{"product_id":"5027035021591-larraz-vol-1-std","title":"Blood Hunger: The Films Of Jose Larraz","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of the most underrated and neglected genre filmmakers of his generation, Spanish-born director José Ramón Larraz (Symptoms) finally receives his due with this collection of his work bringing together a fascinating cross-section of films from the first half of his lengthy cinematic career.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Larraz s debut feature, the hitherto ultra-rare Whirlpool (1970), Vivian Neves stars as Tulia, a young model invited to a photographer s secluded country home for what purports to be a quiet weekend retreat but soon turns into a descent into deadly depravity. 1974 s Vampyres perhaps the best known and most widely-released of all José Larraz s films sees a duo of blood-hungry female vampires prowling the British countryside, from where they lure unsuspecting male motorists back to their imposing, dilapidated mansion. Meanwhile, in 1978 s The Coming of Sin (La Visita del Vicio, in its native Spanish), a young gypsy girl experiences a violent sexual awakening as her dreams of a naked young man on horseback become reality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy turns terrifying, titillating, artful and scandalous, these three films assembled here collectively offer film fans a unique perspective on the fascinating, highly-varied career of one of the horror genre s most overlooked auteurs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e * Three films by José Ramón Larraz: Whirlpool, Vampyres and The Coming of Sin, restored in 2K from original film elements \u003cbr\u003e * English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing for all features \u003cbr\u003e * Newly commissioned artwork by Gilles Vranckx\u003cbr\u003e * WHIRLPOOL (1970)\u003cbr\u003e * Original US Theatrical Cut \u003cbr\u003e * Audio commentary with Tim Lucas \u003cbr\u003e * Obsessive Recurrence: The Early Films of José Larraz author and critic Kim Newman reflects on the recurring themes and underlying obsessions linking together the early productions of José Larraz \u003cbr\u003e * A Curious Casting actor Larry Dann on the strange story behind his casting in Whirlpool \u003cbr\u003e * Deviations of Whirlpool featurette comparing the differences between the US Theatrical Cut and a previously circulated, alternate cut of the film \u003cbr\u003e * Vivian Neves interviewed by Michael Parkinson on BBC s Parkinson, originally broadcast in July 1972 \u003cbr\u003e * Extract from an archival interview with José Larraz \u003cbr\u003e * Image Gallery \u003cbr\u003e * Original US Theatrical Trailer\u003cbr\u003e * VAMPYRES (1974)\u003cbr\u003e * Full Uncut Version \u003cbr\u003e * Audio commentary with Kat Ellinger \u003cbr\u003e * Interviews withproducer Brian Smedley-Aston, actors Marianne Morris, Anulka, Brian Deacon, Sally Faulkner, makeup artist Colin Arthur and composer James Kenelm Clarke \u003cbr\u003e * Reimagining Vampyres an interview with Larraz s friend and collaborator Victor Matellano, director of the 2015 Vampyres remake \u003cbr\u003e * Extract from an archival interview with José Larraz\u003cbr\u003e * José Larraz and Marianne Morris Q\u0026amp;A at 1997 Eurofest \u003cbr\u003e * Image Gallery \u003cbr\u003e * Trailers\u003cbr\u003e * THE COMING OF SIN (1978)\u003cbr\u003e * Spanish and English language versions of the feature \u003cbr\u003e * Audio commentary with Kat Ellinger and Samm Deighan \u003cbr\u003e * Variations of Vice: The Alternate Versions of The Coming of Sin exploitation expert Marc Morris on the strange and scandalous release history of José Larraz s most censored film \u003cbr\u003e * Remembering Larraz author and filmmaker Simon Birrell shares his fond and extensive memories of his long-time friend and collaborator José Larraz \u003cbr\u003e * His Last Request (2005, 27 mins) short film by Simon Birrell made under the guidance of José Larraz and starring Spanish horror legend Jack Taylor \u003cbr\u003e * Extract from an archival interview with José Larraz \u003cbr\u003e * Image Gallery \u003cbr\u003e * Original Spanish Trailer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32745283453025,"sku":"5027035021591","price":42.18,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_8500299_1255023_jpg.jpg?v=1740504889","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/5027035021591-larraz-vol-1-std","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}