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The Bloodstained Shadow

aka Solamente nero

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    Following the success of Watch Me When I Kill (1977), Antonio Bido was asked to direct his second giallo. … The film embraces the “regional” aspect found in such gialli as Lucio Fulci’s Don’t Torture a Duckling (1972) and Pupi Avati’s The House with Laughing Windows (1976); not surprisingly, Bido is an admitted fan of Avanti’s works in particular. The notion of a closed-off society lorded over by a corrupt aristocracy gives the film something of a socio-political edge, but the commentary is muted compared to the fiery intensity in Fulci’s work for example. Even so, Bido does a nice job of evoking the atmosphere of the community. … Where the film stumbles rather badly is in the pacing, which is all over the map. At nearly two hours, it is one of the longest gialli of the period, but the material does not justify such a running time; with tighter editing, it may have emerged as a stronger, more suspenseful film. As it stands, the result is sporadically effective, with some memorable set pieces spread throughout, but much of it is slack and the movie suffers accordingly. … Sadly, The Bloodstained Shadow would remain Bido’s last encounter with the giallo.

    Troy Howarth, So Deadly, So Perverse: 50 Years of Italian Giallo Films, Volume 2, 1974-2013 (Midnight Marquee Press, 2015)

Selected disc options for The Bloodstained Shadow

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Vinegar Syndrome box art
Vinegar Syndrome BD-ALL/US 2024
88 Films box art
88 Films BD-B/UK 2015
Blue Underground box art
Blue Underground DVD-1/US 2008
Anchor Bay box art
Anchor Bay DVD-1/US/OOP 2002
Audio Commentary by Eugenio Ercolani, Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson has extra
Beauty in the Darkness - Interview with Actress Stefania Casini (16:47) has extra
The Bloodstained Set - Interview with Production Assistant Luciano Lucchi (23:42) has extra
A Bloodstained Sound - Interview with Musician Claudio Simonetti (23:51) has extra
Deep Black - Interview with Director/Co-Writer Antonio Bido (54:20) has extra
Inkstained Shadow - Interview with Co-Writer Marisa Andalò (24:44) has extra
Rural Horror Hero - Interview with Actor Lino Capolicchio (16:26) has extra
Solamente Bido - Interview with Director/Co-Writer Antonio Bido (13:13) has extra has extra
Alternate English Opening Title Sequence and End Credits (3:04) has extra
Alternate Italian Opening Title Sequence and End Credits (1:19, 1:40) has extra
Stills Gallery (3:38) has extra
Filmography: Director/Co-Writer Antonio Bido has extra has extra
English Theatrical Trailer (3:26) has extra has extra has extra
Italian Theatrical Trailer (3:27) has extra has extra
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  • Screen shot for Beauty in the Darkness
    Beauty in the Darkness (16:47)
  • Screen shot for The Bloodstained Set
    The Bloodstained Set (23:42)
  • Screen shot for A Bloodstained Sound
    A Bloodstained Sound (23:51)
  • Screen shot for Deep Black
    Deep Black (54:20)
  • Screen shot for Inkstained Shadow
    Inkstained Shadow (24:44)
  • Screen shot for Rural Horror Hero
    Rural Horror Hero (16:26)
  • Screen shot for Solamente Bido
    Solamente Bido (13:13)
Presentation Vinegar Syndrome BD 2024
  • Video
    • File 1
      • Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
      • Resolution: 1080p23.976
      • Overall bit rate: 34.00 Mbps
      • Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
      • Length:1:49:04.538
      • File size: 28.88 GiB
  • Audio
    • File 1
      • Language: Italian DTS-HD MA 1.0
      • Sampling rate: 48 kHz
      • Bit rate: 1082 kbps
      • Bit depth: 24-bit
    • File 2
      • Language: English DTS-HD MA 1.0
      • Sampling rate: 48 kHz
      • Bit rate: 1077 kbps
      • Bit depth: 24-bit
  • Subtitles
    • English
    • English SDH
88 Films BD 2015
  • Video
    • File 1
      • Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
      • Resolution: 1080p23.976
      • Overall bit rate: 30.00 Mbps
      • Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
      • Length:1:48:53.370
      • File size: 26.35 GiB
  • Audio
    • File 1
      • Language: Italian LPCM 2.0 Mono
      • Sampling rate: 48 kHz
      • Bit rate: 2304 kbps
      • Bit depth: 24-bit
    • File 2
      • Language: English LPCM 2.0 Mono
      • Sampling rate: 48 kHz
      • Bit rate: 2304 kbps
      • Bit depth: 24-bit
  • Subtitles
    • English
Extras Audio Commentary by Eugenio Ercolani, Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson Vinegar Syndrome BD
Beauty in the Darkness - Interview with Actress Stefania Casini (16:47, 1080p) Vinegar Syndrome BD
The Bloodstained Set - Interview with Production Assistant Luciano Lucchi (23:42, 1080p) Vinegar Syndrome BD
A Bloodstained Sound - Interview with Musician Claudio Simonetti (23:51, 1080p) Vinegar Syndrome BD
Deep Black - Interview with Director/Co-Writer Antonio Bido (54:20, 1080p) Vinegar Syndrome BD
Inkstained Shadow - Interview with Co-Writer Marisa Andalò (24:44, 1080p) Vinegar Syndrome BD
Rural Horror Hero - Interview with Actor Lino Capolicchio (16:26, 1080p) Vinegar Syndrome BD
Solamente Bido - Interview with Director/Co-Writer Antonio Bido (13:13, 480i) Blue Underground DVD
Alternate English Opening Title Sequence and End Credits (3:04, 1080p) Vinegar Syndrome BD
Alternate Italian Opening Title Sequence and End Credits (1:19, 1:40, 1080p) 88 Films BD
Stills Gallery (3:38, 1080p) Vinegar Syndrome BD
English Theatrical Trailer (3:26, 1080p) Vinegar Syndrome BD
Italian Theatrical Trailer (3:27, 1080p) Vinegar Syndrome BD