The Dead Mother (2-Disc Limited Edition) (Blu-ray)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Dead Mother (2-Disc Limited Edition)Condition: NewFormat: Blu-rayDescription: PRODUCT DESCRIPTION “LA MADRE MUERTA” Ismael (Karra Elejalde, Timecrimes) breaks into the house of a fine art restorer and shoots the homeowner dead, leaving her daughter orphaned and traumatized for life. Years later Ismael is working in a bar where he sees the daughter again. Paranoid that she has recognised him and will report him, he kidnaps her and holds her hostage, demanding that her hospital pay a ransom for her release. As he spends more time with her a strange bond develops that causes him to delay the ransom request or fulfil his threats of throwing her in front of a train. But he can't delay forever... A gothic thriller with pitch-black humour that recalls the Coen brothers, Juanma Bajo Ulloa's sophomore feature won a host of prestigious international awards and was a precursor to the Spanish genre explosion. BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES: * 4K restoration of the film supervised and approved by director Juanma Bajo Ulloa * Uncompressed stereo 2.0 audio * Audio commentary by Bajo Ulloa * The Story of La Madre Muerta - a documentary on the making of the film featuring behind-the-scenes images and interviews with the cast and crew * Victor's Kingdom [El reino de Victor] (1989, 38 mins) * Goya Award-winning short film by Ulloa, restored in 4K * Gallery of behind-the-scenes and promotional imagery * Trailer * Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow * Limited Edition booklet featuring new writing on the film by Xavier Aldana Reyes, author of Spanish Gothic: National Identity, Collaboration and Cultural Adaptation, and newly translated archival writing by Juanma Bajo Ulloa, co-writer Eduardo Bajo Ulloa and an appreciation by Nacho Vigalond. * Limited Edition Soundtrack CD featuring Bingen Mendizábal's sumptuous score * Limited Edition (only 3000 copies), presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of markings REVIEW Bajo Ulloa is a master story teller and clearly on top of his game here. 'La Madre Muerta' is a true gem of a film, one that shocks and compels and remains every bit as vital a piece of work today as it must have been the day it was released. --Todd Brown, Screen Anarchy Sumptuously shot in ravishing painterly hues of crimson blood red, earth brown and twilight blue, this film sets up and explores a compelling set of relationships between its protagonists and achieves a series of riveting suspense set pieces. --Jeremy Clarke, What’s on in London A sick but haunting Spanish thriller. --Anne Billson, Sunday TelegraphDirector: Juanma Bajo UlloaActor: Karra Elejalde, Ana Alvarez, Lio, Silvia MarsóGenre: DramaNo Of Discs: 2Run Time: 1 hour and 51 minutesCountry/Region of Manufacture: USAStudio: Radiance FilmsLanguage: SpanishEAN: 0760137134046Region Code: Blu-ray: A (Americas, Southeast Asia...) Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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