In recent days, on the occasion of the retrospective dedicated to Sergio Martino at the "Festival Presente Italiano" in Pistoia, the new START UP! crowdfunding campaign by CG Entertainment was announced in the presence of the famous director.
Upon reaching 400 pre-purchases made at this address By Oct. 26, the cult Italian-style detective story The strange vice of Mrs. Wardh (Italy - 1971) will be published for the CineKult series in a limited, numbered (only 400 copies) and autographed edition.
After distributing the immense The bodies show evidence of rape (aka Torso), CG Entertainment has decided to recover another important film in the Italian director's cinematography namely the giallo The strange vice of Mrs. Wardh with Edwige Fenech.
The actress plays Julie Wardh, a seemingly quiet woman in love with her husband Neil (Alberto de Mendoza), a diplomat who, however, neglects her. In reality, Julie harbors a troubled past of which she still retains memories of a deviant and violent love affair that bordered on sadomasochism. Her ex, Jean (Ivan Rassimov), has never accepted that he was abandoned and continues to pursue her. Meanwhile, she falls in love with George (George Hilton), a man she met at a party, incurring the wrath of her former lover.
The cast includes Edwige Fenech, George Hilton, Ivan Rassimov, Alberto de Mendoza, Cristina Airoldi, Manuel Gil, Bruno Corazzari, Carlo Alighiero, and Brizio Montinaro.
The screenplay for the film is by Vittorio Caronia, Ernesto Gastaldi and Eduardo Manzanos Brochero.
About the collector's box set (with hardback slipcase) of the The strange vice of Mrs. Wardh contains:
- the DVD
- the Blu-ray (for the first time in Italy) of the film;
- A collector's card autographed by Sergio Martino;
- Publication of the names of the crowdfunders who supported the campaign;
- The numbering of each copy (400 pieces total);
- exclusive extras
Sergio Martino autographs the cards that will be featured in the limited edition:
Clip from the film:
