Laurin (1989) *NOTE* Collector's Edition Slipcover Visual Vengeance - Blu-ray

In a 19th century village, a young girl is haunted by visions of local children, who soon turn up murdered.

Laurin is a quiet and precocious adolescent girl living in rural 1901 Germany. She voyeuristically observes the behavior of the self-absorbed grownups around her, all of them seemingly oblivious to the fact that this strange little girl is growing up alone. While her father is away at sea, her mother's violent death leaves Laurin effectively orphaned and unsupervised. Now, a murderer has begun targeting Laurin's classmates, and Laurin has begun having terrifying hallucinations of the children. The grownups are desperate to catch the killer, but they're woefully ignorant of the dark, secret world right under their noses. An evil has surfaced in their seemingly idyllic village, deeply rooted in childhood traumas and long-buried secrets...and no child is safe.

Writer/director Robert Sigl's ambitious and powerful debut shocked audiences on its initial release, and never failed to spark controversy across Europe. For the film's 35th anniversary, Visual Vengeance proudly presents Laurin in its first-ever North American release - and Sigl's moody, atmospheric Gothic thriller has lost none of its impact in the intervening years. This director-approved special edition of the critically acclaimed film is loaded with extras, including archival materials from the director's private vaults as well as new bonus features created exclusively for this release.

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Bonus Materials

• 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
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