There is one horror that goes beyond the living dead!
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When approached as a standard giallo, à la Argento, Autopsy can seem a major disappointment. This deliberately-paced character study is part psychological study, part mood piece and part giallo, but the latter element may seem muted if one approaches it with expectations of killers dressed in black slicing up nubile young victims.
Troy Howarth, So Deadly, So Perverse: 50 Years of Italian Giallo Films, Volume 2, 1974-2013 (Midnight Marquee Press, 2015) -
The Victim begins shockingly with a montage of graphic suicides … it’s a stomach-churning opener and is swiftly followed by more gruesome scenes as [Mimsy] Farmer’s overwrought character begins to imagine that the bodies in the morgue are returning to life. Unfortunately, by showing these arresting images right at the start of the film, Crispino and co-scripter Lucio Battistrada end up disappointing their audience with the complex, and typically preposterous, giallo narrative which then unfolds. Despite some effective suspense-filled situations … the remainder of The Victim cannot live up to the aforementioned opening scenes.
Adrian Luther-Smith, Blood and Black Lace: The Definitive Guide to Italian Sex and Horror Movies (Stray Cat Publishing, 1999)
Selected disc options for Autopsy
Extras | Vinegar Syndrome BD-ALL/US 2021 | Blue Underground DVD-0/US 2007 | Anchor Bay DVD-0/US/OOP 2000 |
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Archival Theatrical Introduction with Director Armando Crispino | has extra | ||
Black Hole Sun - Interview with Francesco Crispino (Son of Director Armando Crispino) | has extra | ||
The Autopsy Papers - Interview with Francesco Crispino (Son of Director Armando Crispino) | has extra | ||
Editing & Rhythm - Archival Interview with Editor Daniele Alabiso | has extra | ||
Alternate Italian Opening Title Sequence and End Credits | has extra | ||
International Theatrical Trailer as “The Victim” | has extra | has extra | has extra |
US Theatrical Trailer | has extra | has extra |
Notes
- Vinegar Syndrome’s Blu-ray is included in the “Forgotten Gialli, Volume 3” box set with Murder Mansion (1972) and Crazy Desires of a Murderer (1977).
Ultimate Edition
Combine the best digital presentation with a selection of choice extras for the ultimate edition.
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Archival Theatrical Introduction with Director Armando Crispino (4:40) -
Black Hole Sun (38:39) -
The Autopsy Papers (9:54) -
Editing & Rhythm (11:42)
Presentation |
Vinegar Syndrome BD 2021
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Extras | Archival Theatrical Introduction with Director Armando Crispino Vinegar Syndrome BD |
Black Hole Sun - Interview with Francesco Crispino (Son of Director Armando Crispino) | Vinegar Syndrome BD|
The Autopsy Papers - Interview with Francesco Crispino (Son of Director Armando Crispino) | Vinegar Syndrome BD|
Editing & Rhythm - Archival Interview with Editor Daniele Alabiso | Vinegar Syndrome BD|
Alternate Italian Opening Title Sequence and End Credits | Vinegar Syndrome BD|
International Theatrical Trailer as “The Victim” | Vinegar Syndrome BD|
US Theatrical Trailer | Anchor Bay DVD