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Symptoms (Flipside 032) (Dual Format Edition)

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Modern gothic horror film exploring the themes of sexual repression and psychosis

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The official British Palme d'Or entry at the 1974 Cannes Film Festival, Symptoms is a sophisticated modern gothic horror film exploring the themes of sexual repression and psychosis.

Larraz's dark and stylish film tells of a young woman (Lorna Heilbron) who is invited by her girlfriend (Angela Pleasence) to stay at her remote English country mansion. Events take a disturbing turn when a menacing groundkeeper (Peter Vaughan) interrupts their time together, and a woman's body is found in the mansion's lake.

Other than a limited theatrical release and a late-night screening on British television in the early 80s, Larraz's film has slipped into obscurity, and the original negative was long thought lost, assuring it a place in the BFI's 'Most Wanted' list. Following the rediscovery of the original negatives in 2014, the dark delights of Symptoms can finally be experienced again in this new restoration, undertaken by the Belgian Cinemate

 

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Extras
  • Newly remastered in 2K and presented in both High Definition and Standard Definition
  • On Vampyres and other Symptoms (Celia Novis, 2011, 74 mins): Feature-length documentary about director José Ramón Larraz focusing on two of his most acclaimed films, Vampyres and Symptoms
  • From Barcelona to Tunbridge Wells: The Films of José Larraz (Andrew Starke & Pete Tombs, 1999, 24 mins)
  • Interview with Angela Pleasence (2016): Interview with the film's star
  • Interview with Brian Lorna Heilbron (2016): Interview with the film's co-star
  • Interview with Brian Smedley-Aston (2016): Interview with the film's editor
  • Original theatrical trailer
  • Illustrated booklet with essays and film credits
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SKU 5035673012574
Catalogue Number BFIB1257
Product contents 2 discs
Year 1974
Director José Ramón Larraz
Format DVD, Blu-Ray
Publisher(s) BFI
Countries United Kingdom
Aspect ratio 1.33:1
Colour Colour
Subtitles English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing 
Language(s) English
Running time 92 mins
DVD region 2
Blu-ray region B
Certificate 15
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