The mid-nineties were a fertile period for the vampire movie. Big-name stars such as Tom Cruise and Eddie Murphy flocked to genre, as did high-caliber filmmakers like Francis Ford Coppola, veterans Wes Craven and John Landis, independents Michael Almereyda and Jeffrey Arsenault, and up-and-comers Quentin Tarantino and Guillermo del Toro. Amid the fangs and crucifixes, Abel Ferrara reunited with his King of New York star Christopher Walken for The Addiction, a distinctly personal take on creatures of the night.

Philosophy student Kathleen (Lili Taylor, The Conjuring) is dragged into an alleyway on her way home from class by Casanova (Annabella Sciorra, The Hand That Rocks the Cradle) and bitten on the neck. She quickly falls ill but realizes this isn't any ordinary disease when she develops an aversion to daylight and a thirst for human blood...

Having made a big-budget foray into science fiction two years earlier with Body Snatchers, Ferrara's approach to the vampire movie is in a lower key. Shot on the streets of New York, like so many of his major works - including The Driller Killer, Ms. 45 and Bad Lieutenant - and beautifully filmed in black and white, The Addiction sees the filmmaker on his own terms and at his very best: raw, shocking, intense, intelligent, masterful.

LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
Brand new 4K restoration from the original camera negative by Arrow Films
4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray(tm) presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10/compatible)
Optional lossless 5.1 and 2.0 soundtracks
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Audio commentary by director Abel Ferrara, moderated by critic and biographer Brad Stevens
Talking with the Vampires, a 2018 documentary about the film, featuring actors Christopher Walken and Lili Taylor, composer Joe Delia, cinematographer Ken Kelsch, and Ferrara himself
2018 interview with Abel Ferrara
2018 interview with Brad Stevens
Abel Ferrara Edits The Addiction, an archival piece from the time of production
Original trailer
Image gallery
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Peter Strain
Illustrated collector's booklet featuring writing on the film by critic Michael Ewins and an archival interview with Ferrara by Paul Duane

EXTRAS:
Language(s): English, Hard of Hearing Subtitles: English, Interactive Menu, Screen ratio 1:1.85, Booklet, Bonus Footage, Commentary: Abel Ferrara (moderated by Brad Stevens), Documentaries: 'Talking With the Vampires' (2018); 'Abel Ferrara Edits 'The Addiction'', Image Gallery, Interviews: Abel Ferrara (director); Brad Stevens (critic/biographer), Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Peter Strain, Trailers

SKÅDESPELARE:
Lili Taylor
Christopher Walken
Annabella Sciorra
Edie Falco
Paul Calderón
Fredro Starr
Kathryn Erbe
Michael Imperioli

ÖVRIGT:
Mediatyp: 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
Produktionsår: 1995
Produktionsland: USA
Regi: Abel Ferrara
Åldersgräns: 15 år
Distributör: Import
Bild: 4K 2160p
Språk: Engelska
Text: Engelska
Ljud: 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
Längd: 1 tim 22 min
Label: Arrow Video

Streckkod: 5027035027715
SKU: 19089