This is the most bare-bones DVD I've seen so far.  It has the movie in widescreen format and a chapter index, and that's it!  Not even a trailer.  The image and sound quality are pretty good, and the movie is an interesting remake of the 1942 Val Lewton classic, but this DVD version is not worth the money.  If you haven't yet seen this erotic thriller, I recommend you rent the DVD or VHS tape, or buy the cheaper VHS version.  One can only hope that this DVD is no longer available from the studio because they are reworking it to make a collectible DVD edition!
Paul Schrader's remake has the gorgeous 21 year old Nastassia Kinski as the troubled Irena, and she has several very nice nude scenes.  Too many, in fact, according to her.  She tried to get Schrader to cut some of them, but fortunately he didn't.  And there is also the lovely Annette O'Toole, whose nude scene in the locker room is one of the highlights of the movie.  And when the lights go out while she's alone in the swimming pool and she hears the growls of an unseen creature all around her--well, it's pretty spooky!
That scene and another, when the streetcar* stops in front of O'Toole with a loud cat-like snarl, are scary and reminiscent of the original moody and atmospheric film, where all was suggested but nothing was shown--everything was left to the imagination.  That was not just art, though--it was mostly because of the minuscule budget Lewton had!  Today everything is shown and nothing is left to the imagination--which is good, too.  Times change, and so do movies!
* Electric streetcars in 1982 New Orleans?  Even in the 1942 film, it was a bus!  Nice shock, though, in both films!
This is the most bare-bones DVD I've seen so far. It has the movie in widescreen format and a chapter index, and that's it! Not even a trailer. The image and sound quality are pretty good, and the movie is an interesting remake of the 1942 Val Lewton classic, but this DVD version is not worth the money. If you haven't yet seen this erotic thriller, I recommend you rent the DVD or VHS tape, or buy the cheaper VHS version. One can only hope that this DVD is no longer available from the studio because they are reworking it to make a collectible DVD edition! Paul Schrader's remake has the gorgeous 21 year old Nastassia Kinski as the troubled Irena, and she has several very nice nude scenes. Too many, in fact, according to her. She tried to get Schrader to cut some of them, but fortunately he didn't. And there is also the lovely Annette O'Toole, whose nude scene in the locker room is one of the highlights of the movie. And when the lights go out while she's alone in the swimming pool and she hears the growls of an unseen creature all around her--well, it's pretty spooky! That scene and another, when the streetcar* stops in front of O'Toole with a loud cat-like snarl, are scary and reminiscent of the original moody and atmospheric film, where all was suggested but nothing was shown--everything was left to the imagination. That was not just art, though--it was mostly because of the minuscule budget Lewton had! Today everything is shown and nothing is left to the imagination--which is good, too. Times change, and so do movies! * Electric streetcars in 1982 New Orleans? Even in the 1942 film, it was a bus! Nice shock, though, in both films!