6 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
When Dr. Frankenstein is killed by a monster he created, his daughter and his lab assistant Marshall continue his experiments. The two fall in love and attempt to transplant Marshall's brain in to the muscular body of a retarded servant Stephen, in order to prolong the aging Marshall's life and fulfilling her strange sexual desires. Meanwhile, the first monster seeks revenge on the grave robbers who sold the body parts used in its creation to Dr. Frankenstein. Soon it comes after Marshall and the doctor's daughter...
Starring: Joseph Cotten, Rosalba Neri, Paul Muller, Riccardo Pizzuti, Riccardo PizzutiHorror | 100% |
Erotic | 12% |
Sci-Fi | 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 Mono (48kHz, 24-bit)
Italian: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (48kHz, 24-bit)
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 3.5 | |
Video | 3.5 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 5.0 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Note: This film is available on Blu-ray as part of Severin's Danza Macabra: Volume One — The Italian Gothic Collection.
Severin has fired up its trusty candelabra and gone exploring in another bunch of nooks and crannies in whatever castle it keeps it stash of Italian
Gothic horror films, and come up with this interesting quartet of offerings, two from the mid-sixties and two from the early seventies, though rather
interestingly given this set's title of Danza Macabre, there's no inclusion of Castle of Blood, which, as of the writing of this review, is available only as a bonus feature on Severin's release of Nightmare Castle. While the films
themselves in this set may be hit and/or miss for some (maybe even many), they all have moodiness and even style on occasion, and as usual,
Severin has
aggregated some really interesting supplemental features to help sweeten the pot (cauldron?). The fact that this collection has been branded with a
noticeable Volume One probably suggests more exploring in dim, dusty, cobweb laden corners may be in store, though wearing sheer
negligees may
be optional, based on your own preferences with regard to apparel.
Lady Frankenstein is presented on Blu-ray courtesy of Severin Films with an AVC encoded 1080p transfer in 1.85:1. The back cover of this release touts that this is the film's "first official North American release, restored uncut from the negative" and that this was "scanned in 2K from the original negative". This is a very appealing looking transfer for the most part, though perhaps because I watched this right after the extremely grainy 16mm presentation of Scream of the Demon Lover, this had a slightly filtered look at times, despite an at least intermittently visible grain field. As with the other color presentation in this set, the palette is one of the strong points here, with a nicely burnished quality that may skew ever so slightly toward kind of rust red browns. Detail on some of the nicely appointed sets and costumes is generally excellent.
Lady Frankenstein offers Italian or English language options delivered in DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0. There's not a huge difference between these tracks, other than the obvious spoken elements, though I found the Italian track to be ever so slightly fuller sounding. That may be offset by the English track's offering of Joseph Cotten's memorable voice, for what that's worth. Both tracks offer problem free reproductions of dialogue, effects and score. Optional English subtitles are available.
Those with more prim and proper sensibilities may want to steer clear of this "liberated" enterprise, but it offers another kind of proto-feminist heroine doing her own thing, in more ways than one. Technical merits are generally solid, and this disc has the most abundant and impressive array of supplements in the Danza Macabre collection. Recommended.
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