Product Description

Never before released in the world on DVD first time on UK DVD! A highly regarded giallo thriller this stars Florinda Bolkan of Shameless s best-selling title Flavia The Heretic plus cult and world cinema favourite Klaus Kinski (Nosferatu). Boasting breath-taking cinematography by Vittorio Storaro (The Last Emperor, Apocalypse Now) the focus of the Shameless release is to produce a release focused on an AV presentation of the film never before thought possible.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6495 in DVD
• Released on: 2009-08-29
• Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
• Format: PAL
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 92 minutes

Synopsis
Italian filmmaker Luigi Bazzoni (THE FIFTH CORD) directed this stylish and surrealistic giallo thriller reminiscent of such paranoid classics of the form as PERFUME OF THE LADY IN BLACK and ALL THE COLOURS OF THE DARK. Florinda Bolkan stars as a translator named Alice Cespi, whose life is falling apart due to strange memories from childhood when she was forced to watch a film called 'Footprints On The Moon' involving an unethical experiment in leaving astronauts stranded on the moon's surface. Alice has terrible dreams and begins to become addicted to tranquilizers, desperate to shake surreal visions such as being chased across a beach by fully attired astronauts. The drugs and her deteriorating mental condition cause her to miss work and she is eventually fired, whereupon she travels to a dilapidated former tourist area called Garma after receiving a mysterious postcard. There, she runs into a girl named Paula Burton (Nicoletta Elmi from PROFONDO ROSSO), who tells her that she looks exactly like another woman, Nicole, currently staying at the faded resort. Alice then encounters a series of strange people and circumstances, all leading her closer to unlocking the possibly deadly mystery. Shot by award-winning cinematographer Vittorio Storaro (APOCALYPSE NOW), the film is based on Mario Fenelli's novel LAS HUERRAS.

Customer Reviews

Good work
Thanks to Shameless for unearthing this obscure and worthwhile giallo title. It's very different in style and scope than any other giallo I've seen, certainly more creative and ambitious; a work of art. If you're attracted to this because of Klaus Kinski, be warned that his presence is very short; his scenes are black and white flashback or dream scenes; they're hallucinatory, come as a shock to our main character, and as such are tantalizingly brief. Of course we could have done with a bit more Kinski. But it doesn't matter. The film is impressive, intriguing, with solid and daring direction. The DVD is beautiful on all accounts, my only quibble as a French customer being the absence of French subtitles; still, there are English subtitles which are very helpful. Some short moments are in Italian, since these had not originally been dubbed in English and were missing from cut versions. So this is a very good quality release of a film deserving of your highest attention if you're into Italian cinema, or underground cinema of all stripes. This release also shows the ability of this DVD company to please the demanding film buff and prompts me to buy more of their releases, which are presented as appetizing trailers on this DVD.

Finnaly Footprints comes to dvd!!!!
Finnaly Luigi Bazzonis giallo Footprints gets a world exclusive dvd release from Shameless!!

Fullly remeastered in 1.85:1 16:9 with english and italian audio ( with optional subs )along with the theatrical trailer, english opening sequence, picture gallery and a whopping 20 trailers!.

Like discovering a new film
Footprints aka Footprints On The Moon aka Le Orme is one of my favourite Giallo films. It's not as bloody and brutal as others, but it's chilling and a real attack on the senses.

Having previously only seen this on a very poor VHS transfer, Shameless has lovingly presented us with the definitive DVD version of the film and it looks beautiful. At last we can see just how fantastic the cinematography is.

A huge thanks to Shameless for giving this film the loving attention it deserves.