With Dario Argento’s signature blend of terror and visual opulence, and Ennio Morricone’s haunting score, Four Flies on Grey Velvet is a giallo with breathtaking cinematic style.
Celebrated rock musician Roberto Tobias (Michael Brandon) is thrust into a nightmare. Framed for a brutal stabbing, he soon finds himself ensnared in a web of senseless murders. The only clue to the deranged killer lies in a cryptic image captured on a victim’s retina. Roberto’s desperate search for truth will push him to the brink of madness, culminating in a shocking climax.
Introspection becomes art in Argento’s hands, making Four Flies on Grey Velvet essential viewing for anyone seeking a glimpse into the director’s psyche. It concludes Argento’s iconic ‘Animal Trilogy’, paving the way for Suspiria and his later expressionistic masterpieces that earned him the title ‘Master of Horror.’
Dario Argento describes the film as a deeply personal exploration of his inner turmoil: “I decided to let loose, go crazy, and unleash all my creativity and personal nightmares. Psychoanalysis plays a major role in the film because it’s partly autobiographical – rather Freudian, in fact.” Both Argento and lead actor Michael Brandon, in exclusive interviews for this edition, reveal how the director found his alter ego in Brandon, channelling his own paranoia to create an unsettling psychological thriller.
This 4K UHD HDR edition with Dolby Vision is encoded from the 4K restoration of original camera and sound materials (supervised by Argento’s DOP Luciano Tovoli), finally presenting the director’s vision as he wishes it to be experienced – and preferably in a completely dark room.
4K UHD and Blu-ray special features
• New exclusive interview with Dario Argento
• New exclusive interview with star Michael Brandon
• Interview with writer and assistant dir. Luigi Cozzi
• English opening and end credits
• English and Italian theatrical trailers
• English TV-spot
• Photo gallery
• New English subtitles & SDH
4K UHD only
• Booklet by Argento authority Alan Jones
• Two artcards
• Poster
• Serialised limited collector’s slipcase
• 4K UHD with Dolby Vision HDR
Runtime: 103 mins
Cert: 15
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Four Flies on Grey Velvet is out on separate 4K UHD and Blu-ray releases from Shameless Films
