Requiescant (2-Disc Special Edition) [Blu-ray + DVD]

Product Description

KILL AND PRAY! Directed by Carlo Lizzani (Wake Up and Kill, The Hills Run Red) and with a superb soundtrack by Riz Ortolani (Day of Anger, Cannibal Holocaust), Requiescant Latin for Rest in Peace ranks among the finest Spaghetti Westerns. Alex Cox named it the one film to prove that the Italian Western was not solely Sergio Leone s . Lou Castel (Fists in the Pocket, A Bullet for General) plays a young man who was raised to be a pacifist by a travelling preacher after Confederates massacred his family. But when his step-sister runs away, the pursuit reveals a natural talent as a sharp-shooter as well as a bloody and unexpected confrontation with his past. Joining Castel are an impressive array of performers, including Mark Damon (Black Sabbath, The Fall of the House of Usher) as the sadistic aristocratic villain, Franco Citti (Accattone, The Godfather) as his henchman, and the great Italian filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini (Salò) in a rare acting role as a revolutionary priest. SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS: Brand new 2K restoration of the film from the original camera negativeHigh Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentationsOptional English and Italian soundtracks in uncompressed PCM mono audioNewly translated English subtitles for the Italian soundtrackOptional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrackAn all-new interview with Lou Castel, recorded exclusively for this releaseArchive interview with director Carlo LizzaniTheatrical TrailerReversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Gilles VranckxIllustrated collector s booklet containing new writing on the film by Pasquale IannoneRegion: A+B / 1+2

Review

One film to prove that the Italian Western was not solely Sergio Leone’s –Alex CoxA very interesting and enjoyably offbeat film –Spaghetti Western Database