{"product_id":"malpertuis","title":"Malpertuis","description":"\u003cp\u003eJan (Mathieu Carrière,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePolice Python 357\u003c\/em\u003e), a sailor newly arrived onshore, is unsure about returning to land but makes the journey to visit his childhood home only to find it no longer there. He goes to Bar Venus and joins his friends but an altercation leaves him knocked out cold. He wakes up in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMalpertuis\u003c\/em\u003e, a gothic mansion presided over by his uncle, Cassavius (\u003cb\u003eOrson Welles\u003c\/b\u003e). All the inhabitants of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cem\u003eMalpertuis\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eare waiting for Cassavius to die and the opportunity to inherit his vast fortune. But Cassavius wishes anyone who inherits to stay there forever. Jan investigates as those who leave meet with mysterious deaths.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHarry Kümel\u003c\/b\u003e's (\u003cem\u003eDaughters of Darkness\u003c\/em\u003e) phantasmagoria is a Matryoshka doll of fantastic ideas, realized with stunning photography by Gerry Fisher (\u003cem\u003eThe Exorcist III\u003c\/em\u003e) and scored by Georges Delerue (\u003cem\u003eContempt\u003c\/em\u003e). Newly restored and overseen by Kümel, it is released on Blu-ray for the first time in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eBonus Materials\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew 4K restoration of the film overseen by director Harry Kümel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAudio commentary by Harry Kümel and assistant director Françoise Levie (2005)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew interview with Harry Kümel (2025)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew interview with author and gothic horror expert Jonathan Rigby (2025)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMalpertuis Archive - an archival documentary on the making of the film featuring Kümel, actor Mathieu Carrière and director of photography Gerry Fisher among others (2005)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrson Welles Uncut - a featurette on the casting of Welles, including rare outtakes of the actor (2005)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSusan Hampshire: one actress, three parts - an archival interview with the actress, including screen tests and contributions from cast and crew (2005)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArchival interview with Michel Bouquet and Harry Kümel from Belgian television (1971)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJean Ray, John Flanders 1887 - 1964 - an archival interview with the source novelist and co-writer of Malpertuis (2005)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMalpertuis Revisited - Harry Kümel revisits locations from the film (2005, 4 mins)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMalpertuis: The Cannes cut - the rejected version of the film which premiered in Cannes(100 mins, SD)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Warden of the Tomb - Kümel’s early film based on Franz Kafka’s play (1965, 37 mins)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrailer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"MVD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45791561383980,"sku":"760137213116","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0359\/2201\/8348\/files\/RAD137BD.jpg?v=1783784475","url":"https:\/\/www.orbitdvd.com\/products\/malpertuis","provider":"Orbit DVD","version":"1.0","type":"link"}