardener
    5.0 out of 5 stars Cthulhu lives!...
    Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2017
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    Please note that this review discusses details of the plot.

    Omnipresent but unseen, the Great Old Ones are cosmic evil which exists beyond
    our Space-Time continuum. "The Beast" of the film is such an entity.
    She strives to enter and devastate our world through a Gate, which is
    in the catacombs below an ancient convent. This crumbling edifice stands
    on an isolated island, off the coast of Crimea, in the Black Sea.
    The key that will open this Gate is a stone carving, which depicts the horrific visage
    of "The Beast". The nuns of the convent have dedicated their lives to eternal vigilance
    against anybody trying to open the Gate. Trespassers of the secret pay with their lives...

    Two decades in the past of the story, "The Beast" entangles an unwitting American tourist,
    who marries a local "weird" girl. The girl gives birth to two daughters, who are actually Spawn
    of "The Beast": Elizabeth looks like a normal human, whereas Sarah is only marginally human...
    When the American discovers the bestial nature of his daughters, he flees the island in terror,
    taking along six-year old Elizabeth. He settles in London, and dedicates his life
    to the financial support of the convent. Sarah grows up oblivious of her origin, and the sister
    who was left behind. When the American dies, adult Elizabeth's curiosity gets the better of her.
    She returns to the island, and meets Sarah-who is masquerading as a novice nun.
    Now the plans of "The Beast" will come to fruition...

    Shot on location, in the former Soviet Union, the film has a run-down, decaying ambiance,
    which no studio-bound production can hope to achieve. The sullen, hard-bitten faces of
    the Russian locals, and their thick accent, further enhance the ominous aura.
    There are several weird secondary characters: An old lady who plays with her pet spiders,
    a raving maniac who devours raw fish, a shop-keeper who chops up the dead, and feeds
    the pieces to seagulls-in an eerie analogy to Tibetan mortuary customs.

    Image and sound quality of the Blu-ray is astounding.
    The immersive soundscape enhances the ominous music:
    The unceasing dripping of water and the crushing of the waves on the rocks,
    the sputtering of myriad candles in the catacombs, the wailing of unseen children,
    and the moan of "The Beast"-straining to break into our world.
    Unfortunately the Blu-ray extras are not subtitled for the hard-of-hearing people.

    This film rightfully belongs to the canon of works inspired by the fiction of H.P.Lovecraft
    and his disciples, such as "Dagon" (2001) and "Dreams in the Witch House" (2006).
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  • Cliente Amazon
    5.0 out of 5 stars Da avere assolutamente
    Reviewed in Italy on January 30, 2018
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    Splendida perla di Baino che ci viene proposta in una buona edizione dvd con tanti extra a corredo. Film unicamente in inglese con sottotitoli in italiano
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great movie
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 12, 2018
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    Brilliant movie. Even when not a lot's happening it looks fantastic. Very atmospheric.
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  • gary james nugent
    4.0 out of 5 stars excellent
    Reviewed in Canada on August 2, 2019
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    excellent
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  • l'hallucynogene
    5.0 out of 5 stars un cauchemar éveillé...
    Reviewed in France on October 3, 2017
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    film peu connu qui merite amplement de l'etre. rarement on a l'occasion de dire qu'un film d'epouvante nous a fait l'effet desiré mais celui ci tout comme suspiria et inferno de dario argento ou encore la trilogie des portes de l'enfer de lucio fulci m'a fait froid dans le dos! tres bien realisé et conservant une atmosphere cauchemardesque du debut a la fin,une pepite comme on n'en voit plus. tres bonne image pour un film de1994 audio anglais sous titre français mais pour les puristes de la langue de moliere je vous rassure il y a tres peu de dialogues.
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  • Philip Blake
    5.0 out of 5 stars Bravo!!!
    Reviewed in France on August 16, 2014
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    Two thumbs up (deux pouces levés) pour le label The Ecstasy of Films!!!
    Non seulement, il s'agit ici d'une version Director's Cut qui n'a jamais été vu au Canada, aux US ou en France (et c'est vraiment une version incomparablement superieur!) mais en plus de ca la remasterisation du film est juste MAGNIFIQUE! On croirait presque visioner un Blu-Ray, c'est vraiment une Deluxe Edition, ne la rater pas: Limited to 1000 Copies!
    Seul interogation: pourquoi ne pas l'avoir sortie en Blu-Ray ? ^^
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