Laurin Visual Vengeance Collector’s Edition Blu-ray presents a haunting and deeply unsettling European gothic thriller, restored and packed with extensive archival material for its first-ever North American release. Writer/director Robert Sigl crafts a chilling portrait of childhood isolation, grief and buried trauma set against a deceptively quiet rural backdrop.
Set in 1901 Germany, Laurin follows a withdrawn young girl left to navigate a world of neglect and violence after the death of her mother. As a series of murders begins targeting local children, Laurin becomes increasingly entangled in a nightmare of hallucinations and hidden truths. While the adults remain blind to the darkness surrounding them, a sinister force tied to the past begins to surface.
Atmospheric, eerie and psychologically rich, Laurin blends gothic horror with arthouse sensibilities, earning its reputation as a controversial and enduring cult classic.
directed by: Robert Sigl
starring: Dóra Szinetár, Brigitte Karner, Károly Eperjes, Hédi Temessy, Barnabás Tóth
1989 / 84 min / English, German
Laurin (Visual Vengeance Collector's Edition) [Blu-ray] - Pre-Order 7/14
BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES
• Director-approved 2K HD transfer from the original 35mm film elements, complete and uncut, in both English- and German-language versions
• Feature-length audio commentary by film historian Troy Howarth, author of Innocence Lost: Robert Sigl and the Curse of Laurin
• Updated subtitle translations for the German version assisted by Robert Sigl
• Original VHS rough cut of Laurin from Sigl’s private collection, featuring set-recorded audio allowing viewers to hear the actors’ real voices prior to overdubbing
• Laurin c’est moi: New Interview with Director Robert Sigl (59 min.)
• Two award-winning short films by Robert Sigl: The Christmas Tree (Der Weihnachtsbaum, 1983, 20 min.) and Coronoia 21: It Comes with the Snow (2021, 10 min.)
• The Making of Laurin archival documentary
• Interview with actor Dóra Szinetár
• Interview with actor Barnabás Tóth
• Interview with cinematographer Nyika Jancsó
• Film historian Jonathan Rigby Interview
• Optional German language audio track
• Robert Sigl Bavarian Film Awards Presentation
• 8 photo galleries featuring never-before-seen images from Robert Sigl’s personal archives.
• Collectible folded mini-poster.
• Blu-ray sleeve featuring original home video art.
• 6-page liner notes essay by Tony Strauss of Weng’s Chop magazine - FIRST PRESSING ONLY
• Limited Edition mini-postcard set reproduced from German promotional materials - FIRST PRESSING ONLY
• ‘Stick your own’ VHS sticker sheet - FIRST PRESSING ONLY
• Optional English Language Closed Captions
• Limited Edition O-CARD by Justin Coons - FIRST PRESSING ONLY
• Original Trailer
• Visual Vengeance Trailers

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