-
Everything about the film is off-key, out-of-whack, whether it be the stilted dialogue, the over-the-top performances, the inappropriately jaunty score … it all adds up to create an atmosphere of sustained hysteria for the duration of its bloated running-time.
Troy Howarth, So Deadly, So Perverse: 50 Years of Italian Giallo Films, Volume 1, 1963-1973 (Midnight Marquee Press, 2015) -
Delirium is a classic low-budget, sleazy film which offers the viewer a jaw-dropping barrage of sexual violence.
Adrian Luther-Smith, Blood and Black Lace: The Definitive Guide to Italian Sex and Horror Movies (Stray Cat Publishing, 1999)
Selected disc options for Delirium
| Extras | Vinegar Syndrome BD-ALL/US 2023 | Blue Underground DVD-1/US 2008 | Anchor Bay DVD-1/US/OOP 2002 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audio Commentary by Eugenio Ercolani and Troy Howarth | has extra | ||
| The Theorem of Delirium - Interviews with Director/Writer Renato Polselli and Actor Mickey Hargitay | has extra | has extra | has extra |
| Fear and Delirium in Cinecitta - Interview with Actor Mickey Hargitay | has extra | ||
| Gothic Polselli - Interview with Ernesto Gastaldi | has extra | ||
| The Polselli Clan - Interview with Vanessa Polselli (Daughter of Director Renato Polselli) | has extra | ||
| The Polselli Factor - Interview with Luca Rea | has extra |
Ultimate Edition
Combine the best digital presentation with a selection of choice extras for the ultimate edition.
-
The Theorem of Delirium (14:23)
| Presentation |
Vinegar Syndrome BD 2023
|
|---|---|
| Extras | Audio Commentary by Eugenio Ercolani and Troy Howarth Vinegar Syndrome BD |
| The Theorem of Delirium - Interviews with Director/Writer Renato Polselli and Actor Mickey Hargitay Vinegar Syndrome BD | |
| Fear and Delirium in Cinecitta - Interview with Actor Mickey Hargitay Vinegar Syndrome BD | |
| Gothic Polselli - Interview with Ernesto Gastaldi Vinegar Syndrome BD | |
| The Polselli Clan - Interview with Vanessa Polselli (Daughter of Director Renato Polselli) Vinegar Syndrome BD | |
| The Polselli Factor - Interview with Luca Rea Vinegar Syndrome BD |