6.9 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
A series of sex murders shock a college campus, and four beautiful young girlfriends head for the safety of an isolated country villa. But as they succumb to their own erotic desires, their weekend of pleasure becomes a vacation of dismemberment at the hands – and blade – of a lecherous maniac.
Starring: Suzy Kendall, Tina Aumont, Luc Merenda, John Richardson, Roberto BisaccoHorror | 100% |
Foreign | 43% |
Mystery | 19% |
Thriller | 9% |
Crime | Insignificant |
Video codec: HEVC / H.265
Video resolution: 4K (2160p)
Aspect ratio: 1.66:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.66:1
Italian: DTS-HD Master Audio Mono (48kHz, 24-bit)
English: DTS-HD Master Audio Mono (48kHz, 24-bit)
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
4K Ultra HD
Slipcover in original pressing
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 0.0 | |
Audio | 3.5 | |
Extras | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Arrow released a 1080 version of Torso back in 2018 which offered generally secure technical merits and Arrow's typical bounteous supply of interesting supplements. The label has returned to the title for this new 4K UHD version.
Note: This release does not include a 1080 Blu-ray, so these screenshots are taken from the 4K UHD disc and downscaled to 1080 and
SDR.
Color space in particular is therefore not accurate, and I recommend those interested to look at some of the screenshots in my Torso Blu-ray review for a probably better representation of the
palette. Because there is no 1080 disc in this release, the 2K video score above has intentionally been left blank.
Torso is presented in 4K UHD courtesy of Arrow Video with an HEVC / H.265 encoded 2160p transfer in 1.66:1. Torso is
evidently flying off the shelves for Arrow, and a retail version is therefore delayed (a check disc was provided in advance for purposes of this review),
but Arrow kindly sent an advance copy of their insert booklet, which contains the following information on the restoration, information that is largely
the same as what was offered in Arrow's insert booklet accompanying their 1080 version:
Torso / I corpi presentano tracce di violenza carnale has been exclusively restored by Arrow Films and is presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.66:1 with mono Italian and English audio.This is another 4K presentation where those averse to thick, at times somewhat swampy looking, grain had best prepare themselves, though that said, once the optically printed opening credits sequence has ended, and aside from some later opticals like dissolves, grain is rather nicely resolved, adding an organic texture and only intermittently clumping and having a somewhat yellow tone. Fine detail levels see some noticeable improvement on admittedly mundane things like costumes and props. I mentioned in the 1080 review how that overall color temperature of that version was a bit cool, and I'm happy to report that HDR / Dolby Vision have warmed things a little at least, though there can still be an almost violet to blue hue to certain scenes. As with the 1080 version(s), the last section of the film has a bit more roughhewn quality, but I'd argue even in these moments detail levels enjoy at least a modest uptick from the 1080 version. My score is 4.25.
The original 35mm camera negative was scanned in 4K resolution at L'Immagine Ritrovata, Bologna. The film was restored in 4K and graded in HDR10 at R3Store Studios, London.
Dolby Vision grading was completed by Fidelity in Motion, Florida.
Audio remastering was sourced from the original sound negatives and was completed by Þorsteinn Gíslason.
All materials for this restoration were made available by Surf Films.
Kind of interestingly, Torso features DTS-HD Master Audio Mono tracks in Italian and English in place of the 1080 release's LPCM Mono tracks, though that said, to my ears they're virtually indistinguishable. While neither is probably going to set audiophiles' ears on fire, they each get the job done, albeit with a somewhat boxy and at times slightly reverberant atmosphere. While, as per Arrow's verbiage accompanying their original 1080 release (see my review), the film was obviously post looped, at least some of the leading players were just as obviously speaking English during the shoot, so some may prefer that soundtrack, since lip movements at least occasionally come close to matching the sounds emanating from them. The mix tends to prioritize either dialogue or score, with ambient environmental effects getting shunted off to the background, and with even "important" effects like the click of the shutter of a still camera in the opening sequence sounding just a bit anemic at times. Optional English subtitles are available.
This 4K release has just slightly tweaked how Arrow offers the different versions of the film. See screenshot 20 of my review of the 1080 release for
how that disc presented things. This disc does not offer the alternate titles of the English version as separate offerings, and instead offers the
Torso title below as a standalone supplement.
Marty gave Torso an overall score of 3.5 when he reviewed the Blue Underground 1080 release , but I upped that slightly when I reviewed Arrow's 1080 version since I found Torso to be not just a fun mystery, but a kind of interesting deconstruction of vaunted gialli "norms". The naked women don't hurt, either (that's a joke, maybe). If Arrow's 1080 release was the clear winner in the 1080 sweepstakes when stacked up against the Blue Underground, this new 4K UHD version offers appealing technical merits (video probably a bit more than audio), and Arrow's typical supply of excellent supplements. Recommended.
I corpi presentano tracce di violenza carnale
1973
I corpi presentano tracce di violenza carnale
1973
I corpi presentano tracce di violenza carnale / Carnal Violence / Original Artwork
1973
Nude per l'assassino
1975
Profondo rosso
1975
Standard Edition
1982
L'uccello dalle piume di cristallo
1970
1980
Sei donne per l'assassino
1964
Non ho sonno | Standard Edition
2001
The Next Victim / Lo strano vizio della signora Wardh
1971
Special Edition | La morte cammina con i tacchi alti
1971
Le foto di Gioia
1987
Lo squartatore di New York
1982
Featuring The Girl Who Knew Too Much / La ragazza che sapeva troppo
1963
Il gatto a nove code | Special Edition
1971
Limited Edition | La sindrome di Stendhal
1996
La bestia uccide a sangue freddo / Asylum Erotica
1971
Chi l'ha vista morire?
1972
Non si sevizia un paperino
1972
Cosa avete fatto a Solange?
1972
Reazione a catena
1971
Mil gritos tiene la noche | Remastered | Limited Edition Puzzle to 3000
1982