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Morgiana (Blu-ray)

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Juraj Herz's delirious phantasmagoria of dark desires

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With delirious visuals conjured by cinematographer Jaroslav Kučera (Daisies,Diamonds of the Night) and often described as ‘the last film of the CzechoslovakNew Wave’, Juraj Herz's delirious tale of terror is a surreal phantasmagoria of dark desires and splintered minds –a twisted Czech take on What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? and Poe's The Black Cat.

Based on a short story by Aleksandr Grin, (the 'Russian Poe'), Morgianais the story of twin sisters, Klára and Viktoria who live a life of decadent opulence, somewhere in the late 19th century. Klára is charming, trustingand beautiful, whilst Viktoria is wicked, sadistic, bursting with hate and jealousy -and who hatches a terrible revenge by slowly poisoning her more popular sister. As the toxin takes hold, Klára begins to lose grip on her sanity...

Part fairytale, part Gothic horror, Morgiana is a full-blown hallucinatory experience from the director of the chilling The Cremator, Oil Lamps and Beauty and the Beast.

"An elegant, beautifully executed,post-’60s essay on sex and repression" Time Out

Extras
  • Morgiana (1972) presented from a new HD transfer from the best existing original materials created by the Czech National Film Archive.
  • An exclusive filmed interview with director Juraj Herz (2010).
  • A Projection Booth audio commentary with Mike White, Kat Ellinger and Ben Buckingham.
  • Booklet featuring writing on the film by Daniel Bird and Dr Ian Conrich.
  • New and improved English subtitle translation.
  • UKpremiere on Blu-ray.
  • Region Free (A/B/C) Blu-ray.
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More Information
SKU 5060114151963
Catalogue Number SRBD067
Product contents 1 disc
Year 1972
Director Juraj Herz
Format Blu-Ray
Publisher(s) Second Run
Countries Czechoslovakia
Colour Colour
Subtitles English
Language(s) Czech
Running time 101 mins
Blu-ray region A, B, C
Certificate 15
BFICID_ID 150044453
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