Frank WolffDeath Walks on High Heels (Special Edition) [DVD]

Description

Although less celebrated than some of his better known giallo peers such as Dario Argento, Mario Bava and Sergio Martino, late producer-turned-director Luciano Ercoli contributed three hugely entertaining and memorable entries to the genre including this, his 1971 sophomore effort, Death Walks on High Heels. Spanish-born model and actress Nieves Navarro stars as Nicole, an exotic dancer who finds herself terrorized by a black-clad assailant determined on procuring her murdered father s stolen gems. Fleeing Paris in hopes of evading her knife-wielding pursuer, Nicole arrives in England only to discover that death stalks her at every corner. With the scene-stealing Navarro at its center, Death Walks on High Heels manages to subvert the conventions of the giallo film by having a ballsy, well-rounded female protagonist to root for representing a welcome departure from the neurotic stereotypes found elsewhere within the genre. SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS: New DVD transfer from 2K restoration from the original camera negative Original Italian and English soundtracks in mono audio Newly translated English subtitles for the Italian soundtrack Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack Audio commentary by film critic Tim Lucas Introduction to the film by screenwriter Ernesto Gastaldi From Spain with Love featurette comprising newly-edited archive footage of director Luciano Ercoli and actress Nieves Navarro, interviewed at their home in Barcelona Master of Giallo screenwriter Gastaldi on Death Walks on High Heels and how to write a successful giallo Death Walks to the Beat a career-spanning interview with High Heels composer Stelvio Cipriani Original Italian and English Trailers Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Gilles Vranckx