Malpertuis Limited Edition [Blu-ray]

Malpertuis Blu-ray presents Harry Kümel’s haunting 1971 gothic fantasy in a newly restored, director-supervised edition, released on Blu-ray for the first time anywhere in the world. Adapted from the novel by Jean Ray, the film unfolds as a dense phantasmagoria of myth, inheritance, and doom, anchored by a legendary performance from Orson Welles.

Jan, a sailor newly arrived on shore, returns to the place of his childhood only to find it erased. After an altercation leaves him unconscious, he awakens inside Malpertuis, a decaying mansion ruled by his tyrannical uncle Cassavius. As the household waits for Cassavius’s death and the promise of inheritance, Jan begins to uncover a terrifying truth: those who attempt to leave Malpertuis meet mysterious and fatal ends, bound by an ancient design that traps its inhabitants forever.

With its layered narrative structure and oppressive atmosphere, Malpertuis plays like a puzzle box of gothic ideas. Gorgeously photographed by Gerry Fisher and scored by Georges Delerue, the film stands as one of the most enigmatic works of European fantasy cinema. Radiance presents the film in a new 4K restoration overseen by Kümel, accompanied by an extensive suite of archival and newly produced extras that explore its troubled history, multiple versions, and lasting cult reputation.

directed by: harry kümel
starring: orson welles, michel bouquet, mathieu carriere, susan hampshire, jean-pierre cassel
1971 / 125 min

Language: Dutch
Audio: Stereo
Discs: 1