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Perfume of the Lady in Black (The) AKA Il Profumo della signora in nero (Blu-ray) (1974)
Woman begins to hallucinate, seeing disturbingly vivid images of her mother, who died under uncertain circumstances.Director: Francesco Barilli
Year of Copyright: 1973
Year of Production: 1973
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:"The Knight Errant" 2011 short film (23:34)
2005 Interview with director Francesco Barilli (15:30)
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Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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UPC Number:816018010111
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Notes:The trailer defaults to Italian with English subtitles but the English audio can be selected via remote.
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
Audio commentary by Marcus Stiglegger (In German, no subtitles) (2016)
2016 Interview with director Francesco Barilli (15:30)
English opening and closing credits
2016 German interview with Gerd Naumann and Bodo Traber
Two audio tracks from the Piovani score
Trailers:
- German
- English
- Italian
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Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 2.0 Mono
Italian LPCM 2.0 Mono
German LPCM 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Special Case
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UPC Number:4260252115365, 4260252115358
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Notes:Dual Format mediabook.
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Commentaries:Audio commentary with film historians Eugenio Ercolani, Troy Howarth and Nathanial Thompson (2025)
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Extras:"Exploring Beauty: Francisco Barilli on The Perfume of the Lady in Black" 2025 interview (19:59)
"The Death of Cinema: An Archival Interview with Francisco Barilli" 2025 featurette featuring a 2015 interview (16:05)
"Portrait in Black" 2004 interview with Francisco Barilli (24:26)
"The Memories of the Lady in White: Daniela Barnes AKA Lara Wendall on The Perfume of the Lady in Black" 2025 interview (11:23)
"The Profumo Affair: Stephen Thrower on The Perfume of the Lady in Black" 2025 interview (34:19)
"A Classical Approach: Lovely Jon on Nicola Piovani and the Music of The Perfume of the Lady in Black" 2025 interview with Jon Casbard (33:28)
"Barilli's Roma: The Locations of The Perfume of the Lady in Black" 2025 featurette (5:51)
Italian Theatrical Trailer (3:22)
International Theatrical Trailer (3:21)
The Perfume of the Lady in Black Image Gallery: Original Promotional Material (21 images) -
Subtitles:English (for the Italian Track), English HoH (for the English Track)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 (48kHz, 24-bit)
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Case type:Special Case
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UPC Number:5060697925043
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Notes:Limited edition of 1,000 individually numbered copies.
Comes with an 80-page liner notes book with a new essay by Paul Duane, a career-spanning archival interview with director Francesco Barilli, an archival profile of actor Mimsy Farmer and full film credits.
Extras (except for the Stephen Thrower piece) are in Italian with optional English Subtitles. -
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Extras:English Trailer
Italian Opening and Closing Credits -
Subtitles:English for Italian track
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with:
- A liner notes insert "The Sweet Smell of Giallo" by Calum Waddell.
- A reversible Sleeve Option. -
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OVERALL: Draw
All (bar the UK 88 Films) have unique and desirable extras with the UK Powerhouse having the greatest collection of unique extras.
According to Mondo Digital, the bitrates on the US and .german releases are fairly low with the UK 88 Films' disc having higher and superior encoding.
https://www.mondo-digital.com/perfumeblack.html
The Powerhouse release also has a high bitrate and superior encoding by Fidelity in Motion.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray ALL America- Raro Video USA - No cuts (103:29)
- Blu-ray ALL Duel Format Mediabook Germany- X-Rated Kult - No cuts (103:30)
- Blu-ray ALL Limited Edition United Kingdom- Powerhouse Films - No cuts (104:27)
- Blu-ray ALL The Italian Collection #30 United Kingdom- 88 Films - No cuts (103:35)
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Comparison added by Eric_Cotenas on 21/04/16
Comparison last updated by Rick_Curzon on 08/09/25UPDATE LOG:
22/04/16 Initial entry.
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
01/08/17: Added the German and UK discs.
08/09/25: Dates and added UK Powerhouse Films' release.
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