Cast: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Ewa Aulin, Gina Lollobrigida, Jean Sobieski
Studio: Cult Epics
Genre: Thriller
Pre-Order Date:
11-30--0001
Release Date:
11-28-2017
Production Year:
1968
SRP:$34.95
Catalog #: CE153
UPC: 881190015490
Format: DVD / Blu-ray
Number of Discs:
2
Language:Italian, English
Subtitles: English
Picture Format:Widescreen 1.78:1
Audio Format:DTS-HD MA 5.1 Surround
Plot
Summary:
Arguably the most insanely idiosyncratic giallo ever directed, DEATH LAID AN
EGG (1968) is a true wayward masterpiece of kaleidoscopic Italian counterculture
cinema. Directed by largely unsung iconoclastic auteur Giulio Questi (DJANGO
KILL!, ARCANA) and starring legendary leading man Jean-Louis Trintignant (THE
CONFORMIST) as a married man that may or may not be a serial killer, Gina
Lollobrigida (John Huston's BEAT THE DEVIL) as his delectable yet overly
domineering careerist wife, and Swedish blonde bombshell Ewa Aulin (CANDY) as
his murderous double-crossing mistress, the film is the virtual giallo
equivalent to Godard’s WEEKEND in terms of its crass car crash fetishism, savage
anti-bourgeois sentiments, and overall anarchic spirit. Set largely in a hi-tech
automated poultry factory that breeds mutant boneless chickens.
DEATH
LAID AN EGG is a socio-politically sophisticated avant-garde giallo that is more
pertinent today than when it was first released in terms of its quite modern
depiction of the battle of the sexes and the perils of technology. The original
Italian "superbly edited" giallo version is presented by Cult Epics in
High-definition and with new bonus features.
