There’s some really good blu-ray releases out this this month. Arrow Video are continuing their 4K versions of Dario Argento films. Next up is Tenebrae 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray which releases on the 18th July 2022 in the UK.
I reviewed the previous Tenebrae blu-ray release by Arrow Video and found it to have overall pretty good picture quality but did have a few issues.
Hopefully this new 4K restoration release will take the film to another level.
New 4K restoration from the original camera negative by Arrow Films
Tenebrae 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray – Arrow Video
This new release comes on 3 discs (2 x 4K UHD + 1 Blu-ray). There’s two versions of the film, with the original version being included on both the 4K UHD and bluray discs..
The other version is alarmingly called the “Unsane” version and is only on 4K UHD.
Also included as part of this limited edition release are the following:
- Limited Edition Packaging with Reversible Sleeve
- Illustrated Collector’s Booklet
- Fold-Out Double-Sided Poster
- 6 Double-Sided Postcard-Sized Lobby Card Reproduction Artcards
TECHNICAL SPECS
- Run Time: 191 mins approx
- Certificate: 18
- Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
DISC 1: 4K Ultra HD – Original Version
- 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray™ Presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
- Original Italian & English Front & End Titles / Insert Shots
- Restored Original Lossless Mono Italian & English Soundtracks
- English Subtitles for the Italian soundtrack
- Optional English Subtitles for the deaf & hard of hearing for the English soundtrack
- Audio Commentary by Authors/Critics Alan Jones & Kim Newman
- Audio Commentary by Argento Expert Thomas Rostock
- Audio Commentary by Maitland McDonagh Author of Broken Mirrors/Broken Minds: The Dark Dreams of Dario Argento
- Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo
- Being the Villain: Newly Edited Archival Interview with Actor John Steiner
- Out of the Shadows: Archival Interview with Maitland McDonagh
- Voices of the Unsane: Archival Featurette
- Screaming Queen: Archival Interview with Daria Nicolodi
- The Unsane World of Tenebrae: Archival Interview with Dario Argento
- A Composition for Carnage: Archival Interview with Claudio Simonetti
- Archival Introduction by Daria Nicolodi
- International theatrical trailer
- Japanese “Shadow” Theatrical Trailer
- Alternate Opening Credits Sequence
- “Unsane” End Credits Sequence
- Image Galleries
DISC 2: 4K Ultra HD – “Unsane” Version – Limited Edition Exclusive
- 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray™ Presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
- The Re-edited 90-minute US Sersion (Recreated for this release from the new 4K restoration of the full-length 101-minute version, exclusive to UHD)
- Two Audio options: A Recreation of the Original Theatrical Experience (Complete with jump cuts and sudden audio shifts, and a new, more seamless edit created for this release, both in restored lossless English mono)
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Original “Take Me Tonight” stereo EP recording, performed by Kim Wilde
DISC 3: Blu-ray – Original Version
- High Definition Blu-ray™ (1080p) Presentation
- All the same content as Disc 1
You can purchase it now from Amazon for £34.99 (Prices correct as of 07.07.22).
Tenebrae 1982 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray releases on 18th July 2022 in the UK.
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Let Us Know What You Think
Are you a fan of director Dario Argento? Did you purchase the previous blu-ray and if so are you considering upgrading to the 4K UHD version?
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