PRODUCT INFORMATION
From the fringes of the giallo genre, writer and director Aldo Lado (WHO SAW HER DIE?, NIGHT TRAIN MURDERS) delivers a debut movie that pushes the boundaries of convention with "an ending that is one of the best, truly shocking giallo finales ever put on film." (Geoffrey Thomas, Collider) American foreign correspondent Gregory Moore (Jean Sorel) is on his final assignment in Prague before transitioning to London. He plans to bring his beautiful Czech girlfriend Myra (Barbara Bach) with him, freeing her from the shackles of oppressive Iron Curtain politics. But their plans are suddenly derailed when Myra vanishes without a trace. His investigation into her disappearance makes him realize that decadence, superstition, and hunger for power run deep in the City of a Hundred Spires. And then his own body turns up in a park... With no sign of life or rigor mortis, doctors prepare to perform an autopsy to discover the cause of his mysterious and symptomless death. What they don't know is that in his mind, Greg is frantic. Silently screaming. "I am alive!" Newly restored and presented in 4K ultra-high resolution for the first time, "Short Night of Glass Dolls" is "easily one of the most intelligent and stylish gialli" (Shaun Anderson, The Celluloid Highway). The film will surprise you with its remarkable narrative, distinctive photography, and stellar cast that also includes Ingrid Thulin (THE SILENCE, WILD STRAWBERRIES) and Mario Adorf (THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE, WHAT HAVE THEY DONE TO YOUR DAUGHTERS). Celluloid Dreams is proud to present this newly scanned version, restored in 4K from the original camera negative, along with countless extras.
FEATURES:
35mm Grindhouse Version
US Pan&Scan VHS version (as 'Paralyzed')
Isolated Score
Commentary Track by Aldo Lado and Federico Caddeo
Commentary Track by Guido Henkel
'The Nights of Malastrana' 2015 Interview with writer/director Aldo Lado (97 mins)
'The Most Beautiful Voice in the World' Interview with soprano Edda Del Orso (21 mins)
'The Quest for Money' Interview with producer Enzo Doria (20 mins)
'Cuts Like a Knife' Interview with film editor Mario Morra (23 mins)
'To Italy and Back' Interview with co-producer Dieter Geissler (29 mins)
Retrospective Featurette by Howard Berger
Long-lost, export 'Malastrana' credits
64-page Booklet
Image Gallery
Italian Trailer
English Trailer
English Trailer (as 'Catalepsia')
2018 Interview with writer/director Aldo Lado (25 mins)
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