Perfume of the Lady in Black Limited Edition Blu-ray
'The Perfume of the Lady in Black' Director: Francesco Barilli (1974) Indicator Limited Edition Blu-ray | Italian or English w/ English subtitles
Mimsy Farmer (Four Flies on Grey Velvet), Maurizio Bonuglia (Ludwig), and Mario Scaccia (We Still Kill the Old Way) lead the cast of this surreal giallo thriller.
A woman is tormented by hallucinations from her troubled childhood, including her mother applying perfume in a black dress. Her mental state unravels as she struggles to separate her surreal visions from a series of violent occurrences.
Photographed by Palme d’Or-winning cinematographer Mario Masini (Padre Padrone) and scored by Academy Award-winner Nicola Piovani (Life Is Beautiful), The Perfume of the Lady in Black is an eccentric and stylish classic of the Italian giallo.
Limited Edition contents:
- Rigid slipcase
- 80-page book with a new essay by Paul Duane, a career-spanning archival interview with director Francesco Barilli, an archival profile of actor Mimsy Farmer, and full film credits
Special features include:
- Two presentations of the film: Il profumo della signora in nero, the Italian-language version; and The Perfume of the Lady in Black, the English-language version
- Audio commentary with film historians Eugenio Ercolani and Troy Howarth (2025)
- Francesco Barilli on Francesco Barilli (2025): in-depth interview with the director, in which he reflects on his life in art and film
- Barilli (2016): the director talks about the inspirations for The Perfume of the Lady in Black
- Portrait in Black (2008): lengthy archival interview with Barilli
- Lara Wendel on ‘The Perfume of the Lady in Black’ (2025): interview with the German Italian actor, who plays the young Sylvia
- Notes of Black (2025): DJ and soundtrack enthusiast Lovely Jon analyses Nicola Piovani’s sumptuous score
- The Locations of the Lady in Black (2025): ‘then-and-now’ tour of the film’s locations
