The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne - Stevenson, Robert Louis 1850-1894; Parmegiani, Bernard 1927-2013 (Arrow Films, 2015)
Original: Frankreich, Bundesrepublik Deutschland 1981
Bildformat 1.66:1
Special edition contents: brand new 2K restoration, scanned from the original camera negative and supervised by cinematographer Noël Véry ; high definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentation of the film, released on both formats for the first time anywhere in the world ; English and French soundtracks in LPCM 1.0 ; optional English and English SDH subtitles ; appreciation by critic and long-term Borowczyk fan Michael Brooke ; audio commentary featuring an archival interview with Walerian Borowczyk and new interviews with cinematographer Noël Véry, editor Khadicha Bariha, assistent Michael Levy and filmmaker Noël Simsolo, moderated by Daniel Bird ; brand new interviews with Udo Kier and Marina Pierro ; 'Himorogi' (2012), a short film by Marina and Alessio Pierro, made in homage to Borowczyk ; interview with artist and filmmaker Alessio Pierro ; 'Phantasmogoria of the Interior', a video essay on Borowczyk's 'Dr. Jekyll' by Adrian Martin and Cristina Álvarez López ; 'Eyes that listen', a featurette on Borowczyk's collaborations with electro-acoustic composer Bernard Parmegiani ; 'Happy toy' (1979), a short film by Borowczyk inspired by Charles-Émile Reynaud's praxinoscope ; interview with Sarah Mallinson, former assistent to Borowczyk and fellow animator Peter Foldes ; 'Return to Méliès: Borowczyk and early cinema', a featurette by Daniel Bird ; theatrical trailer with optional commentary by editor Khadicha Bariha ; reversible sleeve with artwork based on Borowczyk's own poster design ; illustrated booklet with new writing on the film by Daniel Bird and archive pieces by Walerian Borowczyk and André Pieyre de Mandiargues
Keywords: Film; DVD-Video