Mimsy Farmer (Four Flies on Grey Velvet), Maurizio Bonuglia (Ludwig), and Mario Scaccia (We Still Kill the Old Way) lead the cast of The Perfume of the Lady in Black, a surreal giallo thriller directed by Italian polymath Francesco Barilli (Hotel Fear).

Silvia (Farmer) is tormented by hallucinations from her troubled childhood, including her mother applying perfume in a black dress. Her mental state unravels as she struggles to separate her surreal visions from a series of violent occurrences.

Photographed by Palme d’Or-winning cinematographer Mario Masini (Padre Padrone) and scored by Academy Award-winner Nicola Piovani (Life Is Beautiful), The Perfume of the Lady in Black is an eccentric and stylish classic of the Italian giallo.

INDICATOR STANDARD EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES

• Brand-new 4K restoration from the original negative by Powerhouse Films
• Two presentations of the film: The Perfume of the Lady in Black, the English-language version; and Il profumo della signora in nero, the Italian-language version
• Original mono audio
• Audio commentary with film historians Eugenio Ercolani, Troy Howarth, and Nathaniel Thompson (2025)
• Exploring Beauty (2025, 20 mins): in-depth interview with Francesco Barilli, in which the director reflects on The Perfume in the Lady in Black and his life in art and film
• The Death of Cinema (2025, 16 mins): Barilli talks about his directorial debut and the challenges of making films in Italy in this new presentation of a 2015 interview
• Portrait in Black (2004, 25 mins): archival interview with Barilli on the film’s production and release
• The Memories of the Lady in White (2025, 12 mins): interview with German Italian actor Daniela Barnes aka Lara Wendel, who plays the young Sylvia
• The Profumo Affair (2025, 35 mins): critical appreciation by author and musician Stephen Thrower
• A Classical Approach (2025, 34 mins): DJ and soundtrack enthusiast Lovely Jon analyses Nicola Piovani’s sumptuous score
• Barilli’s Roma (2025, 6 mins): ‘then-and-now’ tour of the film’s locations
• Original English and Italian theatrical trailers
• Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English-language soundtrack
• New and improved English translation subtitles for the Italian soundtrack