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Product Description ------------------- Mondo Macabro's October 2019 Release of WOMAN CHASING THE BUTTERFLY OF DEATH - World premier Blu-ray release of a film from a master of world cinema. Like a kind of crazy cinematic ghost train ride, WOMAN CHASING THE BUTTERFLY OF DEATH take us on a journey deep into the darkness of one man's fears and fantasies. That man is Young-gul, a lonely and rather morbid student in late 1970's South Korea. Narrowly surviving a murder-suicide attempt by a woman wearing a butterfly pendant, he next finds himself besieged by a seemingly insane bookseller who cls he can never die. Even after Young-gul burns the man's body his skeleton comes back to taunt him. As if that weren't enough, the poor student then finds himself the victim of a beautiful thousand year old woman (she looks about 25) who says she is hungry and wants to eat his liver! The director, Kim Ki-young, was one of Korea's most successful film makers. His 1960 production THE HOUSEMAID is now a recognized classic of world cinema. With this film he goes far beyond the bounds of the real and takes us into a world where anything seems possible, a world where a kind of dream logic rules. Almost impossible to summarize, the film is nevertheless insanely enjoyable. A real one-of-a-kind production that opens our eyes to the limitless possibilities of cinema. SPECIAL FEATURES: 4k transfer from film negative. Digitally restored. Interview with actress Lee Hwa-si. Interview with producer Jeong Jin-woo. Interview with cinematographer Koo Jong-mo. Interview with Darcy Paquet. Audio commentary by Kenneth Brorsson and Paul Quinn of the "What's Korean Cinema?" Podcast. Mondo Macabro previews. Review ------ Tumbles headlong into the realm of the fantastic, with talking severed heads, a reincarnated 2000-year old woman, and slain humans transforming into butterflies. --Darcey Paquet , FAR EAST FILM The whole thing is extremely enjoyable, and the scene where the hero has sex with a ghost next to an automatic toaster has to be seen to be believed. --Time Out A beyond-bizarre, unbelievably absurd and surreal horror outing by South Korean independent auteur Kim Ki-Young that unfolds in nightmarish logic. --Church of Film