Mixed Blood

4K UHD, Limited Edition

Rita la Punta (Marília Pêra, Central Station), a Brazilian single mother living in New York’s Alphabet City, resides with her drug-dealing son Thiago (Richard Ulacia) and his gang of teenage delinquents. In an attempt to control the drug trade below 14th Street, Rita goes against the leader of a rival neighborhood gang, Juan the Bullet (Angel David, The Crow), spurring a turf war. When Carol (Linda Kerridge, Fade to Black), a friend of a drug lord known as The German (Ulrich Berr, Beethoven’s Nephew), expresses an interest in Thiago, things become even more complicated. 

Written and directed by NYC art scene, and exploitation cinema luminary Paul Morrissey, MIXED BLOOD is a characteristically grimy descent into urban malaise that is often punctuated by moments of gallows humor. Featuring an eclectic ensemble cast that includes the screen debut of John Leguizamo (Summer of Sam) and Warhol superstar Geraldine Smith (Flesh, Bad), MIXED BLOOD is an essential, but often overlooked, entry into the canon of independent films made on the streets of New York in the 1980s. Cinématographe is proud to present the world blu-ray and UHD debut of Paul Morrissey’s renegade crime comedy from a new 4K restoration of its original camera negative.

directed by: Paul Morrissey
starring: Marília Pêra, Richard Ulacia, Rodney Harvey, Linda Kerridge, Pelati Pons, Geraldine Smith, Angel David, Alvaro Rodriguez, John Leguizamo, Susan Blond
1984 / 98 min / 1.85:1 / English DTS-HD MA 2.0

Additional info:

• 2-Disc Set: 4K Ultra HD + Region A Blu-ray
• New audio commentary with film historians Howard S. Berger and Steve Mitchell
• Tremendous Drama - a new video interview with casting director Leonard Finger
• Nothing As Wild - a new video interview with editor Scott Vickrey
• The Real Places - a new video interview with producer Steven Fierberg
• The Brazilian on Avenue B - a new video essay by film historian Chris O'Neill
• Archival video interview with director Paul Morrissey from The Joan Quinn Profiles, recorded in 1994
• Stills gallery of archival materials from The Paul Morrissey Film Trust
• New text essays by culture writer Madelyn Sutton, film historian Erica Schultz and American experimental film expert Paul Attard alongside archival images from the Paul Morrissey Film Trust
• English SDH subtitles