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[Carol Peterson, a university student in Perugia, wanders into a swamp at night.]
[The ARROW VIDEO logo appears on screen, followed by the SURF FILM logo.]
[In the swap surrounded by tall trees, Carol see someone in the distance. Birds screech and flap their wings, startling Carol.]
[A silhouette passes in front of the camera in-between the trees by the swamp. On a black screen, a caption reads "From director Sergio Martino."] Inspector: What you see on the screen...
[A scared Carol tries to escape the assailant in the swamp.] Inspector: ...is not a product of expressionist art.
[In a lecture room full of students, police inspector Martino briefs the students on two murders seemingly committed by the same killer.] Inspector: What you have here are fragments of cloth...
[During the police brief, Jane, a blonde American exchange university student, locks eyes with Stefano, another student.]
[Shots in quick succession of a red car viewed from a distance, then of a set of feet moving in the dark and of Florence Heineken and her lover kissing. Florence is a university student in Perugia.] Inspector: ...found under the fingernails of one of your companions who was barbarously murdered just one week ago.
[A caption reads, "Comes a 4K restoration of the giallo classic."]
[During the police brief, Dani, another student friends with Jane, locks eyes with two other students, Peter and George. She notices scratch marks on Peter's neck.] Inspector: Our scientific analysis leaves no doubt whatsoever. We have traced these fragments to this foulard... [Inspector Martino shows the students a red and black scarf.]
[At night, the head lights are switched off inside a car. Florence is outside the car and is startled when the car lights go off. She is then strangled with a red and black scarf by a man wearing a white mask and holding a knife.] Inspector: ...which was used to strangle Carol Peterson. Her body was then mutilated in the same manner as Signorina Heineken's.
[Walking through the piazzas of Perugia, Dani and Jane talk.] Dani: But you realize I'm the last person who saw Carol alive?
[Jane goes to Stefano's apartment.] Jane: Anyone home? Hello?
[An ample remote villa in the country. It belongs to Dani's uncle. Dani has gone to spend a few days there with Katia and Ursula, two other friends. Jane is joining them later. Dani calls Jane.] Dani: Oh, hello, Jane. Can you come over right away? I must talk to you.
[Shots in quick succession of Dani and Jane being observed by a mystery person.] Dani: I received this phone call from the killer and he threatened to kill me too if I told anyone who it was that I'd seen wearing that scarf.
[A close up on Stefano, then at night of the killer getting ready to attack.]
[At the villa, Katia and Ursula are in their bed, naked, when they are startled by a strange noise. Earlier, Dani tries to use the phone in the villa, but it has been disconnected.] Inspector: You will not be acting as a police informer but as a civic-minded citizen.
[A close up on the blade of a knife.] Ursula: Somebody's here?
[Jane is frightened as a door is unlocked. A caption reads, "One of the tensest cat-and- mouse games ever committed to the celluloid.]
[Shots in quick succession of victims trying to escape the killer.] Inspector: Because I believe you all want this killer...
[Ursula and Dani screaming, as we see a silhouette of the killer in the swamp.] Inspector: ...to be brought to justice at once.
[Jane, frightened, gasps.]
[A caption reads, "Torso. On 4K UHD in the US and Canada September 17."]
[At a cliff's edge, a young boy tries to pick up a doll.]
Arrow Video
A talented and versatile journeyman, director Sergio Martino (The Case of the Scorpion's Tail, Your Vice is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key) lent his talents to multiple genres across his long and varied career, but is undoubtedly best known for his giallo thrillers from the early 70s. Among the most highly acclaimed of these, 1973's Torso revels in the genre's time-honored traditions while simultaneously laying the groundwork for the modern slasher movie.
A sex maniac is prowling the streets of Perugia, targeting the picturesque university town's female students. Alarmed at the plummeting life expectancy of the student body, Jane (Suzy Kendall, The Bird with the Crystal Plumage) and her three friends elope to a secluded country villa - only to discover that, far from having left the terror behind, they've brought it with them!
