New on Blu-ray & 4K: BLACK MAGIC RITES (1973)

Product Description: From the mind of one of Italian genre cinema’s most outrageous and uncompromising filmmakers comes Black Magic Rites (Riti, magie nere e segrete orge nel Trecento... aka The Reincarnation of Isabel), Renato Polselli’s (The Vampire and the Ballerina) delirious masterpiece of salacious horror. When beautiful Laureen throws a wild party at the castle which she has just inherited, she is blissfully unaware that its dark cellar harbours an occult sect that is hellbent on avenging the death of Isabel, who was burned at the stake 600 years earlier as a witch. The occultists’ satanic rituals call for the blood of virgins… Could Laureen be next? Starring Mickey Hargitay (Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?) and Rita Calderoni (A Quiet Place in the Country), this bizarre, psychedelic fusion of titillation and Italian Gothic horror is presented in an all-new 4K restoration from the original negative.

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Director: Renato Polselli

Starring: Mickey Hargitay, Rita Calderoni, Raul Lovecchio, Christa Barrymore, Consolata Moschera, William Darni

Genre: Horror

Runtime: 98 min

Rating: Not Rated

Language: Italian

Studio: Powerhouse Films

Home Video Release Date: August 29, 2023

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Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Resolution: 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Region: Region A/1

4K Ultra HD

Codec: HEVC / H.265
Resolution: Native 4K (2160p)
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
HDR: Dolby Vision, HDR10
Region: Region A/1

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Blu-ray: LPCM Mono
4K Ultra HD: LPCM Mono

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Blu-ray: English SDH

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NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM from the original negative by Powerhouse Films
Original Italian mono soundtrack
Audio commentary with critics and authors David Flint and Kim Newman (2023)
The Seventh Art According to Ralf Brown (2023): far-reaching documentary on the first half of Renato Polselli's career featuring an archival interviews with the filmmaker and his actor-collaborator Mickey Hargitay, as well as new contributions from director and programmer Luca Rea
Gianfranco Reverberi on 'Black Magic Rites' (2023): the composer revisits his haunting score
Lovely Jon on Gianfranco Reverberi (2023): the DJ and soundtrack enthusiast deconstructs the film's delirious compositions
Stephen Thrower on 'Black Magic Rites' (2023): the author and musician analyses Polselli's nightmarish cult classic
Alternative The Reincarnation of Isabel title sequence
Original theatrical trailer
Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials
New and improved English translation subtitles
Limited edition exclusive 80-page book with a new essay by Miranda Corcoran, a career-spanning archival interview with director Renato Polselli by Jay Slater, an archival autobiographical piece by Polselli, a look at the career of actor Mickey Hargitay, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and full film credits

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New on Blu-ray & 4K: BLACK MAGIC RITES (1973)

MOVIE DETAILS

AVAILABLE FORMATS (click links to order from Amazon):

VIDEO

AUDIO

SUBTITLES

SPECIAL FEATURES & EXTRAS

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