Outrageous, absurdist, grotesque! Often hilarious, always stylish, and utterly unpredictable, the films of Spanish director Álex de la Iglesia are an exhilarating shock to the cinematic system.
Produced by legendary provocateur Pedro Almodóvar, de la Iglesia's debut feature Acción Mutante is a violent sci-fi black comedy set in a post-apocalyptic world where attractive people hold all the power and a terrorist group, who see themselves as mutants, take arms to rid the world of their superficial oppressors. With his second feature, The Day of the Beast (El día de la bestia) de la Iglesia delivered one of the greatest horror comedies of all time as a Catholic priest joins forces with a heavy metal fan, and the host of a popular occult TV show to kill the Antichrist on Christmas Eve. A critical and commercial success around the world, The Day of the Beast paved the way for gonzo action-crime-horror Perdita Durango, (aka Dance with the Devil) a Spanish-US-Mexican co-production based on a novel by Barry Gifford (author of Wild at Heart). Starring Rosie Perez (Do the Right Thing), a then little known Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men) and James Gandolfini (The Sopranos), Perdita Durango is a twisted tale of love, guns, drugs, voodoo ceremonies, and refrigerated foetuses.
Making their UK debut on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray with a wealth of new and archival extras, Arrow Video welcomes you to the delirious, diabolical and demented world of Álex de la Iglesia. Not for the faint of heart!
Special Features: 4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
• 4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentations of all three films in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Original lossless Spanish stereo, 5.1 and Dolby Atmos audio options for Acción Mutante
• Original lossless Spanish and English stereo 2.0, and Spanish 5.1 audio options for The Day of the Beast
• Original lossless English stereo 2.0, and English and Spanish 5.1 audio options for Perdita Durango
• Optional English subtitles for all three films
• Double-sided fold-out posters for all three films
• 9 postcard-sized reproduction art cards
• Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing by film critics Kat Ellinger, Xavier Aldana Reyes and Valeria Villegas Lindvall
• Limited Edition Deluxe packaging with reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Heather VaughanDISC ONE: ACCIÓN MUTANTE
• Brand new audio commentary by film scholars Xavier Aldana Reyes and Kat Ellinger
• Archive audio commentary with director Álex de la Iglesia, writer Jorge Guerricaechevarría, producer Esther García, and production designers José Luis Arrizabalaga and Biaffra
• Brand new appreciation of director Álex de la Iglesia by film scholar José Arroyo
• Well-Done Baloney, an archive interview with director Álex de la Iglesia
• Bad Blood Costumbrism, an archive interview with writer Jorge Guerricaechevarría
• The F*cking Boss, an archive interview with actor Antonio Resines
• Some Crazy Sh*t, an archive interview with production designers José Luis Arrizabalaga and Biaffra
• Litres of Blood... Wonderful!, an archive interview with special effects artist Raúl Romanillos
• Archive interview with director Álex de la Iglesia
• Vintage "Making Of" featurette
• Behind the scenes
• Storyboards
• Music video
• Theatrical trailer
• Image gallery
DISC TWO: THE DAY OF THE BEAST
• Brand new audio commentary by film scholar Shelagh Rowan-Legg
• Clean Up Madrid, a brand new visual essay by film scholar Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
• Heirs of the Beast, an archive feature-length documentary
• Antichrist Superstar, an archive interview with director Álex de la Iglesia
• The Man Who Saved the World, an archive interview with actor Armando De Razza
• Beauty and the Beast, an archive interview with actor Maria Grazia Cucinotta
• Shooting the Beast, an archive interview with director of photography Flavio Martínez Labiano
• Mirindas Asesinas, a 1990 short film by Álex de la Iglesia
• Theatrical trailers
• Image gallery
DISC THREE: PERDITA DURANGO
• Brand new audio commentary by film critic Valeria Villegas Lindvall
• On the Border, an archive interview with director Álex de la Iglesia
• Writing Perdita Durango, an archive interview with writer Barry Gifford
• Dancing with the Devil, an archive appraisal by film scholar Dr Rebekah McKendry
• Narcosatanicos: Perdita Durango and the Matamoros Cult, an archive interview with Abraham Castillo Flores and Cauldron of Blood author Jim Schutze
• Canciones de Amor Maldito: The Music of Perdita Durango, an archive interview with composer Simon Boswell
• Shooting Perdita Durango, an archive interview with director of photography Flavio Martínez Labiano
• Theatrical trailers
• Image gallery
