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A series of grisly murders are taking place across the Italian city of Turin, prompting the authorities to fear that a copycat killer is on the loose and emulating a gruesome spree that occurred seventeen years prior. Those murders were pinned on a writer with dwarfism by the name of Vincenzo de Fabritiis, who subsequently passed away, effectively closing the case. Now, Detective Ulisse Moretti, who led the original investigation, finds himself drawn out of retirement, and, together with the young Giacomo Gallo – whose mother was a victim of the supposed “Dwarf Killer” – attempts to unravel the mystery of these new slayings as the mutilated corpses continue to pile up.
Returning to the atmosphere and themes of his landmark giallo Deep Red (1975), 2001’s SLEEPLESS saw the welcome return of horror maestro Dario Argento (Suspiria, The Bird with the Crystal Plumage) to the subgenre with which he had made his name. Starring Max von Sydow (The Exorcist) and featuring a host of splatterific, Grand Guignol set pieces courtesy of practical FX wizard Sergio Stivaletti, together with a pulse-pounding score by Argento regulars Goblin – who reunited especially for this movie – Vinegar Syndrome is thrilled to bring SLEEPLESS to UHD for the very first time, restored in 4K from the original camera negative and accompanied by a host of both new and archival bonus features.
Directed by: Dario Argento
Starring: Max von Sydow, Stefano Dionisi, Chiara Caselli, Gabriele Lavia, Rossella Falk, Roberto Zibetti
2001 / 117 min / 1.85:1 / Italian, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Additional info:
2-disc Set: 4K Ultra HD (High Bitrate UHD100) / Region A Blu-ray
4K UHD presented in Dolby Vision High-Dynamic-Range
Newly scanned & restored in 4K from its 35mm original camera negative
Commentary track with film historians Nathaniel Thompson and Troy Howarth
“Still Awake” (15 min) – an interview with actress Chiara Caselli
“The One Who Saw” (10 min) – an interview with actor Stefano Dionisi
“Behind the Smile” (17 min) – an interview with actor Roberto Zibetti
“The Invisible Work” (25 min) – an interview with editor Anna Napoli
“One Last Score” (22 min) – an interview with composer Claudio Simonetti
“Bloodwork” (20 min) – an interview with special effects artist Sergio Stivaletti
“He Never Sleeps” (18 min) – an archival interview with co-writer/director Dario Argento
“Don’t Go to Sleep” (17 min) – an archival interview with actor Paolo Maria Scalondro
“The Cop and the Parrot” (11 min) – an archival interview with co-writer Franco Ferrini
“Blood on the Tracks” (16 min) – an archival interview with production designer Antonello Geleng
“Killed Three Times” (12 min) – an archival interview with actor Gabriele Lavia
Reversible sleeve artwork
Newly translated English subtitles