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S E A R C H D V D B e a v e r |
(aka "Tutti I Colori del Buio" or "All the Colours of the Dark" or "Day of the Maniac" or "Todos los colores de la oscuridad" )
directed by Sergio Martino
Italy/Spain 1972
Italian celluloid icon Edwige Fenech
(Five
Dolls For An August Moon,
Strip Nude for Your Killer)
leads an all-star cast as Jane Harrison, a nervous
housewife plagued by nightmarish visions of her own
bloody murder. To cure her hellish fantasies her
bewitching neighbour Mary (Marina Malfatti,
The Red Queen Kills Seven Times) initiates Jane
into a Satanic coven. But when she witnesses Mary’s
ritual sacrifice at a candlelit black mass, Jane’s
diabolical dreams start to come true. Who is the
blue-eyed phantom stalking her and has she already
witnessed her own death? Genre acolytes George Hilton, Ivan Rassimov and Susan Scott join the unholy alliance in Martino’s tense and paranoid fever dream. Presented in ravishing high-definition and with a haunting score from Bruno Nicolai, satanic panic has never been so stylish! *** Mature audiences only. Trapped in a feminist parable wrapped tightly within multiple layers of an Italian low-budget Giallo, Jane, an English housewife, may or may not be 1) the victim of a conspiracy to kill her; 2) a central figure in an elaborate occult ritual; 3) prone to wild paranoid fantasies; or 4) all of the above. Sergio Martino presents every one of these possibilities in sensuously photographed colors and with a cast so beautiful one might be willing to forgive some nefarious tendencies. Edwige Fenech, who graced many gialli with her wide eyes, plays the disturbed figure at the center of this exciting yet seductive milieu. Martino and cinematographer Giancarlo Ferrando delight in exposing all the allure and terror they can squeeze into a macabre occult fantasy thriller (and composer Bruno Nicolai provides a haunting, exotic score to accompany the bizarre ride). - Stela Jelinci (from MRQE HERE) *** All the illicit thrills which genre fans cherish (sex, violence, weirdness galore) are present woven in a Hitchcockian woman-in-peril/murder mystery plot with trippy, supernatural frills. Bruno Nicolai s sitar-tinged music score swirls into psychedelic overdrive. Starring the undisputed Queen of Italian exploitation: the impossibly beautiful, sensuous, Edwige Fenech, whose uninhibited nudity in films is never ever vulgar. Here she stars as a woman who joins a satanic sect in order to escape from a man who is trying to kill her. black-robed orgy ensues, replete with blood sacrifice, oddball chanting, and a delectable helping of nudity and sex... |
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Theatrical Release: 13 August 1976 (USA)
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Comparison:
Marketing Films - Region 2 - PAL vs. Shriek Show - Region 1 - NTSC vs. Shameless - Region 'B' - Blu-ray vs. Severin- Region 'A' - Blu-ray
Big thanks to Eric Cotenas for the DVD Screen Caps!
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Marketing Films Region 2 - PAL |
Shriek Show Region 1 - NTSC |
Shameless Region 'B' - Blu-ray |
Severin Region 'A' - Blu-ray |
Runtime | 1:30:57 (4% PAL speedup) | 1:34:51 | 1:34:28.791 | 1:34:41.801 |
Video |
2.18:1 Original Aspect Ratio |
2.28:1 Original Aspect Ratio
16X9 enhanced |
1080P Dual-layered Blu-ray Disc Size: 37,128,320,880 bytesFeature: 26,145,576,960 bytesCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video Total Video Bitrate: 29.98 Mbps |
1080P Dual-layered Blu-ray Disc Size: 47,522,993,604 bytesFeature: 28,131,806,400 bytesCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video Total Video Bitrate: 34.97 Mbps |
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Audio | German Dolby Digital 5.1; German Dolby Digital 2.0 mono; English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono |
English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono; Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 mono |
LPCM Audio English 1536 kbps
2.0 / 48 kHz / 1536 kbps / 16-bit LPCM Audio English 1536 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1536 kbps / 16-bit |
DTS-HD Master Audio English
0 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 16-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz /
1509 kbps / 16-bit) Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps |
Subtitles | none | English, none | English, none | English, English (SDH), none |
Features |
Release
Information: Studio: Marketing Films Aspect Ratio:
Edition Details:
Chapters 8 |
Release Information: Studio: Shriek Show Aspect Ratio:
Edition Details:
DVD Release Date: 12
October 2004 Chapters 8 |
Release Information: Studio: Shameless
1080P Dual-layered Blu-ray Disc Size: 37,128,320,880 bytesFeature: 26,145,576,960 bytesCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video Total Video Bitrate: 29.98 Mbps
Edition Details:
• Audio
Commentary by Kat Ellinger and Samm Deighan
Door - an award winning short by Michele De Angelis
(10:44)
Blu-ray
Release Date:
June 12th, 2017 Chapters: 12 |
Release Information: Studio: Severin
1080P Dual-layered Blu-ray Disc Size: 47,522,993,604 bytesFeature: 28,131,806,400 bytesCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video Total Video Bitrate: 34.97 Mbps
Edition Details:
• Audio
Commentary with Kat Ellinger, author of All the Colors
of Sergio Martino DVD / Postcard
Blu-ray
Release Date: January 29th, 2019 Chapters: 8
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NOTE: The below Blu-ray captures were taken directly from the Blu-ray disc. ADDITION: Severin - Region 'A' - Blu-ray - January 19': Severin's 1080P transfer is significantly different from the Shameless HD. The image is darker with cooler, and more natural, skin tones - losing their orange hue. I think it looks better - and it has a higher bitrate. Severin's print uses the English credit sequences. In direct comparison it is somewhat cropped beside the Shameless that now, actually, looks far too yellow.
