Vij or the Devil (1967)
by Konstantin Ershov, Georgiy Kropachyov
Artus Films – June 6, 2020
Original title : Viy - Вий
Audio: French Linear PCM 2.0, Russian 2.0
Subtitles : French
Country : Russia
Year : 196 7
Duration : 76' ( )
Format : Collector's Edition Blu-ray + DVD + Book
Area : B
Genre : Drama, Fantasy
Synopsis
Three young seminarians leave their monastery to go on vacation. At night, they are taken in by a farmer's wife who turns out to be a witch. Khoma grabs her and leaves her for dead, after she transforms into a pretty young girl. Under pressure from the family, the rector forces Khoma to spend three nights with the deceased in order to pray for her soul. He will experience three nights of horror until the appearance of VIY, the demon and master of the Gnomes.
Content and Bonuses
Contains :
- the Blu-ray of the movie
- the DVD of the movie
- the book (64 pages) written by Nicolas Bonnal: "The terror according to Nicolas Gogol"
Restored 2K master
Full uncensored version
Original French version
Mediabook case
From writing to screens, by Stéphane Derderian and Christian Lucas (18')
French credits (2')
Trailer (2')
Poster and photo gallery (2')
The Tale of Tsar Saltan movie trailer