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Gothic (Vestron Video) (Blu-Ray)

Five famous friends spend a hallucinogenic evening confronting their fears in a frenzy of shocking lunacy and horrifying visions in this fictional tale, which tells the story of Mary Shelley's conception of Frankenstein on a night in Lord Byron's home.

SUMMARY:

1816. A sprawling villa in Switzerland is the setting for the night of the "Haunted Summer," when five famous friends gather around an ancient skull to conjure up their darkest fears. Poets Lord Byron and Percy Shelley; Shelley’s fiancée, Mary Godwin; Mary’s stepsister, Claire Clairmont; and Byron’s friend, Dr. John Polidori, spend a hallucinogenic evening confronting their fears in an orgiastic frenzy of shock lunacy that later inspired Mary Shelley to write the classic FRANKENSTEIN and Dr. Polidori to pen THE VAMPYRE, which became the basis for the creation of Dracula. One fateful evening, two legends were born, in Ken Russell’s GOTHIC.

NEVER BEFORE ON BLU-RAY!

Packed with Special Features including: Audio Commentary with Lisi Russell, in conversation with Film Historian Matthew Melia; Isolated Score Selections and Audio Interview with Composer Thomas Dolby; Interviews with Actor Julian Sands, Screenwriter Stephen Volk, and Director of Photography Mike Southon; Theatrical trailer; TV Spot; Still Gallery

A MUST-HAVE for any horror completest or film buff!

From Legendary Director Ken Russell (ALTERED STATES, TOMMY, THE DEVILS, LAIR OF THE WHITE WORM)

Special Features:

• Audio Commentary with Lisi Russell, in conversation with Film Historian Matthew Melia
• Isolated Score Selections and Audio Interview with Composer Thomas Dolby
• Interviews with Actor Julian Sands, Screenwriter Stephen Volk, and Director of Photography Mike Southon
• Theatrical trailer
• TV Spot
• Still Gallery
• No. of Discs: 1
• Screen Format: WideScreen
• Language/Subtitles: English, English SDH
• Rating: R
• Run Time: 87

GOTHIC Blu-ray