Also known as Carnal Violence, Torso was released in Italy towards the end of the giallo boom before enjoying a second life on the American grindhouse circuit. Co-starring Tina Aumont (Salon Kitty) and Luc Merenda (The Violent Professionals), the film finds its director at the top of his game, delivering copious levels of violence, sleaze, and one of the tensest cat-and-mouse games ever committed to celluloid!
Product Features
4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
- Brand new 4K restoration by Arrow Films from the original camera negative
- 4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) of the 94-minute Italian and 90-minute English-language export versions of the film
- Restored original lossless Italian and English mono soundtracks*
- Original Italian and English front and end titles and insert shots
- Optional English subtitles for the Italian soundtrack
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack
- Audio commentary by Kat Ellinger, author of All the Colours of Sergio Martino
- All the Colors of Terror - interview with co-writer/director Sergio Martino
- The Discreet Charm of the Genre - interview with actor Luc Merenda
- Dial S for Suspense - interview with co-writer Ernesto Gastaldi
- Women in Blood - interview with filmmaker Federica Martino, daughter of Sergio Martino
- Saturating the Screen - interview with Mikel J. Koven, author of La Dolce Morte: Vernacular Cinema and the Italian Giallo Film
- 2017 Abertoir International Horror Festival Q&A with Sergio Martino
- Alternate opening and closing credits from the US release
- Italian and English theatrical trailers
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Adam Rabalais
- Illustrated collector's booklet featuring writing on the film by Adrian Smith and Howard Hughes
* The English audio track on the original, longer cut has some portions of English audio missing. English audio for these sections was either never recorded or has been lost. As such, these sequences are presented with Italian audio, subtitled in English.
- 94 / 90 Mins Approx
- Sergio Martino
- NR
- Suzy Kendall
- Tina Aumont
- Luc Merenda
- English / English SDH
- 1.66:1
- 1973
- Italian / English
- 1
- Free
- ArrowVideo
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[Carol Peterson, a university student in Perugia, wanders into a swamp at night.]
[The ARROW VIDEO logo appears on screen, followed by the SURF FILM logo.]
[In the swap surrounded by tall trees, Carol see someone in the distance. Birds screech and flap their wings, startling Carol.]
[A silhouette passes in front of the camera in-between the trees by the swamp. On a black screen, a caption reads "From director Sergio Martino."] Inspector: What you see on the screen...
[A scared Carol tries to escape the assailant in the swamp.] Inspector: ...is not a product of expressionist art.
[In a lecture room full of students, police inspector Martino briefs the students on two murders seemingly committed by the same killer.] Inspector: What you have here are fragments of cloth...
[During the police brief, Jane, a blonde American exchange university student, locks eyes with Stefano, another student.]
[Shots in quick succession of a red car viewed from a distance, then of a set of feet moving in the dark and of Florence Heineken and her lover kissing. Florence is a university student in Perugia.] Inspector: ...found under the fingernails of one of your companions who was barbarously murdered just one week ago.
[A caption reads, "Comes a 4K restoration of the giallo classic."]
[During the police brief, Dani, another student friends with Jane, locks eyes with two other students, Peter and George. She notices scratch marks on Peter's neck.] Inspector: Our scientific analysis leaves no doubt whatsoever. We have traced these fragments to this foulard... [Inspector Martino shows the students a red and black scarf.]
[At night, the head lights are switched off inside a car. Florence is outside the car and is startled when the car lights go off. She is then strangled with a red and black scarf by a man wearing a white mask and holding a knife.] Inspector: ...which was used to strangle Carol Peterson. Her body was then mutilated in the same manner as Signorina Heineken's.
[Walking through the piazzas of Perugia, Dani and Jane talk.] Dani: But you realize I'm the last person who saw Carol alive?
[Jane goes to Stefano's apartment.] Jane: Anyone home? Hello?
[An ample remote villa in the country. It belongs to Dani's uncle. Dani has gone to spend a few days there with Katia and Ursula, two other friends. Jane is joining them later. Dani calls Jane.] Dani: Oh, hello, Jane. Can you come over right away? I must talk to you.
