380 Untouched (Sombra verde)

[MichaelB]

UNTOUCHED (SOMBRA VERDE)
(Roberto Gavaldón, 1954)
Release date: 23 July 2024
Limited Edition Blu-ray (World premiere)

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Ricardo Montalbán (Sweet Charity), Ariadne Welter (The Panther Women), and Jorge Martínez de Hoyos (The Magnificent Seven) star in Untouched (Sombra verde), a strange exotic adventure set at the edge of civilisation.

Scientist Federico (Montalban) is tasked with taking a journey into the jungle to search for a rare medicinal root. When he becomes desperately lost, he is rescued by a farmer, and soon begins a torrid affair with the farmer's beautiful daughter, Yáscara (Welter).

Directed by Roberto Gavaldón (Macario), co-written by Luis Buñuel’s regular screenwriter Luis Alcoriza (Los olvidados, The Exterminating Angel), and shot almost entirely on location, Untouched is finally available – fully uncut and uncensored – on Blu-ray for the first time anywhere in the world.


INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES

• 4K restoration from the original negative by the UCLA Film & Television Archive in collaboration with Permanencia Voluntaria
• Original Spanish mono audio
• Alternative English mono soundtrack
• Audio commentary with film historian and Mexican cinema specialist David Wilt (2024)
• Interview with Rafael Aviña (2024): the writer, TV host, and passionate film historian delves into the world of acclaimed director Roberto Gavaldón
• Interview with Roberto Fiesco (2024): the filmmaker, writer, and devout collector of Mexican film memorabilia examines the life and career of one of the most beloved Mexican actors Ricardo Montalbán
• Original theatrical trailer
• Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
• New and improved English translation subtitles
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Limited edition exclusive 44-page booklet with a new essay by Camilla Baier, archival essays by Viviana García Besné and Elisa Lozano, a contemporary article on the making of the film, and full film credits
• World premiere on Blu-ray
• Limited edition of 3,000 copies for the US

All extras subject to change

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UPC: 843501042502

[eerik]

Important information:

Please note that UNTOUCHED will only be receiving a release in the US and Canada, since the BBFC have requested cuts to the film for UK distribution. It is our belief that, from the perspective of film heritage and preservation, it is best to present this, and all of our titles, as they were originally intended to be screened.

[Dr Amicus]

Do we know what the issue is? Animal Cruelty is the obvious one - but I don't know the film at all

[domino harvey]

I've never heard this film referred to by this English title, is it how it's best known in the states?

[MichaelB]

The English-dubbed US release version (which is being included in this release, although obviously people should favour the original Spanish version) is indeed called Untouched.

[Spacer1138]

Do we know what the issue is? Animal Cruelty is the obvious one - but I don't know the film at all

Based on my quick research, "This film includes an upsetting scene, in which two horses fall into a waterfall, an incident which turned the film’s crew against the director." Source: https://moviediva.com/reviewpages/mdsombraverde/

[What A Disgrace]

I've only popped the disc in to test, but it looked gorgeous. I had to make sure I didn't accidentally get a UHD from another dimension. Nope, just a great transfer of a gorgeous movie. I can't wait to watch it.

[MichaelB]

The Digital Bits.