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Strange World of Coffin Joe (The) AKA O Estranho Mundo de Zé do Caixão (Blu-ray) (1968)
Three episodes: A dollmaker whose dolls are eerily human, a tale of necrophilia, and a doctor proves love is dead.Director: José Mojica Marins
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:DISC ONE: At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul
*The Film
Audio Commentary by writer, director and star Jos� Mojica Marins, filmmaker Paulo Duarte and film scholar Carlos Primati (2002, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
"Coffin Joe's Sadean Underworld" 2023 video essay by film scholar Lindsay Hallam (12:10)
"Damned: The Strange World of Jos� Mojica Marins" 2001 documentary by Andr� Barcinski and Ivan Finotti (65:18, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
"Bloody Kingdom" 1950 short film by Jos� Mojica Marins with non-optional director's commentary (8:55, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
Excerpts from early works by Jos� Mojica Marins:
- "The Adventurer's Fate" (1958; 12:49, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
- "My Destiny in Your Hands" (1963; 15:55, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
Trailers:
- Theatrical Trailer #1 (1:50, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
- Theatrical Trailer #2 (3:18, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
DISC TWO
This Night I'll Possess Your Corpse
Audio Commentary by writer, director and star Jos� Mojica Marins, filmmaker Paulo Duarte and film scholar Carlos Primati (2002, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
Theatrical Trailer (2:30, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
*The Film
Audio Commentary by writer, director and star Jos� Mojica Marins, filmmaker Paulo Duarte and film scholar Carlos Primati (2002, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
Alternate Ending (0:54; with optional audio commentary by writer, director and star Jos� Mojica Marins, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
Theatrical Trailer (1:49, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
"Eccentric of Cinema" 2023 retrospective with author Stephen Thrower (87:28)
"On Tonight�s Horror Show!" 2023 video essay by film scholar Miranda Corcoran (17:14)
DISC THREE
The Awakening of the Beast
Audio Commentary by writer, director and star Jos� Mojica Marins, filmmaker Paulo Duarte and film scholar Carlos Primati (2002, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
Alternate "O Ritual dos S�dicos" Opening Titles (4:04, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
Theatrical Trailer (3:16, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
The End of Man
Audio Commentary by writer, director and star Jos� Mojica Marins, filmmaker Paulo Duarte and film scholar Carlos Primati (2002, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
Theatrical Trailer (4:02, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
"The Strange Mind of Coffin Joe" 2023 interview with author Guy Adams (18:25)
"A Woman for Joe: The Gender Politics of Coffin Joe" 2023 video essay by film scholar Alexandra Heller-Nicholas (17:40)
DISC FOUR
When the Gods Fall Asleep
The Strange Hostel of Naked Pleasures
Theatrical Trailer (4:03, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
"The Demonic Surrealism of Coffin Joe" 2023 interview with scholar and filmmaker Virginie S�lavy (25:42)
"Delirium, Surrealism, and Vision" 2023 interview with author Jack Sargeant (13:33)
"Apostle of Evil" 2023 interview with "Embodiment of Evil" co-writer Dennison Ramalho (10:46)
"Mojica in the Snow: Tonight I Incarnate at Sundance!" 2001 archival footage (15:11)
"A Blind Date for Coffin Joe" short film by Raymond "Coffin Ray" Castile (9:42)
DISC FIVE
Hellish Flesh
Theatrical Trailer (3:53, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
Hallucinations of a Deranged Mind
Audio Commentary by writer, director and star Jos� Mojica Marins, editor Nilcemar Leyart, filmmaker Paulo Duarte and film scholar Carlos Primati (2002, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
Theatrical Trailer (3:49, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
"Aesthetics of Garbage: Jos� Mojica Marins, a Complicated Icon" 2023 interview with filmmaker Andrew Leavold (30:56)
"Beyond Good and Evil" 2023 video essay by film critic Kat Ellinger (15:31)
DISC SIX: Embodiment of Evil
*The Film
Audio Commentary by producer Paulo Sacramento and co-screenwriter Dennison Ramalho (2008, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
"Learning from the Master" 2023 interview with screenwriter Dennison Ramalho (37:40)
"Fantasia Film Festival Premiere Footage" 2009 footage (13:53)
"Apprenticeship of Evil" 2020 interview with screenwriter Dennison Ramalho (84:36)
2008 Official Making Of (31:45, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
2008 Experimental Making Of (13:25, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
Deleted Scenes with 2008 commentary by director Jos� Mojica Marins (12:11, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
"Visual Effects: Purgatory" 2008 archival featurette with commentary by director Jos� Mojica Marins (2:16, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
"Storyboards" 2008 featurette with commentary by director Jos� Mojica Marins (2:07, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
Theatrical Trailer (1:41, in Portuguese with English subtitles) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.37:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Portuguese LPCM 1.0 (48kHz/24-bit)
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Unless noted, extras are in English (although clips from the films are in Portuguese with English subtitles).
The film is preceded by restoration credits and begins at 0:22.
2023 4K restoration from a 35mm interpositive printed in 1996 and a 35mm print supplied by the Cinemateca Brasileira. The audio comes from a preexisting telecine of a 35mm print.
Comes in a slipcase with:
- "Coffin Joe: Against the World!" an illustrated collector�s book featuring new writing by Tim Lucas, Carlos Primati, Jerome Reuter, Amy Voorhees Searles, Kyle Anderson, and Paula Sacramento;
- reversible sleeves featuring newly commissioned artwork by Butcher Billy;
- double-sided foldout poster featuring newly commissioned artwork by Butcher Billy;
- 12 postcard-sized double-sided art cards. -
Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. -
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Extras:DISC ONE: At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul
*The Film
Audio Commentary by writer, director and star Jos� Mojica Marins, filmmaker Paulo Duarte and film scholar Carlos Primati (2002, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
"Coffin Joe's Sadean Underworld" 2023 video essay by film scholar Lindsay Hallam (12:10)
"Damned: The Strange World of Jos� Mojica Marins" 2001 documentary by Andr� Barcinski and Ivan Finotti (65:18, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
"Bloody Kingdom" 1950 short film by Jos� Mojica Marins with non-optional director's commentary (8:55, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
Excerpts from early works by Jos� Mojica Marins:
- "The Adventurer's Fate" (1958; 12:49, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
- "My Destiny in Your Hands" (1963; 15:55, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
Trailers:
- Theatrical Trailer #1 (1:50, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
- Theatrical Trailer #2 (3:18, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
DISC TWO
This Night I'll Possess Your Corpse
Audio Commentary by writer, director and star Jos� Mojica Marins, filmmaker Paulo Duarte and film scholar Carlos Primati (2002, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
Theatrical Trailer (2:30, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
*The Film
Audio Commentary by writer, director and star Jos� Mojica Marins, filmmaker Paulo Duarte and film scholar Carlos Primati (2002, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
Alternate Ending (0:54; with optional audio commentary by writer, director and star Jos� Mojica Marins, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
Theatrical Trailer (1:49, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
"Eccentric of Cinema" 2023 retrospective with author Stephen Thrower (87:28)
"On Tonight�s Horror Show!" 2023 video essay by film scholar Miranda Corcoran (17:14)
DISC THREE
The Awakening of the Beast
Audio Commentary by writer, director and star Jos� Mojica Marins, filmmaker Paulo Duarte and film scholar Carlos Primati (2002, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
Alternate "O Ritual dos S�dicos" Opening Titles (4:04, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
Theatrical Trailer (3:16, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
The End of Man
Audio Commentary by writer, director and star Jos� Mojica Marins, filmmaker Paulo Duarte and film scholar Carlos Primati (2002, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
Theatrical Trailer (4:02, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
"The Strange Mind of Coffin Joe" 2023 interview with author Guy Adams (18:25)
"A Woman for Joe: The Gender Politics of Coffin Joe" 2023 video essay by film scholar Alexandra Heller-Nicholas (17:40)
DISC FOUR
When the Gods Fall Asleep
The Strange Hostel of Naked Pleasures
Theatrical Trailer (4:03, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
"The Demonic Surrealism of Coffin Joe" 2023 interview with scholar and filmmaker Virginie S�lavy (25:42)
"Delirium, Surrealism, and Vision" 2023 interview with author Jack Sargeant (13:33)
"Apostle of Evil" 2023 interview with "Embodiment of Evil" co-writer Dennison Ramalho (10:46)
"Mojica in the Snow: Tonight I Incarnate at Sundance!" 2001 archival footage (15:11)
"A Blind Date for Coffin Joe" short film by Raymond "Coffin Ray" Castile (9:42)
DISC FIVE
Hellish Flesh
Theatrical Trailer (3:53, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
Hallucinations of a Deranged Mind
Audio Commentary by writer, director and star Jos� Mojica Marins, editor Nilcemar Leyart, filmmaker Paulo Duarte and film scholar Carlos Primati (2002, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
Theatrical Trailer (3:49, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
