Litan

Litan

Worried by a disturbing dream, Nora wakes to find her husband missing during a trip to Litan. She goes out to find him but encounters one bizarre event after another taking place at the village festival, including uncanny acts and a masked marching band. As Nora and Jock attempt to escape the village, a series of strange murders take place against the backdrop of a mad doctor performing experiments on the recently deceased. Jean-Pierre Mocky’s Litan is a classic cult Euro-horror and a Kafkaesque fever dream of surrealist imagery, arrestingly shot by Edmond Richard (The Trial, The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie).

SPECIAL FEATURES:

• New 4K restorations made available on Blu-ray (1080p) for the first time outside of France
• Uncompressed mono PCM audio
• Small Town Masquerade: Love, Death and Dreams in Litan: a new visual essay by journalist Anton Bitel (2024, 17 mins) 
• Archival interview with Jean-Pierre Mocky about his relationship to the fantastic (1982, 12 mins)
• Archival ‘Making of Litan’ documentary from French television (1982, 26 mins)
• New and improved optional English subtitles
• Sleeve featuring newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow

Trailer

Year: 1982
Cert: 15
Format: Blu-ray
Region: ABC
RAD059BD
EAN: 5060974681136
Release date: 15/09/25

Press & Awards:

For "Litan":
Winner - Best Screenplay Sitges
Winner - Critics Prize Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival