Description: 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!4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTSBrand new 4K restoration by Arrow Films from the original camera negative4K (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 filmRestored original lossless Italian and English mono soundtracks*Original Italian and English front and end titles and insert shotsOptional English subtitles for the Italian soundtrackOptional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrackAudio commentary by Kat Ellinger, author of All the Colours of Sergio MartinoAll the Colors of Terror – interview with co-writer/director Sergio MartinoThe Discreet Charm of the Genre – interview with actor Luc MerendaDial S for Suspense – interview with co-writer Ernesto GastaldiWomen in Blood – interview with filmmaker Federica Martino, daughter of Sergio MartinoSaturating the Screen – interview with Mikel J. Koven, author of La Dolce Morte: Vernacular Cinema and the Italian Giallo Film2017 Abertoir International Horror Festival Q&A with Sergio MartinoAlternate opening and closing credits from the US releaseItalian and English theatrical trailersReversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Adam RabalaisIllustrated 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.
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Movie/TV Title: Torso
Director: Sergio Martino
Language: Italian
Run Time: 94 min.
Rating: R
Format: Ultra HD
Genre: Horror
Studio: Arrow Video
Sub-Genre: Foreign-Italian