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Andrea Occhipinti (Actor), Anny Papa (Actor), Lamberto Bava (Director) Rated: Suitable for 18 years and over Format: Blu-ray
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  • Actors: Andrea Occhipinti, Anny Papa, Fabiola Toledo
  • Directors: Lamberto Bava
  • Format: PAL
  • Language: English, Italian
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region B/2 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: 88 Films
  • DVD Release Date: 24 Aug. 2015
  • Run Time: 110 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00WWP0G8W
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Lamberto Bava may be best known for the lunatic lacerations of his DEMONS franchise but A BLADE IN THE DARK is, arguably, his most terrifying offering to date!

A giallo blood-opera, which features some of the most gruelling sequences in the genres vast canon, A BLADE IN THE DARK holes up a talented composer in a spacious Tuscany retreat. Unfortunately, a maniac is prowling the immediate environment and no one, incuding our heroic musician, is safe from this hack-happy psychopath's collection of dangerously sharp weapons. Co-starring the legendary Michele Soavi (later the director of STAGEFRIGHT and THE CHURCH) and written by the equally iconic twosome of Dardano Sacchetti and Elisa Briganti (ZOMBIE FLESH-EATERS/ THE BEYOND), A BLADE IN THE DARK is one of the finest gore-epics from the halcyon days of Italian horror madness.

Extras:

  • NEW HD Master
  • Uncompressed LPCM English Soundtrack
  • Uncompressed LPCM Italian Soundtrack with newly translated English Subtitles
  • Archive Q&A with Lamberto Bava, moderated by Calum Waddell
  • Reversible Sleeve with alternative art
  • Includes a Collectible 300gsm Original Poster Post Card

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4.0 out of 5 starsA Blade in the Dark 88 Films Blu ray review
By Mr. E. A. Williamson on 4 Oct. 2015
Format: Blu-ray
Lamberto Bava's second directorial feature the 1983 produced 'A Blade in the Dark' makes it's Blu ray debut here from UK based cult movie label 88 Films as part of their Italian Collection line.

Synopsis:
Film music composer Bruno(Andrea Occhipinti of Lucio Fulci's 'New York Ripper' and 'Conquest') is hired by his director friend to score her latest horror movie. Requiring quiet and solitude so as to concentrate on his work she rents Bruno a secluded and sparsely furnished villa in which she hopes he'll write a truly terrifying soundtrack to accompany her latest film. As Bruno begins his work strange occurrences begin to happen in and around the spacious villa with an unseen assailant stalking the grounds with a utility knife and two visiting girls disappearing. Soon Bruno begins to doubt his own sanity as he notices a connection between the film score he is composing and the true life murders happening around him.
Originally conceived as a TV mini series and clocking in at 110 minutes A Blade in the Dark like alot of other Italian giallos could be considered more of a mood piece than the traditional stalk and slash movie of the era with plenty of style,mystery and intrigue punctated by extreme bouts of ultra violence. Lamberto Bava had only made one movie prior to this in the form of the psychological thriller 'Macabre' but his experience behind the camera as assistant director to mentor Dario Argento and his own father Mario Bava show here as he creates a wonderful sence of atmosphere and dread with very little budget, limited space and only a handful of crew. Of course by 1983 alot of the conventions found within Bava's film had already been exploited in countless other giallos with POV shots, Hitchcock style close-ups of raised murder weapons and red herrings aplenty.Read more ›
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2.0 out of 5 starsNo surprises but not a bad low-budget giallo
By Trevor Willsmer HALL OF FAMETOP 50 REVIEWER on 20 Sept. 2010
Format: DVD
Lamberto Bava's second film, A Blade in the Dark, is a slightly above average late giallo despite some incredibly heavy-handed clues (a female director who dresses in men's suits, an actress appearing in a play about Vita Sackville-West, a flamboyantly gay assistant and an opening scene where two children taunt another for being a female - gee, do you think they're trying to tell us something about the killer?). Somewhat surprisingly originally intended for television but turned down for excessive violence, it mostly makes a virtue of its low budget though isn't able to make much of its key location, a large but rather characterless and unmenacing villa that conveniently belonged to the film's producer. Still, any film that has a director being killed by her own film has something going for it...

