1968 DUB: DTS-HD Master Audio German 1232 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1232 kbps / 16-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1152 kbps / 16-bit)
1975 DUB: DTS-HD Master Audio German 1254 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1254 kbps / 16-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1152 kbps / 16-bit)
DTS-HD Master Audio Italian 1339 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1339 kbps / 16-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1152 kbps / 16-bit)
DUB:

DTS-HD Master Audio Italian 1339 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1339 kbps / 16-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1152 kbps / 16-bit)

Trailer (2:40)

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Description: Deborah (Carroll Baker) and Marcel (Jean Sorel) return to Geneva from their honeymoon in Europe. Marcel learns of his former fiancee Susan's suicide, and is confronted by a man named Philip (Luigi Pistilli) who accuses him of murdering her. Marcel begins to receive threats from someone who holds him responsible for Susan's death. His new bride Deborah also becomes the target of these threats, and a weird neighbor named Robert with voyeuristic tendencies (George Hilton) begins fixating on her as well.

The film was a box office hit in Italy, inspiring a number of similar thrillers starring Carroll Baker. It did not do very well in the UK and US however. It was theatrically released in the USA in 1969.

 

The Film:

Excerpt from Letterboxd located HERE

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

The salaciously titled Giallo-thriller The Sweet Body of Deborah is available on Blu-ray from ELEA-Media out of Germany.  The 2.35:1 image on a single-layered transfer looks surprisingly strong with bright, pleasing, colors and reasonable detail. It's not perfect but the visuals are consistent and clean and there is, occasional, depth exported. This Blu-ray has an appealing late 60's feel with a reasonable film-like sense to it.

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There are multiple DTS-HD Master 2.0 tracks tracks (16-bit) available; a 1968-derived German DUB and a 1975-produced German DUB plus an Italian track with German subtitles and yet another, separately accessed, Italian track with English subtitles (these subs were not optional when selecting the above tracks). The score is credited to Nora Orlandi (Boccaccio '70, 10,000 Dollars for a Massacre), composer, violinist, pianist and singer born in Voghera (North Italy), with Molto tempo fa, sung by Paola Orlandi, her younger sister. Most of the film's music is played on a distorted Hammond organ and sounds very much like Walter Wanderley, to me - or piano. It's so much of the late 60's genre and adds immense appeal to the film experience, imo. I may even pick up the soundtrack. My Oppo has identified it as being a region FREE, playable worldwide.

Extras :

The supplements are all in German (or Italian) so I don't have much to say. There is some discussion of the film by one chap, we get a, brief, alternate ending, a trailer and some of ELEA-Media / X-Rated Eurokult's label offering samples (they look good!) Plus there are some text screens, with posters, that look like the same digi-book pages (all with German text.)

 

 

BOTTOM LINE:
I was very keen to see The Sweet Body of Deborah - a kind of forgotten, sexy Giallo with highly desirable Carroll Baker. I found the heavy style to be the strongest attribute of the film - lush colors, beautiful actors, sports cars, jet-set, and a sneaky triple cross, murder, insurance-scam, that seems to evolve out of left field. It captures a very lustful romance milieu without actually showing extensive nudity - it was all a seduction come-on, disguised as a classy Giallo with comely Baker prancing her beauty in every scene. It worked for me. The German Blu-ray has strong appeal but it is pricey. I will seek out other titles from the label though, as I had fun with this. 

Gary Tooze

May 17th, 2017

Also available from the same distributor, on Blu-ray, in different covers/packages: