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Nekromantik
"Ground-breakingly
gruesome. The first erotic film for necrophiles!"
– John Waters
 Rob
(Daktari Lorenz) is an employee at Joe's Streetcleaning Agency,
a roving team of misfits who visit roadside accidents and
clean up the mess. He lives with his girlfriend Betty (Beatrice
M.) in a small Berlin flat. Pictures of centerfold models
and serial killers decorate the walls. Human body parts are
neatly displayed, floating in formaldehyde, sealed in glass
jars. Rob adds to his collection daily, much to Betty's delight.
Not content with body parts alone, Rob surprises Betty by
presenting her with a bloated corpse pulled from a swamp.
Betty is overjoyed, and with the rotten corpse between them,
they pledge undying love.
 But
all good things must end. Betty soon becomes enamored with
the corpse, and leaves Rob alone, taking it with her as a
parting gift. Unable to cope with his loss, Rob travels a
twisted road of sickness and self-abuse before finding salvation
and happiness through a very sharp knife.
Completed in 1987, Nekromantik shocked the world,
proving that director Jörg Buttgereit and low budget
filmmaking were forces to reckon with. Not for the squeamish,
Nekromantik is presented uncut and unrated.
Available for the first time in the world on DVD, Barrel Entertainment
has spared no expense in bringing you the ultimate collector's
edition of this notorious cult classic.
"This
incredible display leaves Burroughs for dead."
– Jo-Anne Curry, Fatal Visions
Special Features include:
- New 1.33:1 digital transfer mastered from producer Manfred
Jelinski’s 16mm inter-negative
- German language with new removable English subtitles
- Running audio commentary by director Jörg Buttgereit
and co-author Franz Rodenkirchen
- HORROR HEAVEN, an early Buttgereit Super 8 short,
subtitled in English for the first time
- THE MAKING OF NEKROMANTIK, featuring behind the
scenes footage
- NEKROMANTIK FEATURETTE, featuring outtakes and
interviews with director Jörg Buttgereit, co-author
Franz Rodenkirchen, and producer Manfred Jelenski
- Trailers for NEKROMANTIK, DER TODESKING,
NEKROMANTIK 2, and SCHRAMM
- An extensive gallery of over 100 stills from the collection
of Jörg Buttgereit and Manfred Jelenski
- Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition
- Much, much more!
"Never
flinches when it comes to the gross-out!"
– Craig Ledbetter, European Trash
Cinema
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Date: 06/13/00
"Love
the movie or loathe it, there's no denying the fine job Barrel
Entertainment has done with the DVD of Jörg Buttgereit's
notorious Nekromantik. Not the least of its achivements is
presenting by far the best-looking transfer ever of the film."
–
Michael Gingold, Fangoria
"Barrel
Entertainment have not only exceeded my expectations with
the final release of their version of Jörg Buttgereit's
Nekromantik, they have also, by all accounts, produced the
finest documentation of a horror film the format has ever
seen."
–
Vince Bonavoglia, DVD Unleashed
"Barrel
Entertainment should get a standing ovation for how great
this film looks... All the "major" studios should take a look
at this disc and understand what "special edition" means."
– Michael Elliott, DVD
Maniacs
"Not
only is it one of the best DVDs of the year, but I'm gonna
go way out on a limb here and say that it's one of the Top
Five Horror DVDs of all time!"
–
Lee Peterson, Fearsmag
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Rated | 1987 | Approx. 75 min
Color | NTSC | Stereo | 1.33:1
BEDVD001
UPC 690816600190
Suggested Retail Price: $19.95 |
