{"product_id":"malpertuis","title":"Malpertuis","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHIS ITEM IS AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER. PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR PAYMENT WILL BE TAKEN IMMEDIATELY, AND THAT THE ITEM WILL BE DISPATCHED JUST BEFORE THE LISTED RELEASE DATE.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSHOULD YOU ORDER ANY OF THE ALREADY RELEASED ITEMS FROM OUR CATALOGUE AT THE SAME TIME AS THIS PRE-ORDER ITEM, PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR PURCHASES WILL ALL BE SHIPPED TOGETHER WHEN THIS PRE-ORDER ITEM BECOMES AVAILABLE.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePLEASE PLACE A SEPARATE ORDER FOR PRE-ORDERS IF YOU WISH TO HAVE IN-STOCK ITEMS SHIPPED SOONER.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMalpertuis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eJan (Mathieu Carrière, \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 Malpertuis, a gothic mansion presided over by his uncle, Cassavius (Orson Welles). All the inhabitants of Malpertuis are 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. Harry Kümel’s (\u003cem\u003eDaughters of Darkness\u003c\/em\u003e) phantasmagoria is a Matryoshka doll of fantastic ideas, realised 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 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eSPECIAL FEATURES\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNew 4K restoration of the film overseen by director Harry Kümel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAudio commentary by Harry Kümel and assistant director Françoise Levie (2005)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNew interview with Harry Kümel (2025, 20 mins)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNew interview with author and gothic horror expert Jonathan Rigby (2025, 26 mins)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eMalpertuis Archive\u003c\/em\u003e - an archival documentary on the making of the film featuring Kümel, actor Mathieu Carrière and director of photography Gerry Fisher among others (2005, 37 mins)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eOrson Welles Uncut\u003c\/em\u003e - a featurette on the casting of Welles, including rare outtakes of the actor (2005, 26 mins)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eSusan Hampshire: one actress, three parts\u003c\/em\u003e - an archival interview with the actress, including screen tests and contributions from cast and crew (2005, 12 mins)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003eArchival interview with Michel Bouquet and Harry Kümel from Belgian television (1971, 14 mins)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eJean Ray, John Flanders 1887 - 1964\u003c\/em\u003e - an archival interview with the source novelist and co-writer of \u003cem\u003eMalpertuis\u003c\/em\u003e (2005, 8 mins)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eMalpertuis Revisited\u003c\/em\u003e - Harry Kümel revisits locations from the film (2005, 4 mins)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eMalpertuis: The Cannes cut\u003c\/em\u003e - the rejected version of the film which premiered in Cannes, viewable in French or English (100 mins, SD)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe Warden of the Tomb\u003c\/em\u003e - Kümel’s early film based on Franz Kafka’s play (1965, 37 mins)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003eTrailer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMalpertuis\u003c\/em\u003e is also available in the US\/Canada via our partners, MVD, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/diabolikdvd.com\/\"\u003eDiabolik\u003c\/a\u003e, Orbit, Grindhouse and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYear: 1971\u003cbr\u003eCountry: Belgium\u003cbr\u003eCert: 15\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Blu-ray\u003cbr\u003eRegion: ABC\u003cbr\u003eRAD137BD\u003cbr\u003eEAN: 5060974682706\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease date: 20\/07\/2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePress:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“The film, adorned by a George Delerue score, has a surreal, dreamlike edge to it... the film-maker as a true original.”\u003c\/em\u003e - The Guardian\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Radiance Films","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56942797881722,"sku":"RAD137BD","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/5482\/5961\/files\/MALPERTUIS_STD_2D_FRONT_70f1440a-8cee-4aa8-ad5c-930a8cb0c560.png?v=1780497936","url":"https:\/\/www.radiancefilms.co.uk\/products\/malpertuis","provider":"Radiance Films","version":"1.0","type":"link"}