Suspiria 4K gets wide release via Synapse this March

Last Updated on July 30, 2021

As many of you know by now, the 4K restoration of Dario Argento's classic SUSPIRIA recently held a historic theatrical tour and today we have news the cut will be getting a wide release!

Yes, Synapse Films is bringing the 4K restoration to the masses with a host of new special features. The new edition will be available on 2-Disc Blu-ray, single disc Blu-ray and DVD.

Below you can find the cover art and special features for each of the three release formats and then after checking through all of that make sure to hit us up and let us know which edition you will be snagging in the comments below or on social media!

Rundown via Synapse Films:

Dario Argento's SUSPIRIA comes to home video from Synapse Films in an exclusive new 4K restoration from the original uncut, uncensored 35mm Italian camera negative with the original 4.0 English surround sound mix, for the first time EVER! Painstakingly restored over the past three years, Synapse Films has created the ultimate special edition of this horror classic with the supervision and approval of the film's Director of Photography, Luciano Tovoli. Available in three editions, including a feature-packed Two-Disc, Special Edition Blu-Ray with brand-new reversible cover art by Joel Robinson, a single disc Blu-ray edition, and a DVD.

TWO-DISC BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES:

  • A new 4K restoration of the original uncut, uncensored Italian 35mm camera negative exclusively done by Synapse Films, with color correction supervised and approved by SUSPIRIA Director of Photography, Luciano Tovoli
  • Original 4.0 1977 English language LCRS sound mix not heard since the theatrical release in 1977, presented in high-resolution DTS-HD MA 96kHz/24-bit audio, with newly-translated removable English SDH subtitles
  • Italian 5.1 surround mix, with removable English subtitle translation
  • Two audio commentaries by authors and Argento scholars, Derek Botelho, David Del Valle and Troy Howarth
  • Do You Know Anything About Witches? – 30 minute SUSPIRIA visual essay written, edited and narrated by Michael Mackenzie
  • Suzy in Nazi Germany – Featurette on the German locations from SUSPIRIA
  • A Sigh from the Depths: 40 Years of SUSPIRIA – All-new anniversary retrospective on the making of the film and its influence on cinema
  • Olga’s Story – Interview with star Barbara Magnolfi
  • Original theatrical trailers, TV spots and radio spots
  • “International Classics” English “Breathing Letters” opening credit sequence from U.S. release
  • Alternate All-English opening and closing credits sequences, playable via seamless branching
  • Reversible Cover Art created by Joel Robinson

SINGLE DISC BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE:

  • A new 4K restoration of the original uncut, uncensored Italian 35mm camera negative exclusively done by Synapse Films, with color correction supervised and approved by SUSPIRIA Director of Photography, Luciano Tovoli
  • Original 4.0 1977 English language LCRS sound mix not heard since the theatrical release in 1977, presented in high-resolution DTS-HD MA 96kHz/24-bit audio, with newly-translated removable English SDH subtitles
  • Italian 5.1 surround mix, with removable English subtitle translation
  • Two audio commentaries by authors and Argento scholars, Derek Botelho, David Del Valle and Troy Howarth
  • Alternate All-English opening and closing credits sequences, playable via seamless branching

SINGLE DISC DVD SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE:

  • A Standard-Definition presentation of the new restoration of the original uncut, uncensored Italian 35mm camera negative exclusively done by Synapse Films, with color correction supervised and approved by SUSPIRIA Director of Photography, Luciano Tovoli
  • Original 4.0 1977 English language LCRS sound mix not heard since the theatrical release in 1977, presented in Dolby Digital 4.0 Surround, with newly-translated removable English SDH subtitles
  • Alternate All-English opening and closing credits sequences, playable via seamless branching
  • Theatrical Trailers

SUSPIRIA 4K will be released on March 13, 2018.

Source: AITH

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