{"product_id":"schalcken-the-painter-re-issue","title":"SCHALCKEN THE PAINTER - DVD","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSCHALCKEN THE PAINTER (DVD)\u003cbr\u003eA film by Leslie Megahey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn aspiring young painter falls for his patron's niece but forsakes love for ambition when a ghoulish stranger demands her for himself. Adapted from the chilling ghost story by J Sheridan Le Fanu, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSchalcken the Painter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e weaves a fictional tale of terror around the work of real life seventeenth-century Dutch painter, Godfried Schalcken.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginally screened by the BBC during the dying hours of 23 December 1979 this exquisitely shot, atmospheric horror film explores the uneasy relationship between art, commerce and erotic desire. The superb cast includes Jeremy Clyde, Maurice Denham and Cheryl Kennedy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSpecial features\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Pit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Edward Abraham, 1962, 27 mins): experimental gothic short, adapted from Edgar Allen Poe's The Pit and the Pendulum\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal production sketches for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Pit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Pledge\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Digby Rumsey, 1981, 21 mins): three criminals pledge to free the soul of their friend from his gibbeted corpse in this short film based on 'The Highwayman' by Lord Dunsany\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLook Into the Dark\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2013, 39 mins): interviews with director\/writer\/producer Leslie Megahey and director of photography John Hooper on the making of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSchalcken the Painter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUK | 1979 | colour | English language, with optional hard-of-hearing subtitles | 70 minutes | Original aspect ratio 1.33:1 | DVD9 | PAL | Dolby Digital mono audio (320kbps) | Cert 15 (contains strong gore and infrequent strong sex) | Region 2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BFI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46600844443822,"sku":"BFIV2061","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/shalcken-the-painter-lime-light.jpg?v=1754409343","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/schalcken-the-painter-re-issue","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}