The Dead Mother Blu-Ray - Limited Edition
The Dead Mother Blu-Ray - Limited Edition
This Limited Edition release includes :
- 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 Vigalondo
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Limited edition soundtrack CD featuring Bingen Mendizábal’s sumptuous score
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.
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Actors: Karra Elejalde, Ana Álvarez, Lio
Director: Juanma Bajo Ulloa
Special Features: Audio commentary by Bajo Ulloa, The Story of The Dead Mother - a documentary on the making of the film featuring behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with the cast and crew (2008/38 mins), Victor’s Kingdom [El reino de Victor] - Goya Award-winning short film by Ulloa restored in 4K (1989/38 mins), Gallery of behind-the-scenes and promotional imagery, Trailer
Release Year: 1993
Rating:
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Format: Blu-Ray
Label: Radiance Films
Region Coding: Region Free
Language: Spanish
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Case Type: Blu-Ray Case
Genre:
- Drama
- Thriller
Technical Details
Technical Details
Run Time: 111 mins
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Video Format: PAL