Just watched the DVD of Tinto Brass' L'Urlo from Cult Epics and felt like I should point out that it's a fairly shoddy release. Large portions of it look sourced from VHS and not even a good VHS at that, almost like something you would see in one of those cheap 50-movie boxes. Other parts, including most of the last 30-40 minutes are different and reasonably sharp. More understandable but still problematic is the extensive print damage in some sections - it's possible nothing could be done about this but that still doesn't make it any better.

In case you're curious it's a terrible film but buffs of heavy-handed, anything-goes 60s weirdness may get a kick out of it.

Tim Lucas likes it! :lol: But he may proudly consider himself to be one of the above.

It was transferred from Brass' own print and it is the only uncensored version. There is a better looking Italian TV print. Since there is nudity in that print, I don't think it was cut for television but it certainly is not as complete as the Brass print (see the bordello and London Underground happening sequences). Brass also provides an interesting English-language commentary (as he did on DEADLY SWEET).

The Cult Epics DVD of ATTRACTION (NEROSUBIANCO) is transferred from a 16mm print belonging to Radley Metzger (thus it is also the first of a projected "Radley Metzger presents" line) because Brass' English and Italian 35mm prints were unprojectable. The Italian TV print of that film (and possibly the Italian theatrical version) features psychedelic opticals to censor some nudity. The Metzger print has these shots uncensored and a more fleshy variation on one of the vignettes (which is completely replaced in the Italian version).

I think L'URLO is the better film, much better (and not just because it isn't scored by Freedom).