Viva la Muerte (Aka Long Live Death) Limited Edition Blu-Ray

Asthe Spanish Civil War draws to a close, the young boy Fando is plagued by violent conflicting emotions towards his mother, whom he suspects may have played a role in his father's capture by the fascists; feelings that manifest themselves as a nightmarish onslaught of frightening and bizarre images. Viva la Muerte is based on Fernando Arrabal's own brutal experiences during the civil war and is a shockingly provocative surrealist film by the artist and filmmaker, who founded the collective "Panic Movement" together with Alejandro Jodorowsky. Viva la Muerte, which was praised by critics when it was released and feared by censors, would later become known as a midnight movie and was a favorite film of John Lennon and Yoko Ono. Radiance has restored the film in 4K in collaboration with Fernando Arrabal and is proud to present Viva la muerte on English subtitled Blu-ray for the first time ever. EXTRAS: LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES, New 4K restoration of the original 35mm negative by Cinémathèque Toulouse in collaboration with Fernando Arrabal, Audio discussion from the Project Booth podcast with Mike White, Heather Drain, and Jess Byard (66 min), Sur les traces de Baal - a short documentary by Abdellatif Ben Ammar in which the filmmaker followed Arrabal's film and captured him at work on Viva la Muerte! (1970, 20 min), VIDARRABAL - a feature-length documentary about Arrabal by Xavier Pasturel Barron depicting the life and work of this unique filmmaker, playwright, painter, and essayist, with interviews with admirers, friends, and family, including members of the Panic Movement he founded (2011, 98 min), Interview with David Archibald, researcher and expert on Spanish cinema (2024), Trailer, Reversible cover with original and newly commissioned artwork, Booklet with new text by Sabina Stent and archive interview with Fernando Arrabal

Language: French

Subtitles: English