"Aesthetics of Garbage: Jos� Mojica Marins, a Complicated Icon" 2023 interview with filmmaker Andrew Leavold (30:56)
"Beyond Good and Evil" 2023 video essay by film critic Kat Ellinger (15:31)
DISC SIX: Embodiment of Evil
*The Film
Audio Commentary by producer Paulo Sacramento and co-screenwriter Dennison Ramalho (2008, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
"Learning from the Master" 2023 interview with screenwriter Dennison Ramalho (37:40)
"Fantasia Film Festival Premiere Footage" 2009 footage (13:53)
"Apprenticeship of Evil" 2020 interview with screenwriter Dennison Ramalho (84:36)
2008 Official Making Of (31:45, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
2008 Experimental Making Of (13:25, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
Deleted Scenes with 2008 commentary by director Jos� Mojica Marins (12:11, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
"Visual Effects: Purgatory" 2008 archival featurette with commentary by director Jos� Mojica Marins (2:16, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
"Storyboards" 2008 featurette with commentary by director Jos� Mojica Marins (2:07, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
Theatrical Trailer (1:41, in Portuguese with English subtitles) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.37:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Portuguese LPCM 1.0 (48kHz/24-bit)
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Unless noted, extras are in English (although clips from the films are in Portuguese with English subtitles).
The film is preceded by restoration credits and begins at 0:22.
2023 4K restoration from a 35mm interpositive printed in 1996 and a 35mm print supplied by the Cinemateca Brasileira. The audio comes from a preexisting telecine of a 35mm print.
Comes in a slipcase with:
- "Coffin Joe: Against the World!" an illustrated collector�s book featuring new writing by Tim Lucas, Carlos Primati, Jerome Reuter, Amy Voorhees Searles, Kyle Anderson, and Paula Sacramento;
- reversible sleeves featuring newly commissioned artwork by Butcher Billy;
- double-sided foldout poster featuring newly commissioned artwork by Butcher Billy;
- 12 postcard-sized double-sided art cards. -
Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. -
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Extras:DISC ONE: At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul
*The Film
Audio Commentary by writer, director and star Jos� Mojica Marins, filmmaker Paulo Duarte and film scholar Carlos Primati (2002, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
"Coffin Joe's Sadean Underworld" 2023 video essay by film scholar Lindsay Hallam (12:10)
"Damned: The Strange World of Jos� Mojica Marins" 2001 documentary by Andr� Barcinski and Ivan Finotti (65:18, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
"Bloody Kingdom" 1950 short film by Jos� Mojica Marins with non-optional director's commentary (8:55, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
Excerpts from early works by Jos� Mojica Marins:
- "The Adventurer's Fate" (1958; 12:49, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
- "My Destiny in Your Hands" (1963; 15:55, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
Trailers:
- Theatrical Trailer #1 (1:50, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
- Theatrical Trailer #2 (3:18, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
DISC TWO
This Night I'll Possess Your Corpse
Audio Commentary by writer, director and star Jos� Mojica Marins, filmmaker Paulo Duarte and film scholar Carlos Primati (2002, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
Theatrical Trailer (2:30, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
*The Film
Audio Commentary by writer, director and star Jos� Mojica Marins, filmmaker Paulo Duarte and film scholar Carlos Primati (2002, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
Alternate Ending (0:54; with optional audio commentary by writer, director and star Jos� Mojica Marins, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
Theatrical Trailer (1:49, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
"Eccentric of Cinema" 2023 retrospective with author Stephen Thrower (87:28)
"On Tonight�s Horror Show!" 2023 video essay by film scholar Miranda Corcoran (17:14)
DISC THREE
The Awakening of the Beast
Audio Commentary by writer, director and star Jos� Mojica Marins, filmmaker Paulo Duarte and film scholar Carlos Primati (2002, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
Alternate "O Ritual dos S�dicos" Opening Titles (4:04, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
