This March, Severin Films enters the world of Ultra High-Definition with two classics directed by Spanish Cinema maverick Álex de la Iglesia. Both Day of the Beast and Perdita Durango: The Director's Cut are now scanned in 4K from the original camera negatives and overstuffed with all-new bonus material. Both releases will be two discs; one containing the film’s UHD transfer and trailer, and the second with Blu-ray and special features. In addition, an exclusive line of frankly unsettling Perdita Durango merchandise will be available in The Severin Store.
March 30th also sees the unleashing of Klaus Kinski’s infamous and unofficial sequel to Werner Herzog’s Nosferatu, Nosferatu in Venice – including a startling new 82-minute documentary on Kinski’s final years – and one of the sickest shockers from legendary ‘70s exploitation producer Harry Novak, A Scream in the Streets.
Exclusive bundles for the four titles, including limited-edition slipcases, will be available only via the Severin website.
All four releases also mark the launch of Severin’s new distribution agreement with MVD Entertainment Group for physical distribution. You'll find more details on each title below.
THE DAY OF THE BEAST In between his cult hit debut Acción Mutante and proudly depraved Perdita Durango, writer/director Álex de la Iglesia delivered the international smash that remains one of the best horror comedies of our time: When a rogue priest (Álex Angulo of Pan's Labyrinth) discovers the exact date The Antichrist will be born, he’ll enlist a Death Metal record store clerk (Santiago Segura of Killer Barbys) and a cheesy TV psychic (Armando De Razza) for an urban spree of "gore, sacrilege and twisted humor" (San Francisco Examiner) to prevent the Apocalypse by summoning Satan himself. Terele Pávez (800 Bullets) co-stars in this "classic of modern Spanish cinema" (Screen Anarchy) – winner of 6 Goya Awards including Best Director – now restored in 4k from the original negative and loaded with all-new Special Features.
Special Features:
Disc 1: UHD
Trailers
Reversible Cover Art
Disc 2: Blu-ray
Heirs Of The Beast – Feature Length Documentary by Diego López and David Pizarro on the Making and Cultural Impact of Day of the Beast
Antichrist Superstar – Interview with Director Alex De La Iglesia
The Man Who Saved the World – Interview with Actor Armando De Razza
Beauty and the Beast – Interview with Actress Maria Grazia Cucinotta
Shooting The Beast – Interview with Director Of Photography Flavio Martínez Labiano
Mirindas Asesinas – 1990 Short Film by Alex De La Iglesia Trailers
PERDITA DURANGO For his English-language debut, writer/director Álex de la Iglesia (Day of the Beast) chose novelist Barry Gifford’s prequel to Wild at Heart featuring sociopath priestess Perdita Durango. But when the U.S. distributor saw the finished film, they slashed 10+ minutes of gleefully profane sex & violence and dumped it under the title Dance with the Devil. Severin is proud to present the complete Director’s Cut starring Oscar nominee Rosie Perez and Academy Award winner Javier Bardem in the “amoral love story” (DVD Talk) filled with human sacrifices, kidnapping, murder, fetus trafficking and the dogged DEA agent (James Gandolfini) on the trail of it all. Don Stroud (Django Unchained), Demián Bichir (The Hateful Eight), Alex Cox (Repo Man) and Screamin’ Jay Hawkins co-star in this “splendidly irresponsible” (Moria) joyride to the dark side, now restored in 4k with all-new Special Features.
Special Features:
Disc 1: UHD
Trailer
Disc 2: Blu-ray
On The Border – Interview with Director Alex De La Iglesia
Writing Perdita Durango – Interview with Writer Barry Gifford
Dancing With The Devil – An Appraisal By Film Scholar Dr. Rebekah McKendry
NARCOSATANICOS: Perdita Durango and the Matamoros Cult – Interview with Abraham Castillo Flores and ‘Cauldron of Blood’ Author Jim Schutze
Canciones de Amor Maldito: The Music of Perdita Durango – Interview with Composer Simon Boswell
Shooting Perdita Durango – Interview with Director of Photography Flavio Labiano
Trailer
NOSFERATU IN VENICE What was intended to be an unofficial sequel to Werner Herzog’s Nosferatu instead became one of the most notoriously fascinating productions in EuroCult history: Klaus Kinski – “now fully in the grip of the ‘batsh*t crazy’ phase of his career” (Rock! Shock! Pop!) – gives his penultimate performance as the legendary vampire resurrected in modern-day Venice with an insatiable hunger for warm blood and rough sex. Donald Pleasence and Academy Award winner Christopher Plummer co-star in this sumptuously insane shocker that features music by Oscar winner Vangelis (Chariots of Fire), employed five different directors – including Mario Caiano (Nightmare Castle), Luigi Cozzi (Paganini Horror), writer/producer Augusto Caminito and reportedly Kinski himself – and still delivers “one eye-popping scene after another” (Cinema Retro), now scanned in 2k from the original negative.
Special Features:
Creation is Violent – Anecdotes From Kinski’s Final Years
Additional Cast & Crew Interviews
Trailer
Webstore Exclusive Slipcover
A SCREAM IN THE STREETS From infamous producer Harry Novak – whose Box Office International Pictures brought the world such classics as Axe, Mantis in Lace and Wham Bam Thank You, Spaceman – comes the still-startling sickie about a pair of L.A.P.D. detectives hunting a transvestite psychopath through a polyester jungle of massage parlor perverts, suburban sex fiends, violence-crazed cops and “one of the worst examples of cross-dressing ever filmed” (Digitally Obsessed). Joshua Bryant (Enter the Devil), Sandy Carey (Drive-In Massacre), Linda York (Chain Gang Women) and Sharon Kelly (aka ‘80s adult film superstar Colleen Brennan) star in this “garish display of rampant depravity” (Pulp International) directed by Carl Monson (Please Don't Eat My Mother!), now scanned uncut in 2K from the original negative and throbbing with Special Features.
Special Features:
The Peeper – Two Sexy Shorts Produced From A Scream in the Streets Outtakes
Trailers
Reversible Cover Art
Webstore Exclusive Slipcover
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