[Shots in quick succession of Dani and Jane being observed by a mystery person.] Dani: I received this phone call from the killer and he threatened to kill me too if I told anyone who it was that I'd seen wearing that scarf.
[A close up on Stefano, then at night of the killer getting ready to attack.]
[At the villa, Katia and Ursula are in their bed, naked, when they are startled by a strange noise. Earlier, Dani tries to use the phone in the villa, but it has been disconnected.] Inspector: You will not be acting as a police informer but as a civic-minded citizen.
[A close up on the blade of a knife.] Ursula: Somebody's here?
[Jane is frightened as a door is unlocked. A caption reads, "One of the tensest cat-and- mouse games ever committed to the celluloid.]
[Shots in quick succession of victims trying to escape the killer.] Inspector: Because I believe you all want this killer...
[Ursula and Dani screaming, as we see a silhouette of the killer in the swamp.] Inspector: ...to be brought to justice at once.
[Jane, frightened, gasps.]
[A caption reads, "Torso. On 4K UHD in the US and Canada September 17."]
[At a cliff's edge, a young boy tries to pick up a doll.]
Arrow Video
A talented and versatile journeyman, director Sergio Martino (The Case of the Scorpion's Tail, Your Vice is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key) lent his talents to multiple genres across his long and varied career, but is undoubtedly best known for his giallo thrillers from the early 70s. Among the most highly acclaimed of these, 1973's Torso revels in the genre's time-honored traditions while simultaneously laying the groundwork for the modern slasher movie.
A sex maniac is prowling the streets of Perugia, targeting the picturesque university town's female students. Alarmed at the plummeting life expectancy of the student body, Jane (Suzy Kendall, The Bird with the Crystal Plumage) and her three friends elope to a secluded country villa - only to discover that, far from having left the terror behind, they've brought it with them!
Also known as Carnal Violence, Torso was released in Italy towards the end of the giallo boom before enjoying a second life on the American grindhouse circuit. Co-starring Tina Aumont (Salon Kitty) and Luc Merenda (The Violent Professionals), the film finds its director at the top of his game, delivering copious levels of violence, sleaze, and one of the tensest cat-and-mouse games ever committed to celluloid!
Product Features
4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
- Brand new 4K restoration by Arrow Films from the original camera negative
- 4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) of the 94-minute Italian and 90-minute English-language export versions of the film
- Restored original lossless Italian and English mono soundtracks*
- Original Italian and English front and end titles and insert shots
- Optional English subtitles for the Italian soundtrack
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack
- Audio commentary by Kat Ellinger, author of All the Colours of Sergio Martino
- All the Colors of Terror - interview with co-writer/director Sergio Martino
- The Discreet Charm of the Genre - interview with actor Luc Merenda
- Dial S for Suspense - interview with co-writer Ernesto Gastaldi
- Women in Blood - interview with filmmaker Federica Martino, daughter of Sergio Martino
- Saturating the Screen - interview with Mikel J. Koven, author of La Dolce Morte: Vernacular Cinema and the Italian Giallo Film
- 2017 Abertoir International Horror Festival Q&A with Sergio Martino
- Alternate opening and closing credits from the US release
- Italian and English theatrical trailers
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Adam Rabalais
- Illustrated collector's booklet featuring writing on the film by Adrian Smith and Howard Hughes
* The English audio track on the original, longer cut has some portions of English audio missing. English audio for these sections was either never recorded or has been lost. As such, these sequences are presented with Italian audio, subtitled in English.
- 94 / 90 Mins Approx
- Sergio Martino
- NR
- Suzy Kendall
- Tina Aumont
- Luc Merenda
- English / English SDH
- 1.66:1
- 1973
- Italian / English
- 1
- Free
- ArrowVideo
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One of the years best from arrow
From the limited edition store exclusive slip to the Astonishing 4k transfer I have to say this release is a must buy for any Giallo fan the upgrade to 4k is definitely worth every penny and arrow video’s work this year is impressive to say the least.
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