Nucleus Films: Newly Restored Death Laid an Egg to Feature Never Before Seen Footage
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Posted December 15, 2016 06:01 PM by Webmaster
British label Nucleus Films has confirmed that its upcoming Blu-ray release of Giulio Questi's cult film Death Laid an Egg a.k.a. La morte ha fatto l'uovo (1968) will feature newly discovered, never before seen footage.
The new report: "We've just received confirmation that the 35mm archive print we located contains approximately 15 minutes of previously unseen footage! We're sure you'll all be as happy about this as we are.
However, the print isn't in great shape, so we will need to have it cleaned and scanned, and we will insert the additional scenes from the print into our newly created master, which is currently being scanned from the negatives. This will ensure you get to see the closest thing to Questi's original director's cut."
The label ran a successful campaign to secure funding for 2K restorations of Death Laid an Egg and Mel Welles' Lady Frankenstein a.k.a. La figlia di Frankenstein (1971). The two Blu-ray releases are expected to arrive on the market in early 2017.
Death Laid an Egg
Synopsis: A woman (Ewa Aulin) plans to kill both her lover (Jean-Louis Trintignant) and his wife (Gina Lollobrigida) but conspires with each one to get the job done. Cinematography by Dario Di Palma (Ettore Scola's Ugly, Dirty and Bad, Lina Wertmüller's The Seduction of Mimi).
Lady Frankenstein
Synopsis: 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 starring Joseph Cotten, Rosalba Neri, Paul Muller, Peter Whiteman, Herbert Fuxa, and Joshua Sinclair.
The new report: "We've just received confirmation that the 35mm archive print we located contains approximately 15 minutes of previously unseen footage! We're sure you'll all be as happy about this as we are.
However, the print isn't in great shape, so we will need to have it cleaned and scanned, and we will insert the additional scenes from the print into our newly created master, which is currently being scanned from the negatives. This will ensure you get to see the closest thing to Questi's original director's cut."
The label ran a successful campaign to secure funding for 2K restorations of Death Laid an Egg and Mel Welles' Lady Frankenstein a.k.a. La figlia di Frankenstein (1971). The two Blu-ray releases are expected to arrive on the market in early 2017.
Death Laid an Egg
Synopsis: A woman (Ewa Aulin) plans to kill both her lover (Jean-Louis Trintignant) and his wife (Gina Lollobrigida) but conspires with each one to get the job done. Cinematography by Dario Di Palma (Ettore Scola's Ugly, Dirty and Bad, Lina Wertmüller's The Seduction of Mimi).
Lady Frankenstein
Synopsis: 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 starring Joseph Cotten, Rosalba Neri, Paul Muller, Peter Whiteman, Herbert Fuxa, and Joshua Sinclair.