Anchor Bay's US Region 1 NTSC DVD includes an interview with Bava and the ttrailer while Vipco's UK release only includes a trailer.
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4.0 out of 5 starsStylish Giallo
By bees8932 on 21 Oct. 2013
Format: DVD
A musician is writing a score for a horror film and he thinks people are getting murdered in the house he is staying in. This Giallo is a well plotted stylish suspenseful film that was banned in numerous countries due to the second murder, the bathroom scene is prolonged, very violent and nasty but incredibly well filmed. The first murder involves a Stanley knife slashing face, hands and neck. It is a long, frightening suspenseful scene and is a perfect example on how to use music and sound in film. The fourth murder involves being strangled by film reel. Theres some real classy images throughout the film, a ball bouncing against a wall, light shining from a blade of a knife. Lamberto Bava's directing style reminds me of a cross between Hitchcock, his father Mario and Argento, these influences can be seen throughout A Blade in the Dark.
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5.0 out of 5 stars"..GOOD 80'S SLASHER THRILLER.."
By SDX on 5 May 2012
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This is another classic 80's movie with a murder mystery style theme to it as well as being a bloody slasher!! The story if you understand it is actually very good and very clever and builds up very well over the course of the film until you get to the weird and twisted ending!! Its not mega gory but has allot of imagination and worth picking up if you love the 80's!!
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4.0 out of 5 starsWhen the lights go out, the knife goes in.
By West25 on 13 Jun. 2013
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A composer named Bruno has been hired to score a horror film, he's renting a large secluded villa in which to work. In his first few nights at the villa, two young women show up looking for someone called Linda. As quickly as the women show up, they go missing and Bruno suspects foul play. As he attempts to discover what happened to them, he begins to believe that their disappearance has something to do with the villa's previous tenant, and the film he's scoring may hold some valuable clues.

Andrea Occhipinti is good as Bruno, he starred in Lucio Fulci's sleazy classic The New York Ripper the year before, he was also in Fulci's Conquest the same year as A Blade In The Dark. Anny Papa is pretty decent as Sandra, the director of the film Bruno is working on. Papa starred in Sergio Martino's Big Alligator River in 1979, but appears to have now retired from acting. Fabiola Toledo is beautiful as one of the girl's that show up at the villa, she later appeared in Lamberto Bava's Demons a few years later. Stanko Molnar is creepy as the weird groundskeeper at the villa, he earlier played the blind character of Robert in Bava's underrated gothic horror film, Macabre. Michele Soavi shows up as Tony, the producer that is renting the villa to Bruno. Soavi also worked on the film as assistant director, a job he also did later on Demons. I enjoy seeing Soavi acting in these early films as he completely gave up acting once he became a director in his own right, directing such classics as Stagefright, The Church and Dellamorte Dellamore aka Cemetery Man. There's also a very small role for Giovanni Frezza, the blonde kid that was always shockingly dubbed, he's best known for the Fulci films Manhattan Baby and The House By The Cemetery.Read more ›
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4.0 out of 5 starsFour Stars

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Published 3 months ago by I R Marshall
4.0 out of 5 starsThe tension it creates is excellent and the murders pretty good

I do have a soft spot for this. The tension it creates is excellent and the murders pretty good. One of the better giallo films I've seen and one I can highly recommend. Read more

Published 4 months ago by Mr R P Smith
2.0 out of 5 starsnot in sync and mediocre

Average giallo that drags along and seems too familiar to be more than just that. If you like early argento youve Seen it all before. Read more

Published 5 months ago by A. Lohse
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Classic giallo and a welcome addition to my collection!!!!

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Published 7 months ago by Mr. John R. Elliott
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Published 8 months ago by Paul WJM
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Published 9 months ago by david
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Published 16 months ago by Christian Keßler
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Top Giallo, interesting and well paced, although slow in comparison with today's over the top pacing (which I find boring and done to death). Read more

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