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High Tension set for Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD release from Second Sight

October 15, 2023 by Gary Collinson

Second Sight Films has announced a brand-new Limited Edition 4K/Blu-ray Dual Edition Box set release of director Alexandre Aja’s (The Hills Have Eyes, Piranha 3D) 2003 shocker High Tension (a.k.a. Switchblade Romance). 

A cult classic of the New French Extremity movement, High Tension stars Cécile de France (The French Dispatch) and Maïwenn (The Fifth Element) as two best friends who find themselves the target of a brutal serial killer (Philippe Nahon; Irreversible). Check out the details for the new Second Sight release here…

SEE ALSO: The Essential New French Extremity Movies

Alex (Maïwenn) and Marie’s (Cécile de France) study-weekend takes a savage turn, when a murderous maniac (Philippe Nahon – Irreversible), turns up on their doorstep. As Alex’s family is gruesomely picked off one-by-one, and one of them is taken hostage, a white-knuckle pursuit ensues… as Marie desperately battles to save them both from becoming his next victims.

Brimming with bloody violence and with a wicked twist in its tail, High Tension is one tense, terrifying terror ride you won’t be able to take your eyes off…

Special Features

  • Dual format edition including both UHD and Blu-ray with main feature and bonus features on both discs
  • UHD presented in HDR10+ approved by director Alexandre Aja
    New audio commentary by Dr Lindsay Hallam
  • An Experiment in Suspense: a new interview with Alexandre Aja
  • The Man in the Shadows: a new interview with Writer Grégory Levasseur
  • The Darker The Better: an interview with Cinematographer Maxime Alexandre
  • The Great French Massacre: an interview with Special Effects Artist Giannetto De Rossi
  • Only the Brave: Alexandra Heller-Nicholas on High Tension
  • Archive ‘Making of’ featurette
  • Archive Interview with Cécile De France
  • Archive Interview with Maïwenn
  • Archive Interview with Philippe Nahon

Limited Edition Contents

  • Rigid slipcase with new artwork by James Neal
  • 70-page book with new essays by Anna Bogutskaya, Prince Jackson, Stacie Ponder and Zoë Rose Smith
  • Six collectors’ art cards

High Tension comes to 4K Ultra HD on November 27th.

 

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News, Physical Media Tagged With: Alexandre Aja, Cecile De France, high tension, Maïwenn, Philippe Nahon, Second Sight Films

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is a film, TV and digital content producer and writer, who is the founder of the pop culture website Flickering Myth and producer of the gothic horror feature film 'The Baby in the Basket' and the upcoming suspense thriller 'Death Among the Pines'.

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