French HD premiere of Lucio Fulci’s THE NEW YORK RIPPER courtesy of The Ecstasy of Films has been pushed back to the16th of May 2020. In gestation for several years, this collector’s edition has finally taken the shape of an attractive mediabook Blu-ray/DVD combo, limited to 1200 copies. Apart from the trailer, soundtrack CD and a 40-page booklet (in French) by film experts Lionel Grenier and Alain Petit, the edition, includes the following supplements:
– Ripping Rememberances : an interview with Antonella Fulci (22min).
– Don’t Fear the Ripper : an interview with the film’s star Almanta Keller (26min).
– The Ripper Files : documentary featurette with supporting cast members Howard Ross, Barbara Cupisti et Zora Kerowa. (24min)
– La Musique du sang : An interview with Daniele De Gemini, directeur of Beat Records Company en Italie. (18min)
– Deux ou trois choses que je sais de Lucio… : an Inreview with screenwriter Dardano Sacchetti. (20min)
– Le peintre du diable : An interview with artist Enzo Sciotti. (17min)
– 42nd Street Memories : The Rise and Fall of America’s Most Notorious Street directed by Calum Waddell (82min)
