6.3 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.5 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
The guests of a villa are killed off one by one by their hosts. Incest, decapitations and a cyanide bath feature amongst the other bizarre delights.
Starring: Eleonora Rossi Drago, Pier Angeli, Fernando Sancho, Alfredo Mayo (I), Emilio Gutiérrez CabaHorror | 100% |
Thriller | Insignificant |
Drama | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
Italian: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
English
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region free
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 5.0 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 3.0 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
Sergio Bergonzelli's "In the Folds of the Flesh" (1970) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Mondo Macabro. The supplemental features on the release include exclusive new audio commentary by critic Samm Deighan; archival program that examines the legacy and style of director Sergio Bergonzelli; and newly restored original trailers for the film. In English or Italian, with optional English subtitles. Regen-Free.
Presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, In the Folds of the Flesh arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Mondo Macabro.
The release is sourced from a stunning new 2K master. I have an old R1 DVD release of this film in my library and have to say that the new 2K makeover is so impressive I decided not to waste any time doing direct comparisons. As soon as I placed the Blu-ray disc in my player and saw the film's opening sequence, I knew that the entire presentation would be outstanding. Delineation, depth, and clarity are spectacular. There are a few minor density fluctuations that a similar 4K master will tighten up, but the overall quality of the visuals is still excellent. Also, the party that graded the new 2K master did an outstanding job. I liked everything that I saw. All primaries and supporting nuances are wonderfully saturated and look very, very healthy. Color balance is spot on as well. I assume that someone had a very good reference source because I genuinely do not believe that color reproduction could be any better in 1080p. There are no traces of problematic digital corrections. The film looks clean as well. To sum it all up, the 2K master that was prepared for In the Folds of the Flesh is wonderful, so hopefully, Mondo Macabro will use the party that worked on it for future projects as well. (Note: This is a Region-Free Blu-ray release. Therefore, you will be able to play it on your player regardless of your geographical location).
There are two standard audio tracks on this Blu-ray release: English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0. and Italian DTS-HD Mater Audio 2.0. Optional English subtitles are provided only for the Italian track.
I viewed the entire film with the English track, which should be considered its original track. It is most definitely thinner than the Italian track, but this is how the overdubbing was completed. While age is a factor, aging is not responsible for the thinning and some of the unevenness you will hear. Also, there is some extremely light background hiss that occasionally makes its presence felt, but I am quite certain that virtually all of it was inherited. Dynamic intensity will not impress you, but this is also an inherited limitation. There are no audio dropouts, pops, or distortions to report in our review. My score is 4.75/5.00.
If you approach Sergio Bergonzelli's In the Folds of the Flesh expecting that it would be the unusual giallo or horror film some critics have described in the past, your viewing experience with it almost certainly will turn out to be disappointing. In the Folds of the Flesh is a genuinely whacky film of the kind that a big director like Marco Ferreri would have loved to make. Why? Because the strange and macabre that define its suspense are overshadowed by a very dark sense of humor like the one that routinely appeared in Ferreri's films. However, because In the Folds of the Flesh lacks the thought-provoking satire of Ferreri's films, it feels right to place it next to the likes of Romolo Guerrieri's The Sweet Body of Deborah and Lucio Fulci's Perversion Story. Mondo Macabro's Blu-ray release is sourced from a gorgeous new 2K master and is Region-Free. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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