{"product_id":"aba-blu-house035-cc193","title":"House (BLU-RAY)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow to describe Nobuhiko Obayashi’s indescribable 1977 movie \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHouse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHausu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e)? As a psychedelic ghost tale? A stream-of-consciousness bedtime story? An episode of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eScooby-Doo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as directed by Mario Bava? Any of the above will do for this hallucinatory head trip about a schoolgirl who travels with six classmates to her ailing aunt’s creaky country home and comes face-to-face with evil spirits, a demonic house cat, a bloodthirsty piano, and other ghoulish visions, all realized by Obayashi via mattes, animation, and collage effects. Equally absurd and nightmarish, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHouse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e might have been beamed to Earth from some other planet. Never before available on home video in the United States, it’s one of the most exciting cult discoveries in years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"header_lvl2 hideSmall\"\u003eSPECIAL FEATURES\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-features-list\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew, restored high-definition digital transfer, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eConstructing a \"House,\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea new video piece featuring interviews with director Nobuhiko Obayashi, story scenarist and daughter of the filmmaker Chigumi Obayashi, and screenwriter Chiho Katsura\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eEmotion,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea 1966 experimental film by Obayashi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew video appreciation by director Ti West (\u003ci\u003eHouse of the Devil\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTheatrical trailer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew and improved English subtitle translation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by critic Chuck Stephens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCover design by Sam Smith\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Criterion Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41280931397832,"sku":"CC1931BD","price":50.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/8486\/3688\/products\/house_0580c198-c4d0-4cd5-8398-8c5edd8f1910.jpg?v=1641688742","url":"https:\/\/videomatica.com\/es\/products\/aba-blu-house035-cc193","provider":"Videomatica Ltd (since 1983)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}