Indicator/Powerhouse Films Announce September Releases
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Posted June 12, 2025 08:27 PM by Webmaster
Independent distributors Indicator/Powerhouse Films have announced their September batch of 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray releases. They are: The Perfume of the Lady in Black (1974) and Death Carries a Cane (1973). The two releases are scheduled to arrive on the market on September 22.
The Perfume of the Lady in Black 4K Blu-ray
Description: Mimsy Farmer (Four Flies on Grey Velvet), Maurizio Bonuglia (Ludwig), and Mario Scaccia (We Still Kill the Old Way) lead the cast of The Perfume of the Lady in Black, a surreal giallo thriller directed by Italian polymath Francesco Barilli (Hotel Fear).
Silvia (Farmer) is tormented by hallucinations from her troubled childhood, including her mother applying perfume in a black dress. Her mental state unravels as she struggles to separate her surreal visions from a series of violent occurrences.
Photographed by Palme d'Or-winning cinematographer Mario Masini (Padre Padrone) and scored by Academy Award-winner Nicola Piovani (Life Is Beautiful), The Perfume of the Lady in Black is an eccentric and stylish classic of the Italian giallo.
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The Perfume of the Lady in Black
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Death Carries a Cane 4K Blu-ray
Description: Robert Hoffmann (A Black Veil for Lisa), Nieves Navarro aka Susan Scott (The Big Gundown), and George Martín (A Pistol for Ringo) star in Death Carries a Cane, a stylish giallo mystery from director Maurizio Pradeaux (Churchill's Leopards).
Tourist Kitty (Navarro) stumbles upon a murder whilst looking through coin-operated binoculars. When witnesses start being gruesomely bumped off, Kitty teams up with boyfriend Alberto (Hoffmann) to try and find the black-clad killer... if he doesn't find her first!
With supporting performances from Rosita Torosh (The Bird with the Crystal Plumage) and Simón Andreu (The Blood Spattered Bride), Death Carries a Cane is a bloody and shocking classic of Italian genre cinema.
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Death Carries a Cane
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The Perfume of the Lady in Black 4K Blu-ray
Description: Mimsy Farmer (Four Flies on Grey Velvet), Maurizio Bonuglia (Ludwig), and Mario Scaccia (We Still Kill the Old Way) lead the cast of The Perfume of the Lady in Black, a surreal giallo thriller directed by Italian polymath Francesco Barilli (Hotel Fear).
Silvia (Farmer) is tormented by hallucinations from her troubled childhood, including her mother applying perfume in a black dress. Her mental state unravels as she struggles to separate her surreal visions from a series of violent occurrences.
Photographed by Palme d'Or-winning cinematographer Mario Masini (Padre Padrone) and scored by Academy Award-winner Nicola Piovani (Life Is Beautiful), The Perfume of the Lady in Black is an eccentric and stylish classic of the Italian giallo.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- EXCUSIVE NEW 4K RESTORATION BY POWERHOUSE FILMS
- DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
- Two presentations of the film:
- Il profumo della signora in nero, the Italian-language version
- The Perfume of the Lady in Black, the English-language version
- Original mono audio
- Audio commentary with film historians Eugenio Ercolani and Troy Howarth (2025)
- Francesco Barilli on Francesco Barilli (2025): in-depth interview with the director, in which he reflects on his life in art and film
- Barilli (2016): the director talks about the inspirations for The Perfume of the Lady in Black
- Portrait in Black (2008): lengthy archival interview with Barilli
- Lara Wendel on 'The Perfume of the Lady in Black' (2025): interview with the German Italian actor, who plays the young Sylvia
- Notes of Black (2025): DJ and soundtrack enthusiast Lovely Jon analyses Nicola Piovani's sumptuous score
- The Locations of the Lady in Black (2025): 'then-and-now' tour of the film's locations
- Original English and Italian theatrical trailers
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
- New and improved English translation subtitles for the Italian soundtrack
- New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English-language soundtrack
- Limited edition exclusive 80-page book with a new essay by Paul Duane, a career-spanning archival interview with director Francesco Barilli, an archival profile of actor Mimsy Farmer, and full film credits
The Perfume of the Lady in Black
