NOTE: The below Blu-ray captures were taken directly from the Blu-ray disc.

Kino Lorber present the heavily stylistic Let the Corpses Tan to a new Blu-ray edition. It's on a dual-layered Blu-ray in 1080P with a max;ed bitrate. The widescreen image, shot on digital, looks very impressive in 1080P with equal kudos to cinematographer Manuel Dacosse. There are bright colors, posterizing special effects, fast edit cuts and a fabulous number of tight close-ups. It looks great without egregious flaws as, hopefully, the below screen captures bear out. 

The film is presented in DTS-HD Master Audio track options of 2.0 and a robust 5.1 surround (both 24-bit) in the original French language. The film features an immense amount of aggressive effects - mostly in the form of extensive gunfire. There is some deft separation and plenty of formidable depth,  The film has no credited score but has music by the iconic Ennio Morricone (Luna, A Bullet for the General, Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!, Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion, U Turn, Stay As You Are etc. etc.) including Faccia a Faccia, Severamente (from the Giallo "Giornata nera per l'ariete" aka The Fifth Cord), Solo Grida (From "Chi l'ha vista morire?" aka Who Saw Her Die?). There is also Nico Fidenco's Zombie Parade (from "Zombie Holocaust") and the theme Matalo! written by Mario Migliardi and Mino Roli. It all sounds excellent in the lossless and very supportive of the film. There are optional English subtitles on this Region 'A' Blu-ray.

Kino add a professional commentary by film critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas (author of Rape-Revenge Films: A Critical Study) and Queensland Film Festival Director John Edmond. They work very well together sharing opinions and analysis discussing homage including the obvious and subtle '70s Poliziotteschi, gialli, and pasta western genres as well as sexual and even religious references within Laissez bronzer les cadavres. I really enjoyed it. There is also a trailer for the film.

This is non-stop style with fast-cut eye-candy coming at a relentless pace. This make the film fun although the subject matter is anything but with graphic murder and less-revealed cruel sadomasochistic torture. This is not dissimilar to the exaggerated style in director's other efforts; Amer and The Strange Color of Your Body's Tears - that I both enjoyed immensely - as I did this. There certainly are elements of neo-noir and revenge flics as well as the frenetic pace and graphic violence in Poliziotteschi (Italian police-crime dramas of the 70;s and beyond) films. There is compounding style here and if you appreciate that you will get a lot out of this blazing cinema. You may recognize Elina Löwensohn from the Seinfeld episode "The Gymnast" where she plays Katya (yes, the gymnast) or Schindler's List where as Diana Reiter she is unceremoniously shot point blank. She's great and her serious gaze bears out the the of the narrative.

The Blu-ray transfer was very impressive on my system plus there is an articulate intelligent commentary. I encourage fans to seek out these directorial pairs work - it borders on exploitation while at the same time paying homage. Unique, harsh and captivating. This Blu-ray is strongly encouraged,

Gary Tooze