Raro Video has officially announced and detailed its upcoming Blu-ray release of acclaimed Italian director Liliana Cavani's (
The Night Porter) film
I Cannibali a.k.a
The Year of the Cannibals (1970), starring Pierre Clémenti, Britt Ekland, Tomas Milian, and Delia Boccardo. The release will be available for purchase on January 14th.
On the streets of a damp metropolis lie the corpses of hundreds and hundreds of boys and girls. No one can give them a resting place because of a law enacted by a repressive State. But the young Antigone, with the help of a foreigner, Tiresias, violates this rule in the name of pietas, undermining the established order.
I Cannibali, the third feature film by Liliana Cavani, starring a trio of excellent actors (Pierre Clementi, Britt Ekland and Tomas Milian), is a modern reinterpretation of Sophocles' tragedy, made during the protest years of 1967-69. A film that stands out for its visionary intelligence, in the context of Italian "political" cinema. With a soundtrack by the legendary Ennio Morricone.
Special Features:
- Interview with the director (26:16)
- Original theatrical trailer
- New and improved English subtitle translation
- Fully illustrated booklet