The Phantom of the Monastery (Standard Edition)

Made in the wake of La Llorona's success and directed with flair by Fernando de Fuentes (regarded as one of the masters of early Mexican cinema), The Phantom of the Monastery (El fantasma del convento) tells the macabre tale of a troupe of hikers who become lost in a forest and take refuge in a haunted monastery. There, they encounter shape-shifting shadows, ominous sealed doorways, and a cellar crowded with coffins.

An expressionistic Gothic triumph which has tragically languished in obscurity outside of Mexico, The Phantom of the Monastery has now been lovingly restored and is presented on Blu-ray at long last in a world debut edition, along with a selection of illuminating extras."

Extras "INDICATOR STANDARD EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES

New 4K restoration from the original negative by the UCLA Film & Television Archive in collaboration with the Film Foundation's World Cinema Project
Original mono audio
Audio commentary with genre-film experts, critics and authors Stephen Jones and Kim Newman (2022)
The Devil in the Detail (2022, 18 mins): Abraham Castillo Flores, head programmer of Mexico's Mórbido Film Fest, considers the impact of this early horror classic
Optional English translation subtitles
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

Actors: Enrique del Campo, Marta Roel, Enrique del Campo, Marta Roel, Carlos Villatoro, Fernando de Fuentes

Audio Languages: Spanish

Duration: 85 minutes

Number of Discs: 1

Subtitle Languages: English

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