Short Night of Glass Dolls comes to 4K in April
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The 1971 film “Short Night of Glass Dolls” is coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray on April 29th via Celluloid Dreams. The Italian language film, originally titled “La corta notte delle bambole di vetro,” was directed & co-written by Aldo Lado. Its cast included Jean Sorel, Barbara Bac, Ingrid Thulin, and Mario Adorf.
Regarding the film’s 4K restoration, Celluloid Dreams made the following statement:
“Mastered from a new 4K transfer of the original camera negative, “Short Night of Glass Dolls” has been color-graded and painstakingly restored in-house at Celluloid Dreams to ensure the highest fidelity of the film’s remarkable cinematography.”
The tech specs for the 4K release include a 2160p video presentation in the 2.35:1 aspect ratio. It includes HDR10 form of high dynamic range. The audio is DTS-HD Master Audio Mono available in both Italian and English. The release will also include newly translated English subtitles for the Italian audio presentation.
This 4-disc set will come as a “combo pack” with its Blu-ray counterpart included as well as two additional Blu-ray bonus discs. You can now find the 4K UHD Blu-ray available for preorder at Amazon. You can also preorder directly via the Celluloid Dreams website. This 4K release will include the physical and digital extras (sorted by disc).
Physical Extra:
- (NEW) A 64-page booklet with a commemorative essay on Aldo Lado by Andy Marshall-Roberts, additional information and many photographs.
Disc 1 (4K UHD)
- Isolated Score
- Commentary Track by writer/director Aldo Lado and Federico Caddeo
- (NEW) Commentary Track by film critic Guido Henkel
- (NEW) English Trailer in 4K resolution
- (NEW) Italian Trailer in 4K resolution
- (NEW) Grindhouse Trailer in 4K resolution
- (NEW) Unreleased English Trailer (as “Catalepsis”) in 4K resolution
Disc 2 (Blu-ray)
- Isolated Score
- Commentary Track by writer/director Aldo Lado and Federico Caddeo
- (NEW) Commentary Track by film critic Guido Henkel
- (NEW) English Trailer
- (NEW) Italian Trailer
- (NEW) Grindhouse Trailer
- (NEW) Unreleased English Trailer (as “Catalepsis”)
Disc 3 (Blu-ray)
- “The Nights of Malastrana” 2015 Interview with writer/director Aldo Lado (97 mins)
- (NEW) “All About Lado” 2018 Interview with writer/director Aldo Lado (32 mins)
- “The Most Beautiful Voice in the World” Interview with soprano Edda Dell’Orso (21 mins)
- “The Quest for Money” Interview with producer Enzo Doria (20 mins)
- “Cuts Like a Knife” Interview with film editor Mario Morra (23 mins)
- “To Italy and Back” Interview with co-producer Dieter Geissler (29 mins)
- (NEW) “The Man on the Bridge” Featurette by Howard Berger (23 mins)
- (NEW) Image Gallery
- (NEW) Long-lost, export “Malastrana” credits
Disc 4 (Blu-ray)
- (NEW) Grindhouse Version from 35mm archival lab print
- (NEW) US VHS Pan&Scan Version (as “Paralyzed”)