Both the English-language and Italian-language versions
are available - in 2.0 channel DTS-HD Master transfers
(16-bit.). Effects and screams seem well supported by
the lossless with notable depth. The score is by
Bruno Nicolai (The
Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave,
Your
Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key,
Face to Face, The
Perverse Countess,
Torso,
Ten Little Indians, Pasolini's
Hawks and the Sparrows)
which, adds to this
Giallo
with some nice flavor augmenting the dreams, rituals and
overall atmosphere. There are optional English subtitles
for both the English track (with SDH) or English-only
for the Italian with different translations (see samples
below). The
Blu-ray package is region
'A'-locked.
Severin include an SD (480i - MPEG-2) transfer of
They're Coming To Get You - the alternate US cut that
runs 1:27:18 taking up 5Mg. I, again enjoyed the new
audio commentary with Kat Ellinger, author of
All
the Colors of Sergio Martino - this is different
than the one for Shameless (it does not have Samm
Deighan) and she continues to accrue appreciation with
her knowledge exporting her own enjoyment and analysis
of All the Colors of the Dark. There are 3 video
featurettes, Color My Nightmare is a 40-minute
interview with Director Sergio Martino discussing his
career. Last of The Mohicans is an 18-minute
interview with screenwriter Ernesto Gastaldi while
Giallo is the Color is a 32-minute interview with
actor George Hilton and, separately, with Italian horror
expert Antonio Tentori. There is also a trailer for the
film and the package has a second disc
I consider this the best
Blu-ray
package for
All the Colors of the
Dark A. It has the US version
9albelit in SD quality) a ton of extras and the Ellinger
commentary. This is an odd film and some do not embrace
it - but the commentary gives a solid case for its
inclusion in your
Giallo library. Absolutely recommended!
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NOTE: The credits and title are in Spanish on this Blu-ray. Both the English-language and Italian-language versions are available - in 2.0 channel linear PCM transfers (16-bit.) There may be a slight sync issue in dialogue that I would say is only noticeable - not distracting. There are optional English subtitles (smallish yellow font - see sample) - but they are not DUB-titles as in one scene the psychiatrist says 'miscarriage' but the subtitle translation is 'abortion'. The package is region 'B'. We get a new audio commentary by Kat Ellinger and Samm Deighan, who both work at Diabolique Magazine, and are co-hosts of their Daughters of Darkness podcasts. It's good to follow, with Ellinger's British accent, focusing on details of the production, the oft-neglected Martino, and members of the cast. I enjoyed listening. There is also a 1/2 hour interview with Sergio Martino entitled Dark is the Color and it is in Italian with yellow English subtitles (they didn't kick in right away for moi.) We also get Door - an award winning short by Michele De Angelis, a director, writer and producer. Lastly, is a Shameless trailer reel.
Wow!
All the Colours of the Dark is a mind-bending
film. It's an under-discussed
Giallo and I know that so
many are pleased to see it released on
Blu-ray (Thank you
Shameless!) I was anxious to see the quality, and listen
to the commentary - I was pleased and it sits
proudly in my
Giallo section - ready for a re-spin.
Recommended!
-Gary
and Eric |
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