Weekly Comp - Amer - 23/01/2011 - FINISHED

[iluvdvds@Cult Labs]

So it's time for another weekly competition - right at the end of a week - go figure.

Anyways, this week's prize is....

AMER!



Label: Anchor Bay Entertainment
Release date: 31st January 2011
Release type: DVD, Blu-ray
Certificate: 18
Running time: 90 mins

Genre: Thriller
Director: Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani
Stars: Bianca Maria D'Amato, Cassandra Foret, Delphine Brual, Harry Cleven, Marie Bos

“A FAULTLESS MASTERPIECE.” (FIVE STARS) – ALAN JONES, FRIGHTFEST.

The spirit of the Italian ‘giallo’ movie genre is brought vividly to life in Amer, the dazzling debut feature from the co-writing and co-directing team of Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani. The winner of several international film awards, including the New Visions Award at Sitges International Film Festival and the Public’s Choice Award at Montreal Festival of New Cinema, Amer has been described as “arthouse horror at its most magnificent” (Billy Chainsaw, Bizarre), “a nightmare vision of desire and fear… gorgeous, heady, dazzling!” (The Los Angeles Times) and as a “flawless tribute to the ethereal mystique and Pop Art madness of the 70s gialli” (Alan Jones, Frightfest).

Recalling the captivating cinematic style, recurring themes and bold visual motifs seen in the works of directors such as Dario Argento, Mario Bava and Lucio Fulci, Cattet and Forzani’s highly original and visionary tribute to the Italian masters is a virtually dialogue-free, Freudian tale of sexual awakening, obsession and murder.

The story unfolds in three parts as Ana (played, respectively, by actresses Cassandra Forêt, Charlotte Eugène-Guibeaud and Marie Bos) progresses from childhood through adolescence to womanhood. For Ana, in all three stages of her life, fear, sensuality and the threat of violence are constant companions, each lurking in her mind’s eye and waiting to take physical form.

Scored (in ‘Tarantino style’) utilizing recycled Italian movie soundtrack music composed by Ennio Morricone, Bruno Nicolai, Adriano Celentano and Stelvio Cipriani and destined for cult status, Amer is “a succulently visual feast of horror, sex, chills and thrills” (Bizarre) and a must-see for fans of arthouse, horror and independent cinema.

Amer (cert. 18) is released by Anchor Bay Entertainment and will be available to buy on DVD and Blu-ray from 31st January 2011. Special features on the DVD include the Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani's short films, teaser trailer and main trailer.

A Blu-Ray or a DVD?! Horray!

But what do you have to do to win this? Well my laptop is still being fixed at the moment so I'm currently in the library pretending to do some work - so many watchful eyes - so I'm limited with what I can do.

Sooo it's going to be all down to you.

I went to see Black Swan with some mates last night - what an AMAZING film - and since Gialli are often known for elaborate titles sometimes including animals in their titles I've put the two together.

All you have to do is come up with a title for a made up Gialli. Each awesome title (that includes an animal in it) will result in your name being put into the hat. Create a poster or a Shameless cover for the film and your name will be put in the hat THREE times each time you do that!

So get busy!

Next sunday I'll randomly pick three names from the hat, so the more times your name is in the hat, the greater chance your name will be picked.

Go!

Good luck!

Kyle