Possession
- Year: 1981
- Country of origin: France, West Germany
- Genre: Drama, Horror
- Director: Andrzej Zulawski
- Length: 124 min
Inhuman ecstasy fulfilled.
Synopsis
Possession (1981) centers on a spy who returns home to discover that his marriage is collapsing as his estranged wife begins behaving in increasingly inexplicable ways. As jealousy, suspicion, and unsettling discoveries give way to events beyond rational understanding, he becomes consumed by a terrifying search for the truth behind her transformation. This psychological horror film combines domestic drama, surrealism, and body horror, emphasizing obsession, fractured identity, emotional disintegration, and the destructive consequences of possessive love.
Selected disc options for Possession
| Extras | Umbrella BD-ALL 4K/AU 2023 | Mondo Vision BD-ALL/US/OOP 2014 | Mondo Vision BD-ALL/US/OOP 2014 | Umbrella BD-ALL/AU/OOP 2021 | Second Sight BD-B/UK/OOP 2013 | Anchor Bay DVD-0/US/OOP 2000 |
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| Audio Commentary by Co-Writer Frederic Tuten | has extra | has extra | has extra | |||
| Audio Commentary by Director/Co-Writer Andrzej Zulawski, Moderated by Daniel Bird | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra |
| Audio Commentary by Sally Christie | has extra | |||||
| The Other Side of the Wall: The Making of “Possession” | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | |
| Basha: The Unsung Heroine of Polish Poster Art | has extra | has extra | has extra | |||
| A Divided City: The Locations of “Possession” | has extra | has extra | has extra | |||
| The Failure of Language - Video Essay by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas | has extra | |||||
| Repossessed: The Re-Editing of “Possession” | has extra | has extra | has extra | |||
| Our Friend in the West - Interview with Christian Ferry | has extra | has extra | has extra | |||
| The Sounds of “Possession” - Interview with Composer Andrzej Korzynski | has extra | has extra | has extra | |||
| Interview with Director/Co-Writer Andrzej Zulawski | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | |
| Interview with Translator Eric Veaux | has extra | has extra | ||||
| Biography: Director Andrzej Zulawski | has extra | |||||
| International Theatrical Trailer | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra |
| US Theatrical Trailer | has extra | has extra | has extra |
Notes
- Umbrella’s 4K UHD is also available as a “Limited Edition” containing a 120-page booklet with writing by Alison Taylor, eight lobby cards, and a double-sided foldout poster.
- Mondo Vision’s “Limited Edition” Blu-ray includes a soundtrack CD; an 84-page booklet with writing by Daniel Bird (“God Figured as a Public Whore Gone Crazy: Notes on Andrzej Zulawski’s ‘Possession’ (1981)”, 2009), Daniel Bird and Stephen Thrower (“Cinema Superactivity, An Interview with Andrzej Zulawski”, 1998), Todd Garbarini (“Pink Socks and Monsters: Excess in Andrzej Zulawski’s ‘Possession’”, 2010), Tom Huddleston, Jeremiah Kepp (“Possession”, 2011), Hubert Niogret (“Doubles Working in Concert (‘Possession’)”, 1981), Max Tessier (“Double Apocalypse in Berlin: Possession”, “Possession by Andrzej Zulawski”, 1981), Stephen Thrower (“The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters”, 1998), and Carine Varene (“Possession, Andrzej Zulawski”, 1981); eight US lobby cards; five art cards; a Japanese movie flyer reproduction; and a numbered certificate.
- Mondo Vision’s “Special Edition” Blu-ray includes a 24-page booklet with writing by Daniel Bird.
- Anchor Bay’s DVD is also available as a “Double Feature” with Shock (1977).
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