Long considered lost, with a place on the BFI's 'Most Wanted' lost films list, this sophisticated modern gothic horror story was the British Palme d’Or entry at the 1974 Cannes Film Festival, but it slipped into obscurity soon after. The BFI found the original negatives in 2014, enabling the film to be restored by Cinematek, Belgium. Now a world-premiere Dual Format Edition will be released by BFI Flipside on 25 April 2016.
A stack of extras includes interviews with Angela Pleasence, Lorna Heilbron, editor Brian Smedley-Aston and two documentaries about Larraz and his work.
A young woman (Lorna Heilbron) is invited to stay at the remote country mansion belonging to her girlfriend (Angela Pleasence). But the peaceful retreat is interrupted by the menacing presence of the local gamekeeper (Peter Vaughan) and events soon take a disturbing turn. Watch a clip at the link above.