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- EXCUSIVE NEW 4K RESTORATION BY POWERHOUSE FILMS
- Two presentations of the film:
- Il profumo della signora in nero, the Italian-language version
- The Perfume of the Lady in Black, the English-language version
- Original mono audio
- Audio commentary with film historians Eugenio Ercolani and Troy Howarth (2025)
- Francesco Barilli on Francesco Barilli (2025): in-depth interview with the director, in which he reflects on his life in art and film
- Barilli (2016): the director talks about the inspirations for The Perfume of the Lady in Black
- Portrait in Black (2008): lengthy archival interview with Barilli
- Lara Wendel on 'The Perfume of the Lady in Black' (2025): interview with the German Italian actor, who plays the young Sylvia
- Notes of Black (2025): DJ and soundtrack enthusiast Lovely Jon analyses Nicola Piovani's sumptuous score
- The Locations of the Lady in Black (2025): 'then-and-now' tour of the film's locations
- Original English and Italian theatrical trailers
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
- New and improved English translation subtitles for the Italian soundtrack
- New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English-language soundtrack
- Limited edition exclusive 80-page book with a new essay by Paul Duane, a career-spanning archival interview with director Francesco Barilli, an archival profile of actor Mimsy Farmer, and full film credits
- REGION-FREE BLU-RAY
Death Carries a Cane 4K Blu-ray
Description: Robert Hoffmann (A Black Veil for Lisa), Nieves Navarro aka Susan Scott (The Big Gundown), and George Martín (A Pistol for Ringo) star in Death Carries a Cane, a stylish giallo mystery from director Maurizio Pradeaux (Churchill's Leopards).
Tourist Kitty (Navarro) stumbles upon a murder whilst looking through coin-operated binoculars. When witnesses start being gruesomely bumped off, Kitty teams up with boyfriend Alberto (Hoffmann) to try and find the black-clad killer... if he doesn't find her first!
With supporting performances from Rosita Torosh (The Bird with the Crystal Plumage) and Simón Andreu (The Blood Spattered Bride), Death Carries a Cane is a bloody and shocking classic of Italian genre cinema.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 4K RESTORATION BY POWERHOUSE FILMS
- DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
- Two presentations of the film:
- Passi di danza su una lama di rasoio, the Italian-language version
- Death Carries a Cane, the English-language version
- Original mono audio
- Audio commentary with film historians Eugenio Ercolani, Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson (2024)
- A Life in the Suite (2024): editor Eugenio Alabiso remembers his time working on the film
- Eugenio Ercolani on Maurizio Pradeaux (2025): the filmmaker and film historian discusses the director's career
- Pierpaolo De Sanctis on Roberto Pregadio (2025): the founder of Four Flies Records explores Death Carries a Cane's score and the work of its composer
- Original German theatrical trailer
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
- New and improved English translation subtitles for the Italian soundtrack
- New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English-language soundtrack
- Limited edition exclusive 80-page book with new essay by Roberto Curti, archival interviews with Nieves Navarro, Robert Hoffmann, and George Martín, and full film credits
Death Carries a Cane
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 4K RESTORATION BY POWERHOUSE FILMS
- Two presentations of the film:
- Passi di danza su una lama di rasoio, the Italian-language version
- Death Carries a Cane, the English-language version
- Original mono audio
- Audio commentary with film historians Eugenio Ercolani, Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson (2024)
- A Life in the Suite (2024): editor Eugenio Alabiso remembers his time working on the film
- Eugenio Ercolani on Maurizio Pradeaux (2025): the filmmaker and film historian discusses the director's career
- Pierpaolo De Sanctis on Roberto Pregadio (2025): the founder of Four Flies Records explores Death Carries a Cane's score and the work of its composer
- Original German theatrical trailer
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
- New and improved English translation subtitles for the Italian soundtrack
- New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English-language soundtrack
- Limited edition exclusive 80-page book with new essay by Roberto Curti, archival interviews with Nieves Navarro, Robert Hoffmann, and George Martín, and full film credits