Theatrical Trailer (3:16, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
The End of Man
Audio Commentary by writer, director and star Jos� Mojica Marins, filmmaker Paulo Duarte and film scholar Carlos Primati (2002, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
Theatrical Trailer (4:02, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
"The Strange Mind of Coffin Joe" 2023 interview with author Guy Adams (18:25)
"A Woman for Joe: The Gender Politics of Coffin Joe" 2023 video essay by film scholar Alexandra Heller-Nicholas (17:40)
DISC FOUR
When the Gods Fall Asleep
The Strange Hostel of Naked Pleasures
Theatrical Trailer (4:03, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
"The Demonic Surrealism of Coffin Joe" 2023 interview with scholar and filmmaker Virginie S�lavy (25:42)
"Delirium, Surrealism, and Vision" 2023 interview with author Jack Sargeant (13:33)
"Apostle of Evil" 2023 interview with "Embodiment of Evil" co-writer Dennison Ramalho (10:46)
"Mojica in the Snow: Tonight I Incarnate at Sundance!" 2001 archival footage (15:11)
"A Blind Date for Coffin Joe" short film by Raymond "Coffin Ray" Castile (9:42)
DISC FIVE
Hellish Flesh
Theatrical Trailer (3:53, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
Hallucinations of a Deranged Mind
Audio Commentary by writer, director and star Jos� Mojica Marins, editor Nilcemar Leyart, filmmaker Paulo Duarte and film scholar Carlos Primati (2002, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
Theatrical Trailer (3:49, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
"Aesthetics of Garbage: Jos� Mojica Marins, a Complicated Icon" 2023 interview with filmmaker Andrew Leavold (30:56)
"Beyond Good and Evil" 2023 video essay by film critic Kat Ellinger (15:31)
DISC SIX: Embodiment of Evil
*The Film
Audio Commentary by producer Paulo Sacramento and co-screenwriter Dennison Ramalho (2008, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
"Learning from the Master" 2023 interview with screenwriter Dennison Ramalho (37:40)
"Fantasia Film Festival Premiere Footage" 2009 footage (13:53)
"Apprenticeship of Evil" 2020 interview with screenwriter Dennison Ramalho (84:36)
2008 Official Making Of (31:45, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
2008 Experimental Making Of (13:25, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
Deleted Scenes with 2008 commentary by director Jos� Mojica Marins (12:11, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
"Visual Effects: Purgatory" 2008 archival featurette with commentary by director Jos� Mojica Marins (2:16, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
"Storyboards" 2008 featurette with commentary by director Jos� Mojica Marins (2:07, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
Theatrical Trailer (1:41, in Portuguese with English subtitles) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.37:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Portuguese LPCM 2.0 Mono (48kHz/24-bit)
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Unless noted, extras are in English (although clips from the films are in Portuguese with English subtitles).
The film is preceded by restoration credits and begins at 0:22.
2023 4K restoration from a 35mm interpositive printed in 1996 and a 35mm print supplied by the Cinemateca Brasileira. The audio comes from a preexisting telecine of a 35mm print.
Comes in a slipcase with:
- "Coffin Joe: Against the World!" an illustrated collector�s book featuring new writing by Tim Lucas, Carlos Primati, Jerome Reuter, Amy Voorhees Searles, Kyle Anderson, and Paula Sacramento;
- reversible sleeves featuring newly commissioned artwork by Butcher Billy;
- double-sided foldout poster featuring newly commissioned artwork by Butcher Billy;
- 12 postcard-sized double-sided art cards. -
Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. -
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OVERALL: Draw
Identical specs.
GENERAL NOTES:
The film exists in two versions:
- the original release version in which Marins was forced to add a "Wrath of God" ending sequence to appease the Brazilian censors;
- the post-dictatorship release which ends as intended (as represented on all video releases of the film). -
CUTS:
- Blu-ray ALL Inside the Mind of Coffin Joe - Limited Edition America- Arrow Films - No cuts (81:09)
- Blu-ray ALL Inside the Mind of Coffin Joe - Limited Edition Canada- Arrow Films - No cuts (81:09)
- Blu-ray ALL Inside the Mind of Coffin Joe - Limited Edition United Kingdom- Arrow Films - No cuts (81:09)
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