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Litan Worried by a disturbing dream, Nora wakes to find her husband missing during a trip to Litan. She goes out to find him but encounters one bizarre event after another taking place at the village festival, including uncanny acts and a masked marching band. As Nora and Jock attempt to escape the village, a series of strange murders take place against the backdrop of a mad doctor performing experiments on the recently deceased. Jean-Pierre Mocky’s Litan is a classic cult Euro-horror and a Kafkaesque fever dream of surrealist imagery, arrestingly shot by Edmond Richard (The Trial, The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie). SPECIAL FEATURES: New 4K restorations made available on Blu-ray (1080p) for the first time outside of France Uncompressed mono PCM audio Small Town Masquerade: Love, Death and Dreams in Litan: a new visual essay by journalist Anton Bitel (2024, 17 mins) Archival interview with Jean-Pierre Mocky about his relationship to the fantastic (1982, 12 mins) Archival ‘Making of Litan’ documentary from French television (1982, 26 mins) New and improved optional English subtitles Sleeve featuring newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow Trailer Year: 1982 Cert: 15 Format: Blu-ray Region: ABC RAD059BD EAN: 5060974681136 Release date: 15/09/25 Press & Awards: For "Litan": Winner - Best Screenplay Sitges Winner - Critics Prize Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival
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Litan (1982)
88 min
Married couple Jock & Nora are visiting the town of Litan during Litan's Day, with its carnivalesque atmosphere. When Nora wakes that morning from dreaming the bizarre death of her husband, she sets out across town to find him and warn him. But as she does, she encounters stranger and stranger people and events erupting into a frenzy in front of her. Now, she and Jock must elude all of the impediments in their way of reaching safety on the outskirts of town.