Slap the Monster on Page One Blu-ray

'Slap the Monster on Page One' Director: Marco Bellocchio (1972) Radiance Limited Edition Blu-ray | Director-supervised 4K restoration | Region A + B | Italian w/ English subtitles

Days before a general election a young girl is raped and murdered. The editor of a right-wing newspaper uses the story to help the conservative candidate his paper supports. Starring Gian Maria Volonté.

The tumultuous time of Italy’s ‘Years of Lead’ are captured in Marco Bellocchio’s powerful political drama which directly addressed topics of its day and even prefigured the creation of the right-wing paper Il giornale, which came into being two years after this film. In an age of media manipulation Slap the Monster on Page One has never been more relevant and stands proudly alongside such Italian activist classics as We Still Kill the Old Way and The Mattei Affair.

Limited Edition contents include:
- Archival interview with Marco Bellocchio (21 mins)
- Newly filmed interview with critic and author Mario Sesti (2024, 25 mins)
- Appreciation by filmmaker Alex Cox (2024, 10 mins)
- Reversible sleeve featuring designs based on original posters
- Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Wesley Sharer
- Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings