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Trauma

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Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
4.3 Stars (456 Reviews)
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Edition Type: Standard Edition
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This listing is for the standard edition Blu-ray. The limited edition slipcover was limited to 10,000 units and is sold out. The two versions are identical, aside from the slipcover.

Description

Aura is a young Romanian who, while on the run from her parents, is rescued by journalist and recovering drug addict, David Parsons. After being returned to her home, Aura’s parents are murdered by a vicious serial killer known as The Headhunter, sending Aura back on the run, to David. With no one to turn to for help, the unlikely pair launch their own investigation into the killings, discovering shocking and long hidden revelations that connect the continuing murders ever closer to Aura and a terrifying secret from her past...

The first US lensed film from the master of Italian horror, Dario Argento (Suspiria, Opera), TRAUMA was his return to classical form giallo filmmaking, offering a twist filled, labyrinthine plot, brutal and creative murders, stunning scope cinematography, and a haunting score by Pino Donaggio (Piranha). Headlined by an all-star cast including three-time Oscar nominee Piper Laurie (Carrie), Oscar nominees Frederic Forrest (Apocalypse Now) and Brad Dourif (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest), acclaimed actor James Russo (Django Unchained), and actress and director Asia Argento (The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things) in her first starring role. Vinegar Syndrome is thrilled to present TRAUMA on Blu-ray, newly restored in 4K and debut its longest and most complete version ever, with the complete English dialogue track totally intact for the very first time.

Details

Director(s): Dario Argento

Starring: Asia Argento, James Russo, Piper Laurie, Frederic Forrest, Brad Dourif

Release Year: 1993

Runtime: 109 min

Aspect Ratio(s): 2.35:1

Language(s): ENG- English

Sound: Stereo

Subtitles: English SDH

Format: Blu-ray

Disc Info: Region Free Blu-ray

Restoration: Newly scanned and restored in 4K from its 35mm interpositive

Packaging Artist(s): Haunt Love

Genre: Giallo, Thriller

SKU: VS-378

Bonus Content
  • "Beheaded" - an interview with writer/director Dario Argento
  • "Heads Above the Rest" - an interview with special effects artist Tom Savini
  • "Female Hamlet" - an interview with writer Franco Ferrini
  • "Ruby Rain" - an interview with composer Pino Donaggio
  • "When the Lightning Strikes" - an interview with cinematographer Raffaele Mertes
  • Interview with actress Sharon Barr
  • Interview with actor / casting director Ira Belgrade
  • Interview with actor James Russo
  • Interview with actress Piper Laurie
  • Interview with first assistant director Rod Smith
  • Audio commentary with The Hysteria Continues!
  • Audio commentary with film historian and author Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
  • "On Set with Tom Savini" - an archival featurette with behind-the-scenes footage
  • Archival electronic press kit with behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with the cast and crew
  • Video workprint featuring several extended scenes
  • Multiple trailers
  • Reversible cover artwork
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Vinegar Syndrome was founded to rescue, restore, and preserve genre cinema. Our more than 500 releases to date offer ultimate editions of lost, forgotten, under-seen, under-appreciated, and essential works from around the globe.

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Customer Reviews
4.3
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
Based on 456 reviews
82%would recommend this product
456 reviews
  • JS
    Jaskaran S.
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    1 week ago
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Underrated Argento with a killer restoration

    Trauma doesn’t get talked about as much as Argento’s ’70s and ’80s classics, but I’ve always liked how strange and melancholy this one feels. Asia Argento gives the movie a fragile center, Christopher Rydell works well opposite her, and the Headhunter murders give it enough nasty giallo energy to keep things moving.

    I also like the colder American setting. It gives the movie a different vibe from Argento’s Italian work, but you still get the stylized murders, weird psychology, and that feeling that something is just slightly off the entire time.

    Vinegar Syndrome did a great job with the release too. The restoration looks fantastic, the audio is strong, and the extras give the movie a lot more context. The limited Haunt Love slipcover is embossed and looks great in person too.

    Maybe not peak Argento, but definitely one I think deserves more love. Great movie, great release, easy 5/5 for me. 😁

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  • DD
    Drake D.
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    2 weeks ago
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    90's Argento sleeper

    Trauma is one of the last great Argento films. Great restoration and supplemental features.

    Quality / PackagingRated 5.0 on a scale of 1 to 5
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  • PG
    Paul G.
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    2 weeks ago
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Trauma

    Good stuff

    Quality / PackagingRated 5.0 on a scale of 1 to 5
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  • NC
    Nico C.
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    2 weeks ago
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Dude your heads off!

    It's got the chick that grows up to be in Land of the Dead

    Quality / PackagingRated 5.0 on a scale of 1 to 5
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  • MD
    Michael D.
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    2 weeks ago
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Trauma

    Great film and slip

    Quality / PackagingRated 5.0 on a scale of 1 